Little rock thrush
| Little rock thrush | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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 areas with some trees, and sometimes near settlements.[2][3] At 15 to 16 centimetres (5.9 to 6.3 in) this is the smallest of the rock thrushes. The male has the head, throat and upper mantle blue-grey, the underparts orange-red, except for the centre blackish centre tail and tips which form an inverted T shape. The female is duller and paler.[2] It is readily mistaken for a redstart because of its habit of trembling its tail.[3]
Little rock thrush in the gorge at Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
References
- ↑ BirdLife International 2012
- 1 2 Stevenson & Fanshawe 2002, p. 342
- 1 2 Sinclair & Ryan 2003, p. 434
Works cited
- Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2003). Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Cape Town: Struik.
- Stevenson, Terry; Fanshawe, John (2002). A Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa.
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