About the Amber Mountain Rock Thrush
The Amber Mountain rock thrush is a songbird in the family Muscicapidae. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the forest rock thrush.
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This is a small forest-dwelling thrush, growing to a length of about 16 cm (6.3 in). Males have blue hoods, chestnut upperparts, bright orange tail with brown central feathers and orange underparts. Females are mostly brown with an orange wash on the underparts and lack the blue hood. Males are distinguished from other rock-thrushes by the dark rufous back, while the females have bright orange tails and lack white streaking on the breast.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Littoral Rock ThrushMonticola imerinaAs with the other rock thrushes, the littoral rock thrush is sexually dimorphic; the male has much more colorful plumage than the female does.
White-winged Cliff ChatMonticola semirufusThe white-winged cliff chat is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
Miombo Rock ThrushMonticola angolensisThe Miombo rock thrush is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
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