Listen to the common rock thrush
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About the common rock thrush
The common rock thrush is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 47 g.
What does the common rock thrush sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a common rock thrush sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the common rock thrush on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the common rock thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the common rock thrush as “least concern”.
What family does the common rock thrush belong to?
The common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Roquero rojo (Monticola saxatilis) by Thomas SIGNEAU – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q235057 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Common rock thrush – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Pierre Dalous – CC BY-SA 3.0