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White-throated rockthrush

Monticola gularis, Robert Swinhoe, 1863

(In Thai: นกกระเบื้องคอขาว)

The white-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae of the order Passeriformes.

The bird's natural habitats include temperate forests.

Description, behavior, and diet

The white-throated rock thrush weighs 34 grams on average, although its weight ranges from 32 to 37 grams. The bird's length ranges from 16 to 19 cm. Its typical generation length is 3.8 years.

Adult male white-throated rock thrushes have white patches on their chins and throats. However, the rest of their undersides are a chestnut-orange color. Adult females have brown or olive-brown upper parts and "boldly scalloped" lower parts. Young males have gray or golden-brown feathers and orange undersides. The birds are also cobalt blue and black in places. The bird's song has been described as "melancholy, flute-like, drawn-out rising whistles".

Behavior

White-throated rock thrushes inhabit their breeding grounds between May and September. Their breeding grounds are in mixed montane forests. They breed between May and July, forming two broods. The birds' cup-shaped nests consist of tree matter, lichen, rootlets, and moss on the inside and pine needles and stems on the outside.

The diet of white-throated rock thrushes consists mainly of invertebrates. These include weevils, mole crickets, and lepidopterans.

The white-throated rock thrush is a fully migrant species.

Distribution and habitat

The white-throated rock thrush has a very sizable range, 1, 710, 000 square kilometers. It is native and breeds in Manchuria, the Russian Far East and neighboring areas; it winters in Indochina and southern China. The birds are occasionally seen in Japan. They have also been observed in Hong Kong and Singapore. The bird's population is unknown, but is not increasing or declining.

The white-throated rock thrush is said to be rare in North Korea. However, it is relatively common in China, except on the coast.

The bird's IUCN Red List category is "least concern".

The white-throated rock thrush inhabits forested areas, shrubland and rocky areas. It lives in altitudes ranging between 0 m and 1500 m.

History

The white-throated rock thrush was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863.

Between 1988 and 2000, the bird's IUCN Red List categories have been "lower risk" and "least concern". Since 2000, its only category has been "least concern".

In modern times, white-throated rock thrushes are widely kept as pets. They are also consumed in some countries.

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Category / Seasonal Status

Wiki listed status (concerning Thai population): Winter visitor

BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years

BCST Seasonal status: Non-breeding visitor

Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Genus
Monticola
Species
Monticola gularis

Common names

  • Thai: นกกระเบื้องคอขาว

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Photos

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White-throated rock thrush (male) - Khao Yai National Park
White-throated rock thrush

Range Map

Distribution map of White-throated rockthrush, Monticola gularis in Thailand
  • Bangkok Province
  • Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
  • Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi
  • Kaeng Krachan National Park
  • Kamphaeng Saen District, Nakhon Pathom
  • Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Khao Khitchakut National Park
  • Khao Laem Ya - Mu Ko Samet National Park
  • Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Khao Sok National Park
  • Khao Yai National Park
  • Klaeng District, Rayong
  • Mueang Khon Kaen District, Khon Kaen
  • Mueang Surin District, Surin
  • Na Haeo District, Loei
  • Nam Nao National Park
  • Pang Sida National Park
  • Phu Foi Lom National Park
  • Phutthamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom
  • Sakaerat Environmental Research Station
  • Samae San Island
  • Samut Prakan Province
  • Sattahip District, Chonburi
  • Si Racha District, Chonburi
  • Sri Phang-nga National Park
  • Thale Ban National Park
  • Thap Lan National Park
Range map of Monticola gularis in Thailand