Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
- GenusMonticola (Rock-Thrushes)
- SpeciesMonticola saxatilis (Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush)
About the Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
The common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis), also known as the rufous-tailed rock thrush or simply rock thrush, is a species of chat that breeds in southern Europe across Central Asia to northern China. This species is strongly migratory, all populations wintering in Africa south of the Sahara. It is an uncommon visitor to northern Europe. Its range has contracted somewhat at the periphery in recent decades due to habitat destruction. For example, in the early 20th century it bred in the Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska (Poland) where none occur today, but it is not considered globally endangered. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Vanoise National Park
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush in Vanoise National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush sighting in Vanoise National Park, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush in Vanoise National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush in Vanoise National Park in our monthly data.