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title: "Rabirruivo-mourisco"
description: "Phoenicurus moussieri — Aves. Moussier's redstart (Phoenicurus moussieri) is a small passerine bird in the genus Phoenicurus (redstarts), formerly classed as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now classified as an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/moussier-s-redstart
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rabirruivo-mourisco

> Phoenicurus moussieri — Aves. Moussier's redstart (Phoenicurus moussieri) is a small passerine bird in the genus Phoenicurus (redstarts), formerly classed as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now classified as an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae).

- Scientific name: *Phoenicurus moussieri*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 1598
- Wikidata: [Q774012](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q774012)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12999](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12999)

## Names

- en: Moussier's Redstart
- de: Diademrotschwanz
- es: Colirrojo Diademado
- fr: Rougequeue de Moussier
- pt: Rabirruivo-mourisco
- pl: Pleszka algierska

## Countries with the most observations

MA (685), DZ (670), FR (68), TN (58), ES (4), MT (4)

## Summary

Moussier's redstart (Phoenicurus moussieri) is a small passerine bird in the genus Phoenicurus (redstarts), formerly classed as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now classified as an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae). It is an endemic resident breeder in the Atlas Mountains of northwest Africa. Its habitat is open woodland in rocky areas from sea level up to 3000 m altitude in the mountains.
It is the smallest redstart, only 12 cm long and 14–15 g weight. The male has a black head with a broad white stripe running above each eye and down the side of the neck. The upperparts are black other than a…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moussier%27s_redstart

## Photo

![Rabirruivo-mourisco](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/moussier-s-redstart/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161819602

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/moussier-s-redstart?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).