Monticola solitarius  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Blue Rock-Thrush
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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Monticola
Species: solitarius

  • Common names: Blue Rock-Thrush
  • Thai names: นกกระเบื้องผา
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1]
    Monticola solitarius solitarius: S Europe, nw Africa and Middle East; winters to central Africa
    Monticola solitarius longirostris: N Iraq and Iran to Pakistan; winters to n India and ne Africa
    Monticola solitarius philippensis: SE Siberia to China, Japan and Lan-yü I.; winters to Indonesia
    Monticola solitarius pandoo: breeds from northeastern Afghanistan and western China east through Himalayas to central and southeastern China; winters to India and southeastern Asia, south to the Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population stable. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.), Nakhon Ratchasima (Khao Yai N.P.)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Monticola solitarius from Thailand.
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Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Khao Yai N.P. Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand January
Monticola solitarius Doi Sudep-Pui NP Sep 2018.jpg
Monticola solitarius, Doi Sudep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Sep 2018
References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 28 July 2020
​[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Monticola solitarius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22708286A87933903. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708286A87933903.en. Downloaded on 28 July 2020.