Thrushes (Turdidae)
Common Rock-thrush (Monticola saxatilis) - HBW 10, p. 719
French: Monticole merle-de-roche
German: Steinrötel
Spanish: Roquero Rojo
Other common names: European/Mountain/Rufous-tailed/Spotted Rock-thrush
Taxonomy: Turdus [] saxatilis Linnaeus, 1766, Switzerland.
Birds from E Turkey described as race coloratus, supposedly deeper rusty below, but this unconfirmed by recent field and museum studies. Monotypic.
Distribution: Mountains from S & C Europe and NW Africa E to SW & C Asia (E to L Baikal, Inner Mongolia and C China); non-breeding sub-Saharan Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A juvenile bird, different angles. Rare vagrant in the Netherlands. Locality Den Helder, North Holland Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Yoel Jimenez 12 April 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 36 sec 4.8 -
A juvenile bird perched and if you watch closely you can see it sticking it's tongue out. Locality Den Helder, North Holland Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Yoel Jimenez 12 April 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 55 sec 4.7 -
on a branch Locality Xinjiang, China (Northern)
Vicky Cheng 1 year ago 36 sec 4.4 -
A male scratching and preening. Locality Ayllón, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain (Monotypic species)
Javier Ortas 22 April 2007 5 years ago 30 sec 4.4 -
A chick laying on the ground Locality Gonghe, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 28 July 2002 5 years ago 19 sec 4.4 -
A male on a rock Locality Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan (Monotypic species)
Christian Dortu 31 March 2004 8 years ago 11 sec 4.1
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A male fighting with an Isabelline Shrike.
Locality Qatar
sulqatar 2 years ago 4.7 -
Rock thrush with sparrow chick
Locality Qatar (Monotypic species)
sulqatar 7 May 2011 2 years ago 4.7 -
Male
Locality Sealine Beach Resort, Mesaieed, Al Wakrah, Qatar
John A Thompson 8 April 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
Found in a desert oasis
Locality Zekreet, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 25 February 2011 2 years ago 4.4 -
on a compost in a potato farm
Locality Yotvata, Arava Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 7 April 2009 2 years ago 4.4 -
Female
Locality Traina Farm, Al Wakrah, Qatar
John A Thompson 17 April 2009 2 years ago 4.4
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