The Blackstart is a grey-brown wheatear with a conspicuous black tail. It lives in rocky deserts and mountains and nests in rock crevices.
Its plumage is brownish grey, paler below, with a black tail. Middle Eastern races are described as bluer than other populations.
It breeds in rocky deserts and mountains, nesting in rock crevices. It eats insects and may fan its wings and tail when landing.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.