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Rock thrush
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Pseudocossyphus Monticola |
The rock thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genera Pseudocossyphus and Monticola of the thrush family Turdidae.
All are Old World species associated with mountainous regions:
- Forest Rock-Thrush, Pseudocossyphus sharpei
- Benson's Rock-Thrush, Pseudocossyphus bensoni
- Littoral Rock-Thrush, Pseudocossyphus imerinus
- Cape Rock-Thrush, Monticola rupestris
- Sentinel Rock-Thrush, Monticola explorator
- Short-toed Rock-Thrush, Monticola brevipes
- Miombo Rock-Thrush, Monticola angolensis
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush[?], Monticola saxatilis
- Little Rock-Thrush, Monticola rufocinereus
- Blue-capped Rock-Thrush, Monticola cinclorhynchus
- White-throated Rock-Thrush, Monticola gularis
- Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush, Monticola rufiventris
- Blue Rock-Thrush[?], Monticola solitarius
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