Monticola cinclorhynchus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-capped Rock-Thrush sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 337 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-capped Rock-Thrush in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to January, the lowest months. August and September have too few records to rate.
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.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Blue-capped Rock-Thrush sightings, Royal Manas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Eravikulam National Park (India, about 10%) and Langtang National Park (Nepal, under 5%).
Same genus: Monticola
The closest relatives of the Blue-capped Rock-Thrush that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (genus Monticola, Rock-Thrushes) are Blue Rock-Thrush (about 10%) and Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-capped Rock-Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (337 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.
