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(Redirected from Monticola sharpei) Species of bird

Forest rock thrush
at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Monticola
Species: M. sharpei
Binomial name
Monticola sharpei
(GR Gray, 1871)
Synonyms

Pseudocossyphus sharpei (Gray, 1871)

The forest rock thrush (Monticola sharpei) is a songbird in the family Muscicapidae, formerly placed in the Turdidae together with the other chats. It now includes Benson's rock thrush and Amber Mountain rock thrush as subspecies.

It is endemic to Madagascar. The type locality is the forests east of Ambatondrazaka, which in turn lies south of Lake Alaotra.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Gallery

  • male Amber mountain rock thrush M. s. erythronotus male Amber mountain rock thrush
    M. s. erythronotus
  • female Amber mountain rock thrush M. s. erythronotus female Amber mountain rock thrush
    M. s. erythronotus
  • male Benson's rock thrush M. s. bensoni male Benson's rock thrush
    M. s. bensoni


References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Monticola sharpei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22708202A94153474. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708202A94153474.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Monticola sharpei


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