Bird
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis · Muscicapidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records43,602in 58 countries
Most seen inFrance13,521 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush in brief
The rufous-tailed rock-thrush (Monticola saxatilis) is a bird of the Muscicapidae family — species of bird.
Across the 58 countries we cover it has 43,602 published records, most of them from France, Spain and Türkiye. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and July and fall to their lowest in January and December.
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
France13,521 records · best May, Jun
Spain12,866 records · best May, Jun
Türkiye2,655 records · best May, Jun
United Arab Emirates2,547 records · best Apr, Mar
Mongolia1,070 records · best Jun, May
Switzerland1,060 records · best Jun, Jul
Italy942 records · best Jul, Jun
Georgia941 records · best May, Apr
Iran890 records · best Jun, May
Armenia811 records · best May, Jun
Greece758 records · best May, Jun
Kuwait616 records · best Apr, Mar
Kazakhstan459 records · best May, Jun
Bulgaria453 records · best May, Jun
Oman331 records · best Nov, Oct
Morocco281 records · best Apr, May
Azerbaijan239 records · best May, Jun
Qatar218 records · best Apr, Mar
Egypt213 records · best Apr, Mar
Austria210 records · best Jul, Jun
Croatia202 records · best May, Jun
Kyrgyzstan200 records · best Jul, Jun
Romania196 records · best May, Jun
Cyprus189 records · best Apr, Mar
Andorra173 records · best Jul, Jun
Uzbekistan169 records · best May, Apr
Algeria137 records · best Aug, Jun
Saudi Arabia134 records · best Apr, Mar
Palestine129 records · best Mar, Sep
North Macedonia124 records · best May, Jun
Jordan83 records · best Apr, Mar
Montenegro79 records · best Jun, May
Slovenia78 records · best Jun, Jul
Bosnia and Herzegovina73 records · best Jun, May
Hungary66 records · best May, Jun
Serbia51 records · best May, Apr
Albania45 records · best May, Jul
Somalia45 records · best Oct, Mar
Sudan43 records · best Oct, Feb
Iraq36 records · best Apr, May
Afghanistan35 records · best Jun, Jul
Lebanon35 records · best Apr, May
Tajikistan34 records · best Jun, May
Malta23 records · best Apr, Sep
Turkmenistan22 records · best May, Apr
Bahrain21 records · best Apr, May
Yemen19 records · best Oct, Apr
Tunisia17 records · best Apr, Mar
Slovakia13 records · best May, Apr
Eritrea13 records · best Oct, Jan
Syria9 records · best Apr, Sep
Djibouti8 records · best Oct, Jan
Libya8 records · best Apr, May
Moldova4 records · best Jan, Feb
Kosovo4 records · best May, Jan
Luxembourg2 records · best Jan, Feb
Liechtenstein1 records · best Jan, Feb
Seychelles1 records · best Oct, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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