Sentinel Rock-Thrush
Monticola explorator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMonticola (Rock-Thrushes)
- SpeciesMonticola explorator (Sentinel Rock-Thrush)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Cape Rockthrush
Monticola rupestris
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 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sentinel Rock-Thrush in Table Mountain National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Sentinel Rock-Thrush sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sentinel Rock-Thrush in Table Mountain National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Sentinel Rock-Thrush in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.