Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMonticola (Rock-Thrushes)
- SpeciesMonticola solitarius (Blue Rock-Thrush)
The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family Turdidae. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and from Central Asia to northern China and Malaysia. The blue rock thrush is the official national bird of Malta. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Rock-Thrush sighting in Monfragüe National Park, based on 1,332 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Monfragüe National Park
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Rufous Bush Chat
Erythropygia galactotes
Western Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe hispanica
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Black Wheatear
Oenanthe leucura
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Rock-Thrush in Monfragüe National Park?
About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Rock-Thrush sighting in Monfragüe National Park, based on 1,332 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue Rock-Thrush in Monfragüe National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Blue Rock-Thrush in Monfragüe National Park in our monthly data.