How big is a Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush?

The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush is a small sized bird weighing about 53 g.

Where can you see a Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush?

The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush occurs in 11 countries, including India, Bhutan, China, Thailand and Nepal.

What birds look similar to a Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush?

The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush is most easily confused with the Cape Rock Thrush, the Short-toed Rock Thrush and the Sentinel Rock Thrush.

Is the Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush endangered?

The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush

Monticola rufiventris

Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris) is a rare chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found in 11 countries, weighing about 53 g. The chestnut-bellied rock thrush is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

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Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Morten Ross · cc-by

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris), photo 2 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris), photo 3 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris), photo 4 — Photo: angryphyco · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris), photo 5 — Photo: angryphyco · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris), photo 6 — Photo: angryphyco · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris), photo 7 — Photo: Guy Babineau · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris), photo 8 — Photo: Guy Babineau · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris), photo 9 — Photo: Guy Babineau · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Guy Babineau, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush

The chestnut-bellied rock thrush is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

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How to identify it

The chestnut-bellied rock thrush is 21–23 cm (8.3–9.1 in) in overall length and weighs 48–61 g (1.7–2.2 oz). The male has a blue-grey crown and upperparts with darker lores and throat. The undersides are deep chestnut. The female has dull grey-brown upperparts and scalloped slate-grey with buffy-white underparts. The eyering and the post-auricular patch are whitish-buff.

Where it lives

India Bhutan China Thailand Nepal Myanmar (Burma) Laos Vietnam Hong Kong SAR China Pakistan

Recorded as a rare visitor in Bangladesh.

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, October, November, December, with peak activity in April. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush?: The chestnut-bellied rock thrush is 21–23 cm (8.3–9.1 in) in overall length and weighs 48–61 g (1.7–2.2 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush?: The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush is a small sized bird weighing about 53 g.
Where can you see a Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush?: The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush occurs in 11 countries, including India, Bhutan, China, Thailand and Nepal.
What birds look similar to a Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush?: The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush is most easily confused with the Cape Rock Thrush, the Short-toed Rock Thrush and the Sentinel Rock Thrush.
Is the Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush endangered?: The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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