- Amber Mountain Rock-thrush
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Amber Mountain Rock-thrush Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae Genus: Monticola Species: M. erythronotus Binomial name Monticola erythronotus
(Lavauden, 1929)Synonyms Pseudocossyphus erythronotus
Pseudocossyphus sharpei erythronotusThe Amber Mountain Rock-thrush (Monticola erythronotus) is a songbird in the family Muscicapidae, formerly placed in the Turdidae together with the other chats. It was for long included in the Forest Rock Thrush (M. sharpei) as a subspecies, but it is usually considered a separate species nowadays.
It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2004). Monticola erythronotus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 26 July 2007.
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