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Blue Rock-Thrush

Monticola solitarius

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

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Cuc Phuong National Park
2 Verified sightings at Cuc Phuong National Park From 2019 to 2026
4,337 Verified sightings across all 46 parks From 2019 to 2026
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Blue Rock-Thrush

The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family Turdidae. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and from Central Asia to northern China and Malaysia. The blue rock thrush is the official national bird of Malta.

The blue rock thrush was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Turdus solitarius. The type locality is Italy. The scientific name is from Latin. Monticola is from mons, montis "mountain", and colere, "to dwell", and the specific epithet solitarius means "solitary".

The rock thrush genus Monticola was formerly placed in the family Turdidae but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that the species in the genus are more closely related to members of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

There are five recognised subspecies: M. s. solitarius (Linnaeus, 1758) – northwest Africa, south Europe, north Turkey to Georgia and Azerbaijan. M. s. longirostris (Blyth, 1847) – Greece and west and south Turkey through the Middle East to the northwest Himalayas to northeast Africa and India

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Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park

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LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Rufous-tailed Robin
LC

Rufous-tailed Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larvivora sibilans

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Fujian Niltava
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Fujian Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava davidi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
White-tailed Robin
LC

White-tailed Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myiomela leucura

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
White-Tailed Blue-Flycatcher
LC

White-Tailed Blue-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis concretus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Hainan Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Hainan Blue-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis hainanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Amur Stonechat

Amur Stonechat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola stejnegeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Japanese Robin

Japanese Robin

Bird

Erithacus akahige

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Red-flanked Bluetail
LC

Red-flanked Bluetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tarsiger cyanurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~10%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
5 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~10%
7 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
8 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
10 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
12 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
13 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
14 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
16 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
20 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
23 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
24 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
25 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
26 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
27 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
28 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
29 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
30 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
31 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
32 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
33 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
34 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
35 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
36 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
37 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
38 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
39 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
40 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
41 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
42 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
43 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
44 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
45 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
46 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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