Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Monticola Higher classification Rock thrush | Phylum Chordata Family Muscicapidae Scientific name Monticola brevipes Rank Species | |
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Similar Miombo rock thrush, Sentinel rock thrush, Littoral rock thrush, Tractrac chat, Karoo chat | ||
The short-toed rock thrush (Monticola brevipes) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Birds in the eastern part of its range are sometimes regarded as a separate species, the Pretoria rock thrush or Transvaal rock thrush (M. pretoriae).
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