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	Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush, or just Rock Thrush, Monticola saxatilis is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.
		It nests in rock cavities, laying 4-5 eggs.
		The summer male is unmistakable, with a blue-grey head, orange underparts and outer tail feathers, dark brown wings and white back.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rufous-tailed_Rock_Thrush (189 words)

	BLUE ROCK THRUSH FACTS AND INFORMATION
		The Blue Rock Thrush or Blue Rock-Thrush (''Monticola solitarius'') is a member of the thrush family (''Turdidae'').
		The male Blue Rock Thrush sings a clear, melodious call that is similar to, but louder than the call of the Rock Thrush.
		The Blue Rock Thrush is Malta's national bird and is shown on the Lm 1 coins of the country.
	www.beatlesfacts.com /Blue_Rock_Thrush (233 words)

	Common Rock Thrush, Monticola saxatilis
		This is a mostly solitary bird which is primarily ground feeding.
		It perches on rocks or stumps and then hopping or flying down to take prey (large insects such as locusts, grasshoppers, beetles, caterpillars etc).
		The bird pictured above is a male in autumn plumage showing the characteristic pale feather edging.
	www.kenyabirds.org.uk /thrush-cr.htm (120 words)

	IndiaBirds.com - Discussion Forum - Reply
		The Blue Rock Thrush winters in the Indian plains, departing for its breeding grounds in Mar-April, so it could be the Rock Thrush.
		The Rock Thrush almost always like rocky, stony habitat, it is unlikely to be found in a forested habitat.
		Monticola saxatilis is Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush and itis smaller than a Bulbul.
	www.indiabirds.com /discussion/message.asp?MessageID=224 (283 words)

	Kazakhstan Birdtours
		Still in the desert we visited a Muslim cemetery and had excellent views of Saxaul Sparrow, Common Nightingale, Rufous Bush-robin and brief views of Asian Desert Warbler.
		Rock and White-capped Buntings sang from the crags and both Rufous-tailed and Blue Rock-thrushes showed well.
		The drive to the lake was interrupted by the occasional stop for such birds as nesting Eastern Rock Nuthatch, four Steppe Eagles and Common 'Steppe' Buzzard.
	www.kazakhstanbirdtours.com /kaz2004.htm (817 words)

	Birdwatching tour "Baikal Migration Route"
		In the flood-lands forest: warblers, migrating buntings, thrushes (including the eye-browed thrush).
		With luck, the crested honey buzzard, bersa sparrow-hawk, migrating Siberian (ground) thrush.
		Meeting the Siberian Blue Robin (common migrating and nesting species) and White’s thrush (common on migration at the low mountain zone of Khamar-Daban) is guaranteed.
	ecotours.ru /english/tours/bird2.htm?&print=yes (1492 words)

	causses_gb
		Pit-bulls were living side by side with teenage couples and their babies, rocked by pounding music that could be heard miles around.
		At Drigas, I was able to watch a Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatalis) for quite a long time and, later on at Les Herans, 30 Griffon Vultures were gaining altitude in a thermal.
		The "Vases" are huge blocks of rocks balanced on the edge of the cliffs and adding to the beauty of the path hanging along the sides of the gorges.
	perso.wanadoo.fr /gerard.joannes/causses_gb.htm (1966 words)

	Thrush information, Thrush picture
		"Thrushes are small to medium-sized songbirds which have ten primaries and a turdine 'thumb' on the syrinx; many are accomplished songsters".
		"The Gray-cheeked Thrush is a Neotropical migrant resident to the northern regions of South America from Columbia and Venezuela south to Peru and northwestern Brazil".
		"The hermit thrush, Hylocichla guttata, is one of the more remarkable representatives of the mostly woodland-dwelling North American thrushes".
	www.junglewalk.com /info/Thrush-information.htm (625 words)

	Posta Slovenije d.o.o. : Stamp Land : Philately : Postal Stationery : 1998 Postal Stationery :
		Lives in stony meadows, Alpine pastures and upland grass with the obligatory isolated rocks or heaps of stones, on sunny slopes of Central European mountain ranges and in stony steppe areas of Asia.
		It nests in rock crevices and among stones.
		In the majority of European countries, where the Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush can be found, its number has declined.
	www.posta.si /Namizje.aspx?tabid=438&artikelid=6527 (148 words)

