Bird watching in Africa - Little Rock Thrush, Monticola rufocinereus

Length: 15 - 16 cm
Wingspan:
Weight: 20 - 27 g
Longevity:
Distinctive Feature •
Similar Species • Similar to the African Pipit, but has a heavier build, less-clearly marked face and under parts, a buffy outer tail, and usually a longer bill. Best identified by the display and call. From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.
Female / Male • From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

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. It is found in rocky areas with some trees, and sometimes near settlements.

At 15 to 16 centimetres 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. It is readily mistaken for a redstart because of its habit of trembling its tail.

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Length: 15 - 16 cm

Wingspan:

Weight: 20 - 27 g

Longevity:

Distinctive Feature

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Similar Species

• Similar to the African Pipit, but has a heavier build, less-clearly marked face and under parts, a buffy outer tail, and usually a longer bill. Best identified by the display and call.

From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

Female / Male

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From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

Listen to the Little Rock-Thrush

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Remarks from the Recordist

Two birds singing before dawn (darned cold!).

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

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