Sentinel Rock-Thrush (Monticola explorator)

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
16 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1818)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, pastureland. To 600 m.

Range (Guide)

Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland.

Eastern and southern South Africa, Lesotho and southern Mozambique.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Sentinel Rock Thrush (Monticola explorator) [XC603801]
by id from Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (near KwaSisilane), Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (song)

Sentinel Rock Thrush (Monticola explorator) [XC512646]
by Scott Connop from Theewaterskloof Local Municipality, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

explorator (Vieillot, 1818) - Southern.
tenebriformis Clancey, 1952 - Swaziland (Lebombo Mts.). Winters north to southern Mozambique.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sentinel Rock-Thrush (Monticola explorator) - 10 files

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