Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
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Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Arusha National Park
2 Verified records at Arusha National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis), also known as the rufous-tailed rock thrush or simply rock thrush, is a species of chat that 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, but it is not considered globally endangered. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park

Little Rock-Thrush
LC

Little Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola rufocinereus

<5% · Rare
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

50–60% · Likely
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

50–60% · Likely
African Stonechat
LC

African Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola torquatus

40–50% · Likely
Rüppell's Robin-Chat
LC

Rüppell's Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha semirufa

30–40% · Possible
White-starred Robin
LC

White-starred Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogonocichla stellata

20–30% · Possible
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

10–20% · With luck
Whinchat
LC

Whinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola rubetra

10–20% · With luck
African Gray Flycatcher
LC

African Gray Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis microrhynchus

10–20% · With luck
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

5–10% · With luck
Ashy Alseonax

Ashy Alseonax

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa caerulescens

5–10% · With luck
White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush at Arusha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
4 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
7 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
8 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
9 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
5–10%
10 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
11 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
12 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
13 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
15 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
23 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
25 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
26 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
27 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
28 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
29 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
30 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
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