Genus

Rock-Thrushes

Monticola

11 species in our catalog · found in 92 parks

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

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Monticola rupestris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Monticola sharpei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Monticola solitarius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Monticola brevipes

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Monticola saxatilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Monticola cinclorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Monticola rufiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monticola rufocinereus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monticola angolensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monticola explorator

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monticola gularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Rock-Thrushes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~50%
	Cape Rockthrush			~50%
	Sentinel Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
2	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	3	~40%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			~20%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			~10%
3	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~30%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~30%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
4	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~30%
	Forest Rock-Thrush			~30%
5	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~30%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~30%
6	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~30%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~20%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
7	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			~20%
8	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	~20%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			~20%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
9	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~20%
10	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
11	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
12	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~20%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
13	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~20%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			~10%
14	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Little Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
15	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Little Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
16	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
17	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Cape Rockthrush			<5%
18	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
19	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Little Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
20	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	Miombo Rock-Thrush			~10%
21	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	2	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
22	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
23	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
24	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Cape Rockthrush			~10%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
25	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
26	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
27	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			~10%
28	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
29	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
30	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
31	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
32	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
33	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			~10%
34	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			<5%
35	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
36	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			~10%
37	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
38	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
39	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
40	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
	Cape Rockthrush			<5%
41	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
42	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
43	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
44	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
45	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
46	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Little Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
47	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
48	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Sentinel Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
49	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
50	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Little Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
51	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
52	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
53	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Miombo Rock-Thrush			<5%
54	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Little Rock-Thrush			<5%
55	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
56	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
57	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Cape Rockthrush			<5%
	Sentinel Rock-Thrush			<5%
58	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	<5%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
59	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
60	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
61	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
	Little Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
62	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
63	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Miombo Rock-Thrush			<5%
64	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
65	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
66	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
	Little Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
67	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Little Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
68	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
69	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
70	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	<5%
	Miombo Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
71	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
72	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
73	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Miombo Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
74	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
75	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
76	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
77	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Miombo Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
78	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Miombo Rock-Thrush			<5%
79	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Sentinel Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
80	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
81	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
82	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Miombo Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
83	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Forest Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
84	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
85	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
86	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
87	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
88	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
89	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
90	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
91	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	Sentinel Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
	Cape Rockthrush			Insufficient data
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			Insufficient data
92	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%