Short-toed Rock Thrush
Monticola brevipes(Waterhouse, GR, 1838)
English (US) Short-toed Rock Thrush
The Short-toed Rock Thrush (Monticola brevipes) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Monticola brevipes
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Short-toed Rock Thrush
- Described by
- (Waterhouse, GR, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Monticola brevipes brevipes
- Monticola brevipes pretoriae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Petrocincla brevipes
- Described by
- (Waterhouse, GR, 1838)
- Type locality
- Tans Mountain, Damaraland, near Walvis Bay.
- Original description
- An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras 2 App. p.263
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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