Short-toed Rock-Thrush
Monticola brevipes
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMonticola (Rock-Thrushes)
- SpeciesMonticola brevipes (Short-toed Rock-Thrush)
The short-toed rock thrush (Monticola brevipes) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Birds in the eastern part of its range are sometimes regarded as a separate species, the Pretoria rock thrush or Transvaal rock thrush (M. pretoriae). Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Sentinel Rock-Thrush
Monticola explorator
Cape Rockthrush
Monticola rupestris
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
White-Throated Robin-Chat
Cossypha humeralis
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Short-toed Rock-Thrush at Kruger National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |