Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic

Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
GenusMonticola (Rock-Thrushes)
SpeciesMonticola saxatilis (Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Bale Mountains National Park

1 Verified sightings at Bale Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026

2,243 Verified sightings across all 34 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

The common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis), also known as the rufous-tailed rock thrush or simply rock thrush, is a species of chat that breeds in southern Europe across Central Asia to northern China. This species is strongly migratory, all populations wintering in Africa south of the Sahara. It is an uncommon visitor to northern Europe. Its range has contracted somewhat at the periphery in recent decades due to habitat destruction. For example, in the early 20th century it bred in the Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska (Poland) where none occur today, but it is not considered globally endangered. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

Monticola rufocinereus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pinarochroa sordida

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Dioptrornis chocolatinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Muscicapa adusta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cossypha semirufa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Saxicola torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Oenanthe bottae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oenanthe isabellina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Oenanthe pleschanka

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bradornis microrhynchus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bradornis pallidus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cossypha heuglini

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
2	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
3	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
4	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
5	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
6	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
7	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
8	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
9	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
10	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	~10%
11	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
12	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
13	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
14	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
15	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
16	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
17	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
18	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
19	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
20	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
21	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
22	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
23	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
24	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
25	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
26	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
27	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	Insufficient data
28	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
29	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
30	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
31	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
32	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
33	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
34	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

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Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

About the Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

Recent sightings of Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush in Bale Mountains National Park

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

Little Rock-Thrush

Moorland Chat

Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher

African Dusky Flycatcher

Rüppell's Robin-Chat

African Stonechat

Red-breasted Wheatear

Isabelline Wheatear

Pied Wheatear

African Gray Flycatcher

Pale Flycatcher

White-browed Robin-Chat

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found