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| − | [[Image:Blue rock thrush3.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Scottishdude|Jamie MacArthur}}<br />[[Lesvos ]], April 2009]] | + | [[Image:Blue rock thrush3.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo © by {{user|Scottishdude|Jamie MacArthur}}<br />[[Lesvos ]], April 2009]] |
;[[: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 /> | + | [[Image:Femalebluerockthrush.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|Scottishdude|Jamie MacArthur}}<br />[[Lesvos]], April 2009]] |
20–23 cm (7¾-9 in)<br /> | 20–23 cm (7¾-9 in)<br /> | ||
'''Male''' nominate | '''Male''' nominate | ||
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==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]] | + | [[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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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
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They nest on steep cliffs in rock cavities and walls. The clutch consists of 3-5 eggs. | They nest on steep cliffs in rock cavities and walls. The clutch consists of 3-5 eggs. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
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<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]]'' | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:1-S64A8702.JPG|Juvenile, subspecies ''longirostris'' <br />Photo © by {{user|max1|max1}}<br />Panna Nat.Park, C. [[India]], February 2018]] | ||
| + | Image:Thrush Blue Rock.JPG|Non-breeding male, subspecies ''pandoo''<br />Photo © by {{user|BKKBen |BKKBen }}<br />Phu Suan Sai NP, Loei, [[Thailand]], October 2017 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
Revision as of 23:25, 8 July 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
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
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 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue_Rock_Thrush
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