Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMonticola (Rock-Thrushes)
- SpeciesMonticola solitarius (Blue Rock-Thrush)
The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family Turdidae. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and from Central Asia to northern China and Malaysia. The blue rock thrush is the official national bird of Malta. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Rock-Thrush sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 234 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Doi Inthanon National Park
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
Monticola rufiventris
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
White-browed Shortwing
Brachypteryx montana
Large Niltava
Niltava grandis
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Ficedula hyperythra
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni
White-capped Redstart
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Hill Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis whitei
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Rock-Thrush in Doi Inthanon National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Rock-Thrush sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 234 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue Rock-Thrush in Doi Inthanon National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blue Rock-Thrush in Doi Inthanon National Park in our monthly data.