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

Monticole bleu
♂ adult plum. breeding
Monticole bleu
♀ adult plum. breeding

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

Monticole bleu
♂ adult

Habitat

Monticole bleu
♂ adult plum. breeding

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

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Monticole bleu
published: - Updated: 01-09-2020
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