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

Monticola saxatilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo West National Park
189 Verified records at Tsavo West National Park
February 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 189 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park

White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Morning-Thrush
LC

Spotted Morning-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cichladusa guttata

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

30–40% · Possible
African Gray Flycatcher
LC

African Gray Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis microrhynchus

20–30% · Possible
Northern Wheatear
LC

Northern Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe oenanthe

10–20% · With luck
African Stonechat
LC

African Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola torquatus

10–20% · With luck
White-starred Robin
LC

White-starred Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogonocichla stellata

10–20% · With luck
Southern Black Flycatcher
LC

Southern Black Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis pammelaina

10–20% · With luck
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

10–20% · With luck
Pied Wheatear
LC

Pied Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe pleschanka

10–20% · With luck
White-throated Robin
LC

White-throated Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Irania gutturalis

5–10% · With luck
Thrush Nightingale
LC

Thrush Nightingale

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia luscinia

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
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 Tsavo West National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 189 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.

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