- Little Rock Thrush
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Little Rock Thrush 
Little Rock Thrush in the gorge at Debre Berhan, Ethiopia Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae Genus: Monticola Species: M. rufocinereus Binomial name Monticola rufocinereus
(Rüppell, 1837)The Little Rock Thrush (Monticola rufocinereus) is a passerine bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen.[1] It is found in rocky areas with some trees, and sometimes near settlements.[2][3] At 15 to 16 centimetres (5.9 to 6.3 in) this is the smallest of the rock thrushes. The male has the head, throat and upper mantle blue-grey, the underparts orange-red, except for the centre blackish centre tail and tips which form an inverted T shape. The female is duller and paler.[2] It is readily mistaken for a redstart because of its habit of trembling its tail.[3]
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International 2009
- ^ a b Stevenson & Fanshawe 2002, p. 342
- ^ a b Sinclair & Ryan 2003, p. 434
Works cited
- BirdLife International (2009). "Monticola rufocinereus". 2010.1 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/147156/0. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2003). Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Cape Town: Struik.
- Stevenson, Terry; Fanshaw, John (2002). A Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa.
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