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19

Blue Rock Thrush

(Monticola solitarius)
German name(s): "Blaumerle"
Size: 21-23 cm
Weight: 37-70 g
Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Blue Rock Thrush at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

MALE

Frontal view of a male Blue Rock Thrush (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2020]

Frontal view of a male Blue Rock Thrush looking sideways (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2020]

Near-frontal view of a male Blue Rock Thrush (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, September 2019]

Near-lateral view of a male Blue Rock Thrush (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2020]

Lateral view of a male Blue Rock Thrush (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2020]

Lateral view of a male Blue Rock Thrush (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2020]

Lateral view of a male Blue Rock Thrush wiping its bill (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, September 2019]

Distant near-dorsal view of a male Blue Rock Thrush (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2018]

Near-dorsal/ventral view of a male Blue Rock Thrush (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[June 2018]

Distant lateral view of a male Blue Rock Thrush launching itself into the air (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2018]

Impression of the breeding habitat of a Blue Rock Thrush (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[June 2018]

FEMALE

Near-lateral view of a female Blue Rock Thrush on a jagged rock (photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[Kruje, Albania, August 2021]

Lateral portrait of a female Blue Rock Thrush (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, February 2020]

Lateral view of a female Blue Rock Thrush (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, February 2020]

Food, Diet

Lateral view of a male Blue Rock Thrush with its prey, a small insect (photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[Kruje, Albania, August 2021]

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

blurthr_jp_20180607.m4a (Portugal) Contact calls? © JP
blurthr_jp_20220220.mp3 (Portugal) Contact calls? © JP

More Blue Rock Thrush sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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