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Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis [Linnaeus, 1766]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
BTO Codes:
OH, ROCTH
EURING No:
11620
Number in Britain:
0 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Depleted
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
18 cm
Wingspan:
35 cm
Weight:
M/F: 53 g
Scientific name from:
L.: mons =mountain + -colere =to inhabit
and L.: saxatilis =rock frequenting (from saxum =a rock)
World Distribution:
BREEDS: s Europe, n Africa, c Asia, WINTERS: n&e Africa
Habitat:
Open rocky hills
Diet:
Mostly large insects, also berries, hunts from perch flying to ground
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Hertfordshire, 1843
Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
21
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
April to June
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Outer Hebrides
(1962),
Orkney
(1910),
Shetland
(1970),
North-east England:
North-west England:
English Midlands:
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Devon
(2004),
Wales:
BirdGuides and BBRC
Other Names
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Brych y Graig
Danish:
Stendrossel
Dutch:
Rode rotslijster
Finnish:
Kivikkorastas
French:
Merle de roche
German:
Steinrötel
Hungarian:
Kövirigó
Icelandic:
Rauđţröstungur
Irish:
Smólach Aille
Italian:
Codirossone
Norwegian:
Steintrost
Polish:
Nagórnik zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Merlo-das-rochas
Spanish:
Roquero rojo
Swedish:
Stentrast
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