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Rock Thrush
The rock thrushes, ''Monticola'', are a genus of chats, medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous songbirds. All are Old World birds, and most are associated with mountainous regions. Taxonomy The genus was erected by the German naturalist Friedrich Boie in 1822. ''Monticola'' is the Latin word for mountain-dweller or mountaineer. The genus was formerly included in the thrush family Turdidae. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2004 and 2010 showed that the species are more closely related to members of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The genus contains the following species: * White-winged cliff chat, ''Monticola semirufus'' (formerly in ''Thamnolaea'') * Cape rock thrush, ''Monticola rupestris'' * Sentinel rock thrush, ''Monticola explorator'' * Short-toed rock thrush, ''Monticola brevipes'' * Miombo rock thrush, ''Monticola angolensis'' * Common rock thrush The common rock thrush (''Monticola saxatilis''), also known as rufous-tailed rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short-toed Rock Thrush
The short-toed rock thrush (''Monticola brevipes'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Birds in the eastern part of its range are sometimes regarded as a separate species, the Pretoria rock thrush or Transvaal rock thrush (''M. pretoriae''). References External links * Short-toed rock thrush Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Monticola, short-toed rock thrush Birds of Southern Africa Birds described in 1838, short-toed rock thrush Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Rock Thrush
The Cape rock thrush (''Monticola rupestris'') is a member of the bird family Muscicapidae. This rock thrush breeds in eastern and southern South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. It is a common endemic resident, non-migratory apart from seasonal altitudinal movements in some areas. This species breeds in mountainous rocky areas with scattered vegetation. It lays 2-3 eggs in a cup nest in a rock cavity or on a ledge. It eats a wide range of insects and other small animals, and some berries. This is a large stocky rock thrush in length. The summer male has a blue-grey head, orange underparts and outer tail feathers, and brown wings and back. Females have a brown head, but their underparts are a much richer orange than those of other female rock thrushes. The outer tail feathers are reddish, like the male's. Immatures are like the female, but the upperparts have buff spots and the underparts show black scaling. The male Cape rock thrush has a whistled song ', and occasionally mimics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Mountain Rock Thrush
The Amber Mountain rock thrush (''Monticola sharpei erythronotus'') is a songbird in the family Muscicapidae, formerly placed in the Turdidae together with the other chats. It is now usually considered a subspecies of the forest rock thrush, although Clements considers it a distinct species. Distribution The Amber Mountain rock thrush is endemic to Madagascar where it occurs only on the Amber Mountain massif in the north of the island. Description This is a small forest-dwelling thrush, growing to a length of about . Males have blue hoods, chestnut upperparts, bright orange tail with brown central feathers and orange underparts. Females are mostly brown with an orange wash on the underparts and lack the blue hood. Males are distinguished from other rock-thrushes by the dark rufous back, while the females have bright orange tails and lack white streaking on the breast. Amber mountain rock thrush (Monticola sharpei erythronotus) male.jpg, male Amber mountain rock thrush (Montico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benson's Rock Thrush
Benson's rock thrush (''Monticola sharpei bensoni'') is a songbird in the family Muscicapidae, formerly placed in the Turdidae together with the other chats. It is usually included in the forest rock thrush (''M. sharpei'') as a subspecies; e.g. BirdLife International revised its status to subspecies in 2008., however it was recognized as a distinct species at one time. This bird is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss; when it was still considered a good species, it was classified as Near threatened by the IUCN.BLI (2004) Description The male has a blue head, mantle, back, wings and upper parts of the breast contrasting with an orange lower part of the breast and the belly. The female has a brown back, wings and tail and pale underparts, mottled and streaked with bold brown markings. In both sexes, the base of the outer tail feathers is orange. Males ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Rock Thrush
The forest rock thrush (''Monticola sharpei'') is a songbird in the family Muscicapidae, formerly placed in the Turdidae together with the other chats. It now includes Benson's rock thrush and Amber Mountain rock thrush as subspecies. It is endemic to Madagascar. The type locality is the forests east of Ambatondrazaka, which in turn lies south of Lake Alaotra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial .... Gallery Amber mountain rock thrush (Monticola sharpei erythronotus) male 2.jpg, male Amber mountain rock thrush''M. s. erythronotus'' Amber mountain rock thrush (Monticola sharpei erythronotus) female.jpg, female Amber mountain rock thrush ''M. s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Littoral Rock Thrush
