Forest rock thrush
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.
| Forest rock thrush | |
|---|---|
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| at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Monticola |
| Species: | M. sharpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Monticola sharpei (GR Gray, 1871) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudocossyphus sharpei (Gray, 1871) | |
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.
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male Amber mountain rock thrush
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female Amber mountain rock thrush
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male Benson's rock thrush
M. s. bensoni
References
- BirdLife International (2013). "Monticola sharpei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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