	French Pyrenees Trip Report
		Rock Buntings with recently fledged chicks and most of the group were surprised by the size of the
		(Rufous-tailed) Rock Thrush One on the way to the Col des Especiéres and one in the Ossoue Valley both on 24th and 2 at the Col du Tourmalet on 26th.
		Rock Bunting Only noted on 24th when a pair with at least one very recently fledged chick were seen on the roadside close to Gavarnie.
	www.naturalist.co.uk /reports2001/fpyr.htm (4151 words)

	British Isles Birding -&--&- by Richard Bonser
		There will be some prominent rocks on the opposite side of the road (where we noted Eastern Black-eared Wheatear and Isabelline Wheatear) and walk beyond these and slightly uphill following a path across the grass for c.400 yards until you reach an obvious clearing in the coniferous trees where you are lower than the forest.
		On standing at the entrance to this clearing and looking ahead and to the right, you will see a corner of obvious gradual rocky ledges that can be ascended to the left of the path to reach the start of the tree line.
		Previous trips have located Pale Rock Sparrow in this area but we were unsuccessful in our quest to locate this species (presumably due to the dispersive nature of the species and potentially the time of year that we visited).
	www.freewebs.com /richbonser/turkeyjuly2004.htm (7285 words)

	French Pyrenees Trip Report
		Another Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush was seen by one member of the group and then everyone saw the Lammergeier that flew from the cliffs high above us dwarfing the Alpine and Red-billed Choughs that were in the same air space.
		We reached an area of rocks that produced an even greater range of Alpine flora but the highlight here turned out to be a species that we had failed to find earlier in the week, Alpine Accentor.
		Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush: A male was well seen in the Ossoue valley on 22nd and then the species was also glimpsed at Tourmalet on 23rd and at Troumouse on 26th
	www.naturalist.co.uk /reports2003/fpyr.php (5454 words)

	BIRDING THE CENTRAL BALKAN DURING EARLY SPRING MIGRATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Over half of the forest is virgin and some trees are thought to be over 200 years old.
		There is also nearly 100ha of alpine meadow included in the reserve, while 470ha is bare rock.
		The fauna is varied this reserve is the only one in the Stara Planina where chamois occur.
	www.villaphiladelphia.com /centralbalkan.htm (1187 words)

	Trip List - Ventures Birding & Natural History Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		What could be better than watching Rock Nuthatches feeding their young in the Delphi ruins or seeing Red-backed Shrikes on every bush and fencepost as they migrated north over Lesvos?
		That is, until we found the Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush, Alpine Chough and Rock Bunting on top of Mt. Parnassos.
		The muses were again good to us, as we watched European Cuckoos chasing each other in the woods, listened to Serins singing their buzzy songs and enjoying a very obliging Hawfinch that sat in full view for all of us to see.
	www.birdventures.com /Reports/greece04list.htm (401 words)

	FAVORITES FROM KENYA
		This species also appears as a white morph in which the back and tail streamers are almost pure white.
		When it flew to a perch or hovered to catch an insect, it was one of the most graceful creatures that you could ever imagine.
		We occasionally saw their faces and twitching tails, but they were mostly hidden in the high grass.
	www.birdtreks.com /highlites/keea.html (6659 words)

	Isabelline Wheatear - Oenanthe isabellina - Traquet isabelle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Prefers open lands, but with sparse shrubs or large rocks, with clay or sandy ground.
		Isabelline wheatear is a nervous bird, moving wings and tail when feeding.
		Flight : In flight, isabelline wheatear shows its strongly patterned tail, with inverted flish terminal T. Reproduction-nesting : Isabelline wheatear's nest is normally in burrow of rodent, or in natural hole or crevice in ground or rock.
	www.oiseaux.net /oiseaux/passeriformes/isabelline.wheatear.html (646 words)

	Pyrenees trip report
		The walk up to the Cirque was a constant succession of birds - Garden warblers, serins, a family of mistle thrushes, pied flycatcher, gold and firecrest, crested tit, and an adult bearded vulture which passed over our heads as if showing off.
		Excited Frenchmen demanded a view and pronounced that it was a kingfisher, to be put right by those of us with educational leanings.
		There were few migrants but we did see rufous-tailed rock thrush, northern wheatears and redstarts among the bushes close by.
	ebn.unige.ch /ebn/vo/vo_96_22.html (750 words)