The littoral rock thrush (''Monticola imerina''), is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Taxonomy When Gustav Hartlaub first described the littoral rock thrush in 1860, he assigned it to the genus Cossypha, believing it to be a robin-chat. It is monotypic, with no distinctive subspecies in its small range. Description As with the other rock thrushes, the littoral rock thrush is sexually dimorphic; the male has much more colorful plumage than the female does. He is pale gray on the head, breast, mantle and wing coverts, with dull orange underparts, gray-brown wings and a dark brown tail. Habitat and range Endemic to Madagascar, the littoral rock thrush is found only in the country's southern coastal region, from the Onilahy River to Lake Anony, just to the west of Tôlanaro (formerly Fort Dauphin). It prefers euphorbia bushes and low shrubs on sandy substrate or coral rag, and is found at elevations ranging from sea level to . Conservatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-throated Rock Thrush
The white-throated rock thrush (''Monticola gularis'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae of the order Passeriformes. The bird's natural habitats include temperate forests. Description, behavior, and diet The white-throated rock thrush weighs 34 grams on average, although its weight ranges from 32 to 37 grams. The bird's length ranges from . Its typical generation length is 3.8 years. Adult male white-throated rock thrushes have white patches on their chins and throats. However, the rest of their undersides are a chestnut-orange color. Adult females have brown or olive-brown upper parts and "boldly scalloped" lower parts. Young males have gray or golden-brown feathers and orange undersides. The birds are also cobalt blue and black in places. The bird's song has been described as "melancholy, flute-like, drawn-out rising whistles". Behavior White-throated rock thrushes inhabit their breeding grounds between May and September. Their breeding grounds are in mixed mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue-capped Rock Thrush
The blue-capped rock thrush (''Monticola cinclorhyncha'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Description The male has a blue head, chin and throat. The upper parts are blue and black. The rump and underparts are chestnut brown. There is a white patch on the wing that is visible during flight. The female bird is brown with a brown and white underside. Distribution and breeding The blue-capped rock thrush breeds in the foothills of the Himalayas and winters in the hill forests of southern India. During winter it is found throughout Pakistan, Bangladesh (passage migrant), parts of Myanmar and India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ..., especially in the Western Ghats region. Habits Like thrushes, they fly up into trees and sit motionless when they are d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush
The chestnut-bellied rock thrush (''Monticola rufiventris'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, eastwards towards parts of Southeast Asia. Its range includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Tibet, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Gallery File:Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris) (Female) W Picture 073.jpg, Female at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. File:Female Chestnut-bellied Rock-thrush.jpg, Female at Kausani, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... File:Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Male at Almora DSCN8228 11.jpg, Male at Almora References chestnut-bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Rock Thrush
The blue rock thrush (''Monticola solitarius'') is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family Turdidae. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and from Central Asia to northern China and Malaysia. The blue rock thrush is the official national bird of Malta (the word for it in Maltese being ''Merill'') and was shown on the Lm 1 coins that were part of the country's former currency. Taxonomy The blue rock thrush was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the 10th edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Turdus solitarius''. The scientific name is from Latin. ''Monticola'' is from ''mons, montis'' "mountain", and ''colere'', "to dwell", and the specific epithet ''solitarius'' means "solitary".. The rock thrush genus Monticola was formerly placed in the family Turdidae but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that the species in the genus are more closely related to members of the Old World flycatch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miombo Rock Thrush
The Miombo rock thrush (''Monticola angolensis'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to .... References External links * Miombo rock thrush Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Miombo rock thrush Birds of Southern Africa Miombo rock thrush Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
