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| − | [[Image:Blue-capped_Rock_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Yeshey+Dorji|Yeshey Dorji}}<br />Kelepha, Wangdue, Western [[Bhutan]], August 2004]] | + | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:13368DSC8998 blue headed rt.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|Rakesh|Rakesh}}<br />Nandi Hills, Bangalore, [[India]], December 2005]] | ||
17cm<br /> | 17cm<br /> | ||
'''Male''' | '''Male''' | ||
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*Rufous underparts<br /> | *Rufous underparts<br /> | ||
'''Female''' | '''Female''' | ||
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| − | * | + | *Heavily scaled underparts |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Mountains of eastern [[Afghanistan]], northern [[Pakistan]] and [[India]]; winters to [[Myanmar]]. | Mountains of eastern [[Afghanistan]], northern [[Pakistan]] and [[India]]; winters to [[Myanmar]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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Winters in moist forest and well wooded areas. | Winters in moist forest and well wooded areas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | [[Image:blue-headed_rock_thrush.JPG|thumb|350px|right|1st Winter Male<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Bhimashankar WLS, Dist. Pune, Maharashtra, [[India]], 25 January 2016]] | ||
| + | Their varied diet consists of small lizards, frogs, insects, snails, worms, berries and seeds. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016) |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Monticola | + | {{GSearch|"Monticola cinclorhyncha" {{!}} "Blue-capped Rock Thrush"}} |
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Monticola]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Monticola]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:13, 26 June 2023
- Monticola cinclorhyncha
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
1st Winter Male
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Bhimashankar WLS, Dist. Pune, Maharashtra, India, 25 January 2016
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Bhimashankar WLS, Dist. Pune, Maharashtra, India, 25 January 2016
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 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-capped_Rock_Thrush
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