	SPAIN ITINERARY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The ravines of the rivers Flumen and Mascún are regarded as the most rugged and inaccessible of all in the pre-Pyrenean ranges and offer spectacular rock formations with abundant birdlife.
		Most outstanding are rock-loving birds such as Wallcreeper and the many raptors that occupy the rock cliffs.
		Around the rocky pinnacle of Peñafalcon, that holds Red-billed Chough, Blue Rock Thrush, Eurasian Crag-Martin, and Alpine Swift, we will look for breeding Black Stork in one of the easiest sites in Europe to watch these shy birds at the nest.
	www.birdtreks.com /itin/spain05.html (2142 words)

	Oriental Bird Club Image Database : Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush » Monticola saxatilis
		Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis - Female or 1st winter
		Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush >> Female or 1st winter
		Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush >> Male in breeding plumage
	www.orientalbirdimages.org /search.php?action=searchresult&Bird_ID=2485 (54 words)

	Wingspan Bird Tours
		The region is also host to many, rare and endangered species such as Red-knobbed Coot, Marbled and White-headed Duck, Purple Swamphen, Spanish Imperial Eagle, Black Vulture, Black Stork and Glossy Ibis.
		Many species on most wanted lists also appear, Penduline Tit, Black Wheatear, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Bonelli’s Eagle, Eagle Owl, Red-necked Nightjar, Audouin’s and Slender-billed Gulls to name but a few.
		A group of introduced species such as Common Waxbill, Black-rumped Waxbill, Red Avadavat, Monk and Rose-ringed Parakeets adds colour (and noise) to the avifauna of the region.
	www.wingspanbirdtours.com /andaluciabirds.asp (373 words)

	Travel & Hunting in Iran with DAL Tour Incoming
		Birds we will be looking for here include Common Kestrel, See-see Partridge, Chukar, Desert Lark, Red-rumped Swallow, Long-billed Pipit, Hume's Wheatear, Blue Rock Thrush, Scrub and Upcher's Warblers, Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Bay-backed and Isabelline Shrikes, and House Bunting.
		Day 4 After a final morning around Bandar Abbas we will catch an afternoon flight back to Tehran and transfer to hotel, we will rest for the evening to be fresh for the next long day drive.
		Our primary target species will be the highly localized Pleske's Ground Jay, not only a member of a uniquely Central Asian group of aberrant corvids, but also a species endemic to the eastern deserts of Iran.
	www.daltour.com /birdwatching.htm (1556 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Horned Lark, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Alpine Accentor, Wallcreeper and Snow Finch occur in the more upland areas along with high-altitude specialities of the area such as Caspian Snowcock and Crimson-winged Finch.
		More widespread upland birds include both rock thrushes, Northern Wheatear and Ring Ouzel.
		Western Rock Nuthatch and Red-billed Chough are common.
	www.fatbirder.net /links_geo/middle_east/armenia.html (2537 words)

	Mongolia 2001
		Birds not seen the previous day were Northern Goshawk, Saker Falcon, Horned Lark, Red-throated Pipit, Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush, and Rock Sparrow.
		A word of warning or two: the dogs are a menace, and distances are awfully hard to judge due to the very clean air and expansive landscape.
		Daurian Redstarts and Red-throated Thrush were common along the river, as were Pallas’s Warblers and Coal Tits.
	www.freewebs.com /hannostamm/mongolia2001.htm (1517 words)

	BEIJING/XINING/YUSHU/XINING/LHASA/NAMTSO/CHENGDU/BEIJING--Birds Information & Itinerary::::::TangJun Birding:::::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Xining is a small city lying at about 2500m in a river valley that cuts into the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
		Day 8 Nangqian is a small market town situated on the upper Mekong, which here runs from northwest to southeast through a deep, rather arid but dramatically beautiful gorge partly clothed in scrub.
		Here amidst strangely sculpted rock pinnacles is the hermitage of Tashiy Do, an ancient site of Buddhist meditation consisting of numerous cave temples and grottoes that is still in use even today.
	www.chinatibettravel.net /cnbirds/birds-1-4.htm (2942 words)

