Cape Rockthrush
Monticola rupestris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMonticola (Rock-Thrushes)
- SpeciesMonticola rupestris (Cape Rockthrush)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Rockthrush sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Short-toed Rock-Thrush
Monticola brevipes
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
Chorister Robin-Chat
Cossypha dichroa
White-starred Robin
Pogonocichla stellata
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Karoo Scrub-Robin
Tychaedon coryphoeus
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 Garden Route National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Rockthrush sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cape Rockthrush in Garden Route National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Cape Rockthrush in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.