Biology:Little rock thrush
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Short description: Species of bird
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Monticola |
| Species: | M. rufocinereus
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| Binomial name | |
| Monticola rufocinereus (Rüppell, 1837)
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The little rock thrush (Monticola rufocinereus) is a passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen.[1] It is found in rocky (Inland Cliffs and Mountain peaks) areas with some trees, and sometimes near settlements.[2][3][4] At 15 to 16 centimetres (5.9 to 6.3 in) this is the smallest of the Muscicapidae. The male has the head, throat and upper mantle blue-grey, the underparts orange-red, except for the center blackish center tail and tips which form an inverted T shape. The female is duller and paler.[3] It is readily mistaken for a redstart because of its habit of trembling its tail.[4]
Little rock thrush in the gorge at Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Monticola rufocinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22708265A94154605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708265A94154605.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22708265/94154605. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030049546.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stevenson & Fanshawe 2002, p. 342
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sinclair & Ryan 2003, p. 434
Works cited
- Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2003). Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Cape Town: Struik.
- Stevenson, Terry; Fanshawe, John (2002). A Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa.
Wikidata ☰ Q1588780 entry
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