Little rock thrush

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Little rock thrush
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Monticola
Species:
M. rufocinereus
Binomial name
Monticola rufocinereus
(Rüppell, 1837)

The little rock thrush (Monticola rufocinereus) is a passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen. [1] It is found in rocky (Inland Cliffs and Mountain peaks) areas with some trees, and sometimes near settlements. [2] [3] [4] At 15 to 16 centimetres (5.9 to 6.3 in) this is the smallest of the Muscicapidae. The male has the head, throat and upper mantle blue-grey, the underparts orange-red, except for the center blackish center tail and tips which form an inverted T shape. The female is duller and paler. [3] It is readily mistaken for a redstart because of its habit of trembling its tail. [4]

Little rock thrush in the gorge at Debre Berhan, Ethiopia Little rock thrush5.jpg
Little rock thrush in the gorge at Debre Berhan, Ethiopia

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References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Monticola rufocinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22708265A94154605. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708265A94154605.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN   978-3-030-04954-6.
  3. 1 2 Stevenson & Fanshawe 2002 , p. 342
  4. 1 2 Sinclair & Ryan 2003 , p. 434

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