Rock thrush

Rock thrushes
Male short-toed rock thrush (Monticola brevipes)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Monticola
F. Boie, 1822
Type species
Turdus saxatilis
Linnaeus, 1766
Species

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Synonyms
  • Pseudocossyphus (Sharpe, 1883)

The rock thrushes, Monticola, are a genus of chats, medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous songbirds. All are Old World birds, and most are associated with mountainous regions.