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| + | [[Image:Rufous-tailed_Rock_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|kyyroju|kyyroju}}<br />Location: Aali, [[Bahrain]] <br/>The photo shows a male. ]] | ||
;[[:Category:Monticola|Monticola]] saxatilis | ;[[:Category:Monticola|Monticola]] saxatilis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 17-20 cm | + | 17-20 cm<br /> |
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Pale slate-blue-grey head, neck and mantle | ||
| + | *Underparts and outer tail feathers are chestnut-orange | ||
| + | *Dark brown wings | ||
| + | *White blaze on back | ||
| + | '''Females''' and '''Immatures''' | ||
| + | *Dark brown scaly upperparts | ||
| + | *Paler brown scaly underparts. | ||
| + | *Outer tail feathers are reddish, like the male. | ||
| + | [[Image:Rock-thrush-fem-2915b.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|john-henry|john-henry}}<br />Female<br />Sierra de Gredos, [[Spain]] May 2007]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Southern [[Europe]] across central [[Asia]] to northern [[China]]. | Southern [[Europe]] across central [[Asia]] to northern [[China]]. | ||
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Open dry hilly areas, usually above 1500m. | Open dry hilly areas, usually above 1500m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
It nests in rock cavities, laying 4-5 eggs. | It nests in rock cavities, laying 4-5 eggs. | ||
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The diet includes a wide range of insects and berries. | The diet includes a wide range of insects and berries. | ||
| − | == | + | ====Vocalisation==== |
<flashmp3>Monticola saxatilis (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Monticola saxatilis (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Monticola saxatilis (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Monticola saxatilis (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Monticola+saxatilis}} | {{GSearch|Monticola+saxatilis}} | ||
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- Monticola saxatilis
Identification
17-20 cm
Male
- Pale slate-blue-grey head, neck and mantle
- Underparts and outer tail feathers are chestnut-orange
- Dark brown wings
- White blaze on back
Females and Immatures
- Dark brown scaly upperparts
- Paler brown scaly underparts.
- Outer tail feathers are reddish, like the male.
Distribution
Southern Europe across central Asia to northern China.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open dry hilly areas, usually above 1500m.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests in rock cavities, laying 4-5 eggs.
Diet
The diet includes a wide range of insects and berries.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Monticola saxatilis (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Wikipedia
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
