Short-toed Rock-Thrush
Monticola brevipes
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
- GenusMonticola (Rock-Thrushes)
- SpeciesMonticola brevipes (Short-toed Rock-Thrush)
About the Short-toed Rock-Thrush
The short-toed rock thrush (Monticola brevipes) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Birds in the eastern part of its range are sometimes regarded as a separate species, the Pretoria rock thrush or Transvaal rock thrush (M. pretoriae).
Short-toed rock thrush - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Short-toed rock-thrush Structured guide to the species in southern Africa Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Golden Gate Highlands National Park
Cape Rockthrush
Monticola rupestris
Sentinel Rock-Thrush
Monticola explorator
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Mountain Chat
Oenanthe monticola
Buff-streaked Bushchat
Campicoloides bifasciatus
Southern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla formicivora
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Sickle-winged Chat
Emarginata sinuata
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |