The Blue Rock-Thrush, Monticola solitarius, is a beautiful resident of the southern two thirds of Asia, southern Europe and northeast Africa. It is fairly large for the family. They will eat most fruits as well as invertebrates.
Classification:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Monticola
Species: M. solitarius
Photos:
Blue Rock-Thrush Male (Monticola solitarius)
"Blue rock thrush, Osmansagar, Hyderabad. Info : Just learnt that The Blue Rock Thrush is Malta’s national bird :-)"
Photo courtesy of RaghuP
Merlo-azul / Blue-rock Thrush
"Merlo-azul / Monticola solitarius / Blue-rock Thrush Monfrague - Espanha - Abril 2007 Digiscoping Pentax PF80EDA Sony DSC-W7"
Photo courtesy of Joaquim Grave
