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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Rock-Thrush sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
Monticola cinclorhynchus
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
Monticola rufiventris
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Slaty-backed Forktail
Enicurus schistaceus
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
White-capped Redstart
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Plumbeous Water Redstart
Phoenicurus fuliginosus
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides
Small Niltava
Niltava macgrigoriae
Pale Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis unicolor
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
📅 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 Royal Manas National Park?
About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Rock-Thrush sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue Rock-Thrush in Royal Manas National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blue Rock-Thrush in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.