Monticola cinclorhynchus
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The blue-capped rock thrush (Monticola cinclorhyncha) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. The male has a blue head, chin and throat. The upper parts are blue and black. The rump and underparts are chestnut brown. There is a white patch on the wing that is visible during flight. The female bird is brown with a brown and white underside.
The blue-capped rock thrush breeds in dense forests in the Himalayas and winters in the lowlands of southern India. During winter it is found primarily in the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats of southern India. Like thrushes, they fly up into trees and sit motionless when they are disturbed. It is a summer visitor in parts of Afghanistan and along the Himalayas from Pakistan to Arunachal Pradesh. In summer it is found in pine forests and hill slopes. In winter it is found in dense canopied forests. Wikipedia →
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India · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-capped Rock-Thrush sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 194th most-seen of the 241 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-capped Rock-Thrush in Bandhavgarh National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Bandhavgarh National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 400 mm in August.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-capped Rock-Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Blue-capped Rock-Thrush sightings, Bandhavgarh National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 30%), Eravikulam National Park (India, about 10%) and Langtang National Park (Nepal, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-capped Rock-Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Bandhavgarh National Park (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
