Monticola saxatilis
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis), also known as the rufous-tailed rock thrush or simply rock thrush, is a species of chat that breeds in southern Europe across Central Asia to northern China. This species is strongly migratory, all populations wintering in Africa south of the Sahara. It is an uncommon visitor to northern Europe. Its range has contracted somewhat at the periphery in recent decades due to habitat destruction. For example, in the early 20th century it bred in the Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska (Poland) where none occur today, but it is not considered globally endangered. Wikipedia →
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush sighting in Jodhpur on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 108th most-seen of the 127 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush in Jodhpur on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Jodhpur's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-tailed 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.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush sightings, Jodhpur has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Doha (Qatar, under 5%) and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Jodhpur (6 verified sightings), 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.