	Tour Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Some of the specialities of the area are the diminutive Somali Bee-eater, the comical White-headed Mousebird, the localized Brown-tailed Rock Chat, the stunning little Golden Pipit, the fabulous Golden-breasted Starling and the wonderfully-named Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver.
		Normally we will be largely confined to our vehicles whilst in the reserves, but on one day we shall visit an area of lava desert where we shall be able to walk around with one of the reserve guards in search of the little-known and localized Williams's and Masked Larks.
		The persistent squeak of Black-faced Rufous Warblers and the joyful duets of Chubb's Cisticolas are commonly heard sounds at Kakamega, but we will also be hoping for such secretive species as Brown-chested Alethe and Brown, Scaly-breasted and Grey-chested Illadopsises to betray their presence by their whistled calls.
	www.birdquest.co.uk /tours_birdquest_detail.cfm?TourID=453 (4508 words)

	FONT's Spain Birding Tours FON/SP-1 & 2 - June 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Spanish Ibex occurs on the mountainside rocks.
		Birds that occur there include: Bonelli's Eagle, Thekla Lark, Black Wheatear, both Rock Thrushes, and the Rock Sparrow (also known as the Rock Petronia).
		The attractive animals known as Chamois ("Gamuza" in Spanish) occur on the rocks of the mountains.
	www.focusonnature.com /SP-1&2'05.htm (1139 words)

	Birdquest, Trip Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Here were Horned Larks, Black Redstarts, Isabelline Wheatears, Rufous-necked Snowfinches and Twites, not to mention the bizarre little Hume’s Ground Jay, or Hume’s Groundpecker, a bird that looks like a strangely redesigned Isabelline Wheatear and which may in fact not be closely related to other ground jays or even to corvids in general!
		We had to pay a high price for the latter: after puffing and panting up a ridge our quiet reveries with the redstart were eventually terminated by the arrival of a dramatic thunderstorm, complete with driving hail the size of large peas!
		Eventually we reached the little hermitage at Tashiy Do where spectacular rock formations mark the old raised lakeshore.
	www.birdquest.co.uk /trip_reports_detail.cfm?ReportID=244 (2912 words)

	Birdfinders - Birdwatching Holidays - Pyrenees, Spain
		As this will be a relaxed day, which we will use to introduce ourselves to the mountains, we will take a leisurely lunch break by a stream where we may see Grey Wagtail and White-throated Dipper.
		The afternoon will be spent searching for several more specialities including Black Redstart, Rock Bunting and Citril Finch.
		A visit to San Juan de la Pena with its incredible scenery and, of course, incredible birds is a must for this tour.
	www.birdfinders.co.uk /tours/pyrenees.htm (694 words)

	Wingspan Bird Tours
		Hundreds of Griffon Vultures breed here alongside fewer pairs of Egyptian Vultures, Bonelli’s and Golden Eagles.
		Eagle Owls and Peregrines share this habitat with Red-billed Chough and White-rumped Swifts, whilst smaller passerines include: Rock Sparrow, Rock Bunting, Blue Rock Thrush and Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush.
		Black Wheatears are resident and are fairly easy to find, they are joined in the spring by Black-eared Wheatear, Subalpine, Orphean, Olivaceous, and Bonelli’s Warbler.
	www.wingspanbirdtours.com /onedaytour-tour3.asp (563 words)

	BirdForum - Is this beautiful image really a Blue Rock-Thrush?
		Whether it is a potential species split or not, I don't know.
		Carrion and Hoodie crows readily interbreed where they meet in Western Scotland so I suppose interbreeding will not necessarily preclude a split (or will it?).
		Blue Rock Thrush, a fist for the Netherlands
	www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=20692 (521 words)

	Thrush sounds, Thrush audio, Thrush poster
		RealAudio Samples of beautiful thrush songs taken from the compact disc that accompanies the book "Music of the Birds: A Celebration of Bird Song" by Lang Elliott
		Hermit Thrush call; from John Feith's Bird Song Ear Training Guide CD
		Swainson's Thrush call; from John Feith's Bird Song Ear Training Guide CD
	www.junglewalk.com /sound/Thrush-sounds.htm (405 words)

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