Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
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Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sierra Nevada National Park
22 Verified records at Sierra Nevada National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park

Blue Rock-Thrush
LC

Blue Rock-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Monticola solitarius

5–10% · With luck
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

50–60% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

30–40% · Possible
European Stonechat

European Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola rubicola

20–30% · Possible
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

10–20% · With luck
Common Nightingale
LC

Common Nightingale

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia megarhynchos

10–20% · With luck
Northern Wheatear
LC

Northern Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe oenanthe

5–10% · With luck
European Pied Flycatcher
LC

European Pied Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula hypoleuca

5–10% · With luck
Black Wheatear
LC

Black Wheatear

Bird

Oenanthe leucura

5–10% · Rare
Bluethroat
LC Endemic

Bluethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia svecica

<5% · Rare
Western Black-eared Wheatear
LC

Western Black-eared Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe hispanica

<5% · Rare
Whinchat
LC

Whinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola rubetra

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
4 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
7 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
8 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
9 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
5–10%
10 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
11 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
12 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
13 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
15 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
23 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
25 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
26 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
27 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
28 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
29 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
30 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush in Sierra Nevada National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush in Sierra Nevada National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.

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