Rufous-backed Redstart
Phoenicurus erythronotus
Eversmann's redstart, also known as the rufous-backed redstart, is a passerine bird belonging to the genus Phoenicurus. It was formerly classified in the thrush family Turdidae but is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It was described by the German biologist Eduard Friedrich Eversmann who is commemorated in the bird's English name.
- Scientific name
- Phoenicurus erythronotus
- Family
- Old World Flycatchers
- IUCN status
- LC