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 chick laying on the ground Locality Gonghe, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 28 July 2002 4 years ago 19 sec 4.6 -
on a branch Locality Xinjiang, China (Northern)
Vicky Cheng 17 weeks ago 36 sec 4.4 -
A male scratching and preening. Locality Ayllón, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain (Monotypic species)
Javier Ortas 22 April 2007 3 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
And adult male catching and hitting caterpillar Locality León, Castile and Leon, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jorge Falagán Fernández 20 July 2006 2 years ago 36 sec 3.6 -
A female in a tree Locality Turmi, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 14 December 2005 5 years ago 28 sec 3.2 -
A male on a rock Locality Dana, Jordan (Monotypic species)
Christian Dortu 31 March 2004 7 years ago 11 sec 3.1
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A male fighting with an Isabelline Shrike.
Locality Qatar
sulqatar 1 year ago 4.7 -
Rock thrush with sparrow chick
Locality Qatar (Monotypic species)
sulqatar 7 May 2011 39 weeks ago 4.7 -
Male
Locality Sealine Beach Resort, Mesaieed, Qatar
John A Thompson 8 April 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
Found in a desert oasis
Locality Zekreet, Qatar
John A Thompson 25 February 2011 49 weeks ago 4.5 -
on a compost in a potato farm
Locality Yotvata, Arava Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 7 April 2009 1 year ago 4.5 -
on a compost in a potato farm
Locality Yotvata, Arava Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 7 April 2009 1 year ago 4.4
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