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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
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Revision as of 23:00, 1 February 2016
- Monticola cinclorhynchus
Identification
17cm
Male
- Bright blue and black upperparts
- White wing bar
- Rufous underparts
Female
- Dark olive upperparts
- Heavily scaled underparts
Distribution
Mountains of eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and India; winters to Myanmar.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Broadleaved open and sub-tropical forest; open rocky and grassy hillsides.
Winters in moist forest and well wooded areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their varied diet consists of small lizards, frogs, insects, snails, worms, berries and seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-capped Rock Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-capped_Rock_Thrush
External Links