Order Passeriformes Scientific name Monticola Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Family Muscicapidae Higher classification Thrush | |
Lower classifications Blue rock thrush, Common rock thrush, White‑throated rock thrush, Chestnut‑bellied rock thrush, Blue‑capped rock thrush | ||
Most exquisite himalayan bird blue capped rock thrush
The rock thrushes, Monticola, are a genus of chats, medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous songbirds. All are Old World birds, and most are associated with mountainous regions.
Contents
- Most exquisite himalayan bird blue capped rock thrush
- Extremadura birding blue rock thrush
- Taxonomy
- Fossil record
- References
Extremadura birding blue rock thrush
Taxonomy
The genus was erected by the German naturalist Friedrich Boie in 1822. Monticola is the Latin word for mountain-dweller or mountaineer. The genus was formerly included in the thrush family Turdidae. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2004 and 2010 showed that the species are more closely related to members of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
The genus contains the following species:
Fossil record
Monticola pongraczi (Pliocene of Beremend, Hungary)
References
Rock thrush Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA