Cape Rockthrush
Monticola rupestris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMonticola (Rock-Thrushes)
- SpeciesMonticola rupestris (Cape Rockthrush)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Sentinel Rock-Thrush
Monticola explorator
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
KASR
Tychaedon coryphoeus
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Mountain Chat
Oenanthe monticola
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Rockthrush in Table Mountain National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Cape Rockthrush sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Rockthrush in Table Mountain National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Cape Rockthrush in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.