Bird
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius · Muscicapidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsApr–May · Octmost records
Records280,199in 70 countries
Most seen inSpain76,919 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Photo: jose maria carretero palacios from jerez de los caballeros, españa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
About
Blue Rock-Thrush in brief
The blue rock-thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a bird of the Muscicapidae family — species of bird.
Across the 70 countries we cover it has 280,199 published records, most of them from Spain, Taiwan and Japan. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, May and October.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Spain76,919 records · best Apr, May
Taiwan61,391 records · best Oct, Apr
Japan26,314 records · best May, Apr
Portugal16,774 records · best Oct, Apr
France15,093 records · best May, Apr
Greece9,721 records · best May, Apr
Thailand9,164 records · best Feb, Jan
Italy6,810 records · best Jan, Dec
South Korea6,531 records · best May, Apr
Israel6,325 records · best Mar, Feb
Türkiye5,315 records · best May, Apr
China5,139 records · best May, Jun
Morocco4,836 records · best Mar, Apr
Philippines4,612 records · best Nov, Oct
United Arab Emirates2,940 records · best Mar, Feb
Palestine2,206 records · best Mar, Feb
Vietnam2,009 records · best Mar, Dec
Croatia1,629 records · best May, Apr
Cambodia1,556 records · best Feb, Jan
Bhutan1,294 records · best Apr, Mar
Cyprus1,185 records · best Mar, Apr
Malta1,180 records · best Apr, Mar
Bulgaria1,050 records · best May, Apr
Iran1,025 records · best May, Apr
Oman978 records · best Nov, Feb
Armenia973 records · best May, Apr
Georgia892 records · best May, Sep
Laos541 records · best Jan, Feb
Jordan529 records · best Mar, Apr
Kuwait524 records · best Mar, Feb
Myanmar492 records · best Dec, Jan
Algeria407 records · best May, Jun
Tunisia346 records · best Apr, Feb
Switzerland324 records · best May, Jul
Egypt320 records · best Mar, Apr
Azerbaijan269 records · best May, Jun
Saudi Arabia241 records · best Mar, Feb
Albania226 records · best May, Sep
Montenegro201 records · best Apr, May
Kazakhstan188 records · best May, Jun
Lebanon183 records · best Apr, May
Pakistan167 records · best Jun, Sep
Singapore161 records · best Sep, Dec
North Macedonia121 records · best May, Jun
Tajikistan120 records · best May, Jun
Libya104 records · best Oct, Nov
Uzbekistan102 records · best May, Apr
Iraq98 records · best May, Apr
Qatar96 records · best Mar, Feb
Bosnia and Herzegovina92 records · best May, Apr
Slovenia82 records · best May, Apr
Kyrgyzstan78 records · best Jun, Jul
Yemen44 records · best Oct, Jan
Afghanistan36 records · best Jun, Jul
Mauritania30 records · best Mar, Jan
Sudan27 records · best Dec, Feb
Serbia26 records · best May, Jun
Andorra24 records · best Jul, Jun
Syria23 records · best Mar, Apr
Turkmenistan23 records · best May, Mar
Somalia19 records · best Jan, Feb
North Korea15 records · best Jun, Apr
Djibouti13 records · best Jan, Nov
Bahrain12 records · best Nov, Feb
San Marino11 records · best Jun, Apr
Eritrea10 records · best Jan, Feb
Palau5 records · best Mar, Oct
Vatican City4 records · best Sep, Mar
Monaco3 records · best Apr, May
Maldives1 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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