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- Phoenicurus moussieri
Identification
13cm. Black head, broad white stripe above each eye and down the side of the neck. Black upperparts, white wing patch, chestnut tail, underparts a rich orange-red. Female - pale brown head and upperparts, paler orange underparts.
Distribution
Atlas Mountains of northwest Africa.
Rare Vagrant to Europe. Malta (10 records), Spain, Portugal (1 record) and Wales (1 record 1988) are the 4 countries which recorded this bird.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open woodland in rocky areas in the mountains.
Behaviour
Its nest is built in a bush or on the ground and the clutch is typically 3-6 eggs.
Diet includes insects.
The male's song is a mixture of rasping sounds and svee-svee notes. The call is a plaintive single note, heeh.
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