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Il-Kudirross

Common Redstart · Phoenicurus phoenicurus

A small songbird with a rusty-orange tail that it quivers often, seen in Malta during spring and autumn migration.

The common redstart has a rusty-orange tail that it flicks often, and a grey back. Males have a black throat and grey crown. It passes through Malta as a migrant in spring and autumn.

Photo: Hobbyfotowiki, CC0.

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