Английская Википедия:Common rock thrush
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The common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis),[1] also known as rufous-tailed rock thrush or simply rock thrush, is a chat belonging to the family Muscicapidae. It was formerly placed in the family Turdidae. The scientific name is from Latin. Monticola is from mons, montis "mountain", and colere, "to dwell", and saxatilis means "rock-frequenting", from saxum, "stone" .[2]
It breeds in southern Europe across Central Asia to northern China. This species is strongly migratory, all populations wintering in Africa south of the Sahara. It is an uncommon visitor to northern Europe. Its range has contracted somewhat at the periphery in recent decades due to habitat destruction. For example, in the early 20th century it bred in the Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska (Poland) where none occur today,[3] but it is not considered globally endangered.[4]
Description
This is a medium-sized but stocky thrush 17–20 cm in length. The summer male is unmistakable, with a blue-grey head, orange underparts and outer tail feathers, dark brown wings and white back. Females and immatures are much less striking, with dark brown scaly upperparts, and paler brown scaly underparts. The outer tail feathers are reddish, like the male.[5]
Behaviour and ecology
This species breeds in open dry hilly areas, usually above 1500 m. It nests in rock cavities, laying 4–5 eggs. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, berries and small reptiles. The male common rock thrush has a clear and tuneful song.[5]
Gallery
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Common rock thrush, Boulmane de Dades, Morocco
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Eggs, Collection Museum Wiesbaden
References
External links
- Шаблон:Commons category-inline
- Oiseaux Photos, map, text.Шаблон:In lang
- Ageing and sexing (PDF; 1.2 MB) by Javier Blasco-Zumeta & Gerd-Michael Heinze
- Handbook of the Birds of the WorldШаблон:Dead link
- BirdGuides
- Macaulay Library
- Mangoverde; direct link here
- ↑ English Name Updates - IOC Version 2.9 (July 10, 2011) Шаблон:Webarchive, IOC World Bird List
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book.
- ↑ Tomek, Teresa & Bocheński, Zygmunt (2005): "Weichselian and Holocene bird remains from Komarowa Cave, Central Poland". Acta zoologica cracoviensia 48A(1-2): 43-65.
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