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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Rock-Thrush sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 513 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park
White-throated Rock-Thrush
Monticola gularis
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa latirostris
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
Hill Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis whitei
Hainan Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis hainanus
Amur Stonechat
Saxicola stejnegeri
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Javan Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis banyumas
Fujian Niltava
Niltava davidi
📅 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 Khao Yai National Park?
About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Rock-Thrush sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 513 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue Rock-Thrush in Khao Yai National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Blue Rock-Thrush in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.