Passeriformes / Muscicapidae / Monticola
Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush
Monticola rufiventris · 栗腹矶鸫
Introduction
A passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae, found in temperate forests of the northern Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. The species is monotypic with no recognized subspecies.
Description
Measures 21–23 cm (8.3–9.1 in) in length and weighs 48–61 g (1.7–2.2 oz). Males exhibit a blue-grey crown and upperparts with darker lores and throat, while undersides are deep chestnut. Females have dull grey-brown upperparts and scalloped slate-grey underparts with buffy-white tones. The eyering and post-auricular patch are whitish-buff.
Distribution & Habitat
Range extends from northern Pakistan eastwards to northern India, Bhutan, Nepal, southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Natural habitat consists of temperate forests.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Monticola
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.
