Blue-capped rock thrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Monticola
Species:
M. cinclorhyncha
Binomial name
Monticola cinclorhyncha
(Vigors, 1831)
Synonyms

Monticola cinclorhynchus

The blue-capped rock thrush (Monticola cinclorhyncha) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Description

The male has a blue head, chin and throat. The upper parts are blue and black. The rump and underparts are chestnut brown. There is a white patch on the wing that is visible during flight. The female bird is brown with a brown and white underside.[2]

Distribution and breeding

The blue-capped rock thrush breeds in the foothills of the Himalayas and winters in the hill forests of southern India. During winter it is found throughout Pakistan, Bangladesh (passage migrant), parts of Myanmar and India, especially in the Western Ghats region.

Habits

Like thrushes, they fly up into trees and sit motionless when they are disturbed. It is a summer visitor in parts of Afghanistan and along the Himalayas from Pakistan to Arunachal Pradesh. In summer it is found in pine forests and hill slopes. In winter it is found in dense canopied forests.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2019). "Monticola cinclorhyncha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22708271A155602124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22708271A155602124.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Ali, Salim (1996). The Book of Indian Birds. India: Oxford University Press. p. 284.
  3. ↑ Rasmussen, P and Anderton, J. C. (2005) Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Vols 1 and 2. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions


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