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Alternativ name: Madagascan Robin-Chat
Includes: Benson's Rock Thrush
- Monticola sharpei
Pseudocossyphus sharpei
Identification
Distribution
Endemic to east-central Madagascar.
Taxonomy
Sometimes placed in genus Pseudocossyphus.
Amber Mountain Rock Thrush was formerly included in this species.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes two subspecies[1].
- M. s. sharpei:
- Humid forests of east-central Madagascar
- M. s. bensoni:
- Montane rocky areas of south-central Madagascar
Bensoni was formerly considered to be a full species, however recent resarch is not supporting this.
Subspecies salomonseni has interchangeably been considered as belonging here or in Littoral Rock Thrush but is currently not recognized at all.
Habitat
Rocky highland areas (bensoni) and highland rain forests.
Behaviour
Gallery
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Photo by edenwatcher
Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, September 2010
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Forest Rock Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Forest_Rock_Thrush
External Links
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