Common Redstart
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'''Cool Facts:''' The closest genetic relative of the Common Redstart may be the Moussier's Redstart, though incomplete sampling of the genus gives some uncertainty to this. Its ancestors were apparently the first redstarts to spread to Europe; they seem to have diverged from the Black Redstart group about 3 million years ago, during the Piacenzian. Genetically, Common and Black Redstarts are still fairly compatible and can produce hybrids that appear to be healthy and fertile, but they are separated by different behavior and ecological requirements so hybrids are very rare in nature. | '''Cool Facts:''' The closest genetic relative of the Common Redstart may be the Moussier's Redstart, though incomplete sampling of the genus gives some uncertainty to this. Its ancestors were apparently the first redstarts to spread to Europe; they seem to have diverged from the Black Redstart group about 3 million years ago, during the Piacenzian. Genetically, Common and Black Redstarts are still fairly compatible and can produce hybrids that appear to be healthy and fertile, but they are separated by different behavior and ecological requirements so hybrids are very rare in nature. | ||
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'''Found in Songbird ReMix Woodland Jewels''' | '''Found in Songbird ReMix Woodland Jewels''' | ||
