Rock thrush
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'' The rock thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Monticola in the thrush family Turdidae. Three of the species are sometimes treated in a separate genus Pseudocossyphus.
All are Old World species associated with mountainous regions:
- Benson's Rock Thrush, Monticola (Pseudocossyphus) bensoni
- Blue-capped Rock Thrush, Monticola cinclorhynchus
- Blue Rock Thrush, Monticola solitarius
- Cape Rock Thrush, Monticola rupestris
- Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush, Monticola rufiventris
- Forest Rock Thrush, Monticola (Pseudocossyphus) sharpei
- Little Rock Thrush, Monticola rufocinereus
- Littoral Rock Thrush, Monticola (Pseudocossyphus) imerinus
- Miombo Rock Thrush, Monticola angolensis
- Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Monticola saxatilis
- Sentinel Rock Thrush, Monticola explorator
- Short-toed Rock Thrush, Monticola brevipes
- White-throated Rock Thrush, Monticola gularis
External links
- [Rock thrush videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
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