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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Rock-Thrush sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
Monticola cinclorhynchus
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa latirostris
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa muttui
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Muscicapa ruficauda
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis pallidipes
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Indian Blue Robin
Luscinia brunnea
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
📅 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 Periyar National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Rock-Thrush sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue Rock-Thrush in Periyar National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blue Rock-Thrush in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.