Biology:Short-toed rock thrush

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Short description: Species of bird

Short-toed rock thrush
Monticola brevipes.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Monticola
Species:
M. brevipes
Binomial name
Monticola brevipes
(Waterhouse, 1838)

The short-toed rock thrush (Monticola brevipes) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Birds in the eastern part of its range are sometimes regarded as a separate species, the Pretoria rock thrush or Transvaal rock thrush (M. pretoriae).

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q285855 entry