Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush
Monticola rufiventris
栗腹矶鸫
Introduction
Passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. Found across northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, ranging eastwards through Bhutan, Nepal and northern India to parts of Southeast Asia including southern China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Inhabits temperate forests. Monotypic species with no recognized subspecies.
Description
Small thrush-sized bird, 21-23 cm in length and weighing 48-61 g. Adult male has blue-grey crown and upperparts with darker lores and throat. Underparts are deep chestnut. Female has dull grey-brown upperparts and scalloped slate-grey plumage with buffy-white underparts. Both sexes display whitish-buff eyering and post-auricular patch.
Distribution & Habitat
Range extends from northern Pakistan and northern India eastwards through Bhutan, Nepal, southern China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand to Vietnam. Inhabits temperate forest habitats throughout this broad geographic range.
Behavior & Ecology
Inhabits temperate forest environments. Specific details regarding diet, breeding behavior, social structure and vocalizations are not extensively documented in available sources.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Monticola
- eBird Code
- cbrthr1
Distribution
Pakistan to southeastern Tibet, southwestern China, Myanmar, northern Laos, and northern Vietnam
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.