Not EvaluatedRareInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 25 g
About the Forest Rock Thrush
The forest rock thrush is a songbird in the family Muscicapidae, formerly placed in the Turdidae together with the other chats. It now includes Benson's rock thrush and Amber Mountain rock thrush as subspecies.
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Where it lives
Regular rangeRare visitor
Recorded as a rare visitor in Moldova.
When to see it
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Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Miombo Rock ThrushMonticola angolensisThe Miombo rock thrush is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
White-winged Cliff ChatMonticola semirufusThe white-winged cliff chat is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
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.
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