Monticola (Rock-Thrushes) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Monticola rupestris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Monticola solitarius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Monticola saxatilis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Monticola sharpei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Monticola cinclorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Monticola brevipes

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Monticola rufiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Monticola rufocinereus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Monticola angolensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Monticola explorator

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Monticola gularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Rock-Thrushes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 11	~50%
	Cape Rockthrush			~40%
	Sentinel Rock-Thrush			~10%
2	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	3 of 11	~40%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			~30%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			~10%
3	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~30%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~30%
4	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 11	~30%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~30%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
5	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 11	~30%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~30%
6	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 11	~30%
	Forest Rock-Thrush			~30%
7	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 11	~20%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			~20%
8	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~20%
9	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~20%
10	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 11	~20%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
11	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 11	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
12	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			~10%
13	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 11	~10%
	Little Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
14	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			~10%
15	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 11	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
17	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
18	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
19	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 11	~10%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Cape Rockthrush			<5%
20	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
21	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 11	~10%
	Miombo Rock-Thrush			~10%
22	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
23	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			<5%
24	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
25	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 11	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
26	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 11	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
27	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 11	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
28	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
29	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
30	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			<5%
31	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
32	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			~10%
33	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 11	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
34	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 11	~10%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			~10%
35	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			~10%
36	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
37	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 11	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
38	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 11	<5%
	Short-toed Rock-Thrush			<5%
39	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 11	<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
40	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
41	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
42	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Cape Rockthrush			<5%
43	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
44	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 11	<5%
	Little Rock-Thrush			<5%
45	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
46	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
47	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
48	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 11	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Little Rock-Thrush			<5%
49	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
50	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 11	<5%
	Cape Rockthrush			<5%
	Sentinel Rock-Thrush			<5%
51	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 11	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
52	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
53	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Cape Rockthrush			<5%
54	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 11	<5%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
55	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
56	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
57	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
58	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
59	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 11	<5%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
60	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
61	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
62	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
63	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~50%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~50%
2	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 11	~20%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~20%
3	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 11	~20%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~20%
4	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~20%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~20%
5	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 11	~20%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~20%
6	Hiroshima	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
7	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	~10%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
8	Kitakyushu	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
9	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
10	Đà Nẵng	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
11	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
12	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
13	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
14	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
15	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
16	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Cape Rockthrush			~10%
17	Ramallah	🇵🇸 Palestine	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
18	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
19	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
20	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	~10%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			~10%
21	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			~10%
22	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
23	Srinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
24	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			<5%
25	Cebu City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
26	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
27	Pune	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
28	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 11	<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush			<5%
29	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
30	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
31	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	<5%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
32	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	<5%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
33	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
34	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
35	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
36	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
37	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
38	Doha	🇶🇦 Qatar	1 of 11	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
39	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
40	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
41	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
42	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 11	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
43	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
44	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
45	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	<5%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
46	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
47	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
48	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	<5%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
49	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Cape Rockthrush			<5%
50	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
51	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
52	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	2 of 11	<5%
	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
53	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
54	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
55	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	2 of 11	<5%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
56	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
57	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 11	<5%
	White-throated Rock-Thrush			<5%
58	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 11	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush			<5%
59	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%
60	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Blue Rock-Thrush			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Ueno Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
2	Zoopark Limpopo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity

Rock-Thrushes

Species in this group

Cape Rockthrush

Blue Rock-Thrush

Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

Forest Rock-Thrush

Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

Short-toed Rock-Thrush

Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush

Little Rock-Thrush

Miombo Rock-Thrush

Sentinel Rock-Thrush

White-throated Rock-Thrush

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Rock-Thrushes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found