Name: Thrush, Rufous-tailed Rock
Scientific name: Monticola saxatilis
Type: Thrush
Color: Blue,Brown,Orange
Habitat: Fields
Size: 17cm
Conservation status:
Passage Migrant
Description:
Rather small thrush, with short tail and prominent bill. Male easily told by blue-grey upper parts and bib with white patch on back and dull red underparts and tail. In winter feathers of entire plumage edged dark and white producung a scalloped effect. Female and 1st winter similar to winter male but browner, resembling female Blue Rock Thrush, but has pale spotting on upperparts and rusty tail.
