Benson's Rock Thrush - BirdForum Opus

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Monticola bensoni

Photo by balticbird
Isalo, Madagascar, October 2001

Identification

Blue-grey head, upperparts and throat, rufous underparts, grey legs and feet, dark eye, short dark bill.

Distribution

Montane rocky areas of south-western Madagascar (Isalo Massif)

Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

Sometimes treated as subspecies of Forest Rock Thrush^[2] and placed in the genus Pseudocossyphus.

Habitat

Dry forests and dry shrubland.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Benson's Rock Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Benson%27s_Rock_Thrush

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