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;[[:Category:Monticola|Monticola]] solitarius | ;[[:Category:Monticola|Monticola]] solitarius | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Femalebluerockthrush.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Scottishdude|Jamie MacArthur}}<br />Location:[[Lesvos]], April 2009]] | |
| − | *Blue-grey plumage | + | 20–23 cm (7¾-9 in)<br /> |
| − | * | + | '''Male''' nominate |
| − | '''Female''' and '''immature''' | + | *Blue-grey plumage |
| + | *Darker wings and tail<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' variable and '''immature''' | ||
*Dark brown upperparts | *Dark brown upperparts | ||
*Pale brown scaly underparts | *Pale brown scaly underparts | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Southern [[Europe]], north-western [[Africa]] (wintering to north-eastern and central Africa), [[Siberia]] to central [[Asia]] to northern [[China]] and [[Malaysia]]. | Southern [[Europe]], north-western [[Africa]] (wintering to north-eastern and central Africa), [[Siberia]] to central [[Asia]] to northern [[China]] and [[Malaysia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Blue Rock Thrush Philippenis .JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''philippenis''<br />Photo by {{user|robby+thai|robby thai}}<br />Koh Chang Island, Ranong Province, [[Thailand]], April 2014]] | ||
There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''M. s. solitarius'': | *''M. s. solitarius'': | ||
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:*[[Malay Peninsula]] and [[Sumatra]] | :*[[Malay Peninsula]] and [[Sumatra]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Fairly conspicuous on exposed rocky slopes, road cuts even through forests, open areas including parks, and along rocky streams and rivers (on wintering grounds). | Fairly conspicuous on exposed rocky slopes, road cuts even through forests, open areas including parks, and along rocky streams and rivers (on wintering grounds). | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:1-S64A8702.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile, subspecies ''longirostris'' <br />Photo by {{user|max1|max1}}<br />Panna Nat.Park, C. [[India]], February 201]] | |
| + | They nest on steep cliffs in rock cavities and walls. The clutch consists of 3-5 eggs. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet vertebrates, small vertebrates, insects and fruit. Insects include grasshoppers, locusts and crickets. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Monticola solitarius (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Monticola solitarius (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Monticola solitarius (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Monticola solitarius (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 22:05, 4 May 2018
- Monticola solitarius
Identification
20–23 cm (7¾-9 in)
Male nominate
- Blue-grey plumage
- Darker wings and tail
Female variable and immature
- Dark brown upperparts
- Pale brown scaly underparts
Distribution
Southern Europe, north-western Africa (wintering to north-eastern and central Africa), Siberia to central Asia to northern China and Malaysia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- M. s. solitarius:
- Southern Europe, north-western Africa and Middle East; winters to central Africa
- M. s. longirostris:
- M. s. pandoo:
- M. s. philippensis:
- M. s. madoci:
Habitat
Fairly conspicuous on exposed rocky slopes, road cuts even through forests, open areas including parks, and along rocky streams and rivers (on wintering grounds).
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest on steep cliffs in rock cavities and walls. The clutch consists of 3-5 eggs.
Diet
The diet vertebrates, small vertebrates, insects and fruit. Insects include grasshoppers, locusts and crickets.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Monticola solitarius (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue Rock Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue_Rock_Thrush
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