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Amber Mountain Rock Thrush
Monticola erythronotus (Lavauden, 1929)
28 gWeight
The Amber Mountain rock thrush (Monticola erythronotus) is a songbird in the family Muscicapidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Amber Mountain rock thrush (Monticola erythronotus) is a songbird in the family Muscicapidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the forest rock thrush (Monticola sharpei).
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Questions
How big is the Amber Mountain Rock Thrush?
The Amber Mountain Rock Thrush weighs around 28 g.
Where does the Amber Mountain Rock Thrush live?
Its breeding range: Africa: extreme northern Madagascar.
Is the Amber Mountain Rock Thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Amber Mountain Rock Thrush as Near Threatened.
What does the Amber Mountain Rock Thrush eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Amber Mountain Rock Thrush in?
It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 28 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 78 mm
- Tail
- 63 mm
- Bill
- 19 mm
- Tarsus
- 26 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: extreme northern Madagascar
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Monticola
Other birds in the genus Monticola
Blue-capped Rock ThrushMonticola cinclorhyncha
White-throated Rock ThrushMonticola gularis
Chestnut-bellied Rock ThrushMonticola rufiventris
Short-toed Rock ThrushMonticola brevipes
Sentinel Rock ThrushMonticola explorator
Forest Rock ThrushMonticola sharpei
Littoral Rock ThrushMonticola imerina
Little Rock ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
Cape Rock ThrushMonticola rupestris
Miombo Rock ThrushMonticola angolensis
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