Blue-capped rock thrush
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Monticola |
| Species: | M. cinclorhyncha
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| Monticola cinclorhyncha (Vigors, 1831)
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Monticola cinclorhynchus | |
The blue-capped rock thrush (Monticola cinclorhyncha) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Description
[edit]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
[edit]The blue-capped rock thrush breeds in dense forests in the Himalayas and winters in the lowlands of southern India. During winter it is found primarily in the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats of southern India.[3]
Habits
[edit]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.[4]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Ali, Salim (1996). The Book of Indian Birds. India: Oxford University Press. p. 284.
- ^ Collar, Nigel (4 March 2020). "Blue-capped Rock-Thrush (Monticola cinclorhyncha)". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.bcrthr1.01. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ 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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