Blue-capped Rock Thrush (Monticola cinclorhyncha)
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Blue-capped Rock Thrush

Monticola cinclorhyncha (Vigors, 1831)

36 gWeight

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

Questions

How big is the Blue-capped Rock Thrush?

The Blue-capped Rock Thrush weighs around 36 g.

Where does the Blue-capped Rock Thrush live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Afghanistan to Myanmar and southern India.

Is the Blue-capped Rock Thrush endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-capped Rock Thrush as Least Concern.

What does the Blue-capped Rock Thrush eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Blue-capped Rock Thrush in?

It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
36 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Migratory
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
100 mm
Tail
67 mm
Bill
22 mm
Tarsus
23 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Afghanistan to Myanmar and southern India

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
Genus
Monticola

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Blue-capped Rock Thrush

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