Sentinel rock thrush

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Sentinel rock thrush
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Male and female in Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Monticola
Species:
M. explorator
Binomial name
Monticola explorator
(Vieillot, 1818)

The sentinel rock thrush (Monticola explorator) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. [2] It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Eswatini. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

It is insectivorous. [3]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Monticola explorator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22708233A118948206. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22708233A118948206.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Monticola explorator (Vieillot, 1818)".
  3. Seleteng-Kose, Lerato; Kobisi, Khotso; Pool-Stanvliet, Ruida; Mohapi, Khotso (2021-08-25). "A rapid biodiversity assessment of Lesotho's first proposed Biosphere Reserve: a case study of Bokong Nature Reserve and Tšehlanyane National Park". Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation. 51 (2). doi: 10.38201/btha.abc.v51.i2.6 . ISSN   2311-9284.