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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 and was shown on the Lm 1 coins that were part of the country's former currency.
Scientific Name : Monticola solitarius
Family : Muscicapidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Chats And Old World Flycatchers
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 21 - 23 cm
Compare Size : Bulbul +
Wingspan : 33 - 37 cm
Weight : 37 - 70 g
Migratory : Resident Migrant
Sex Alike : No
Nesting Season : April - June
Other Names :
Hindi : काश्मिरी कस्तुरी
Marathi : निळा कस्तूर, नीलकस्तुरी
Habitat:
Hillsides, Rock scarps, Ruins of forts, Ancient Buildings
Breeding:
Eggs - 3 - 5, pale blue speckled with brownish-red.
Feeding:
Wide variety of Insects and Small reptiles, Berries and Seeds.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Wing | darker black |
| Note : breeding male has blue-grey plumage |
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| Female | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | dark brown |
| Underparts | scaly paler brown |
| Immature | |
|---|---|
| Note : simillar to female |
| male of the subspecies M.s.philippensis | |
|---|---|
| Breast | rufous-chestnut from center towards belly |
| Belly | rufous-chestnut |
| Note : ligher blue in plumage |
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