Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius - Monticole bleu

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Muscicapidés
Genus
:
Monticola
Species
:
solitarius

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 23 cm
Wingspan
: 32 à 37 cm.
Weight
: 37 à 54 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Monticola solitarius solitarius (nw Africa, sw and sc Europe, n Turkey to Georgia and Azerbaijan)
Monticola solitarius longirostris (Greece and w and s Turkey through the Middle East to the nw Himalayas)
Monticola solitarius pandoo (c Himalayas to e China and nw Vietnam)
Monticola solitarius philippensis (e Mongolia to Sakhalin south to Japan, extreme n Philippines and ne China)
Monticola solitarius madoci (Malay Pen. and n Sumatra)

Foreign names

Monticole bleu,
Roquero solitario,
melro-azul,
Blaumerle,
kék kövirigó,
Blauwe Rotslijster,
Passero solitario,
blåtrast,
Blåtrost,
skaliar modrý,
skalník modrý,
Blådrossel,
sinirastas,
merla blava,
Bláþröstungur,
modrak śródziemnomorski,
zilais akmeņstrazds,
puščavec,
Синий каменный дрозд,
Murai-batu arung,
イソヒヨドリ,
蓝矶鸫,
นกกระเบื้องผา,
藍磯鶇,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Shrubland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Temperate ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas