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Birds and Butterflies of Rhodes
RODOPTERA
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Common redstart (female). Greek: κοκκινούρης (θηλικός). Pefki, April 2004.
Passage migrant, fairly common in spring. Length 13-15 cm, wingspan 22-25 cm. Male with slate-grey head and back, black throat and dark orange rump and belly, female brown with buff throat and pale orange underparts. Scrubland, olive groves in coastal areas. Feeds on insects, worms, berries. Pleasant complex song.
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