Little Rock Thrush
Monticola rufocinereus(RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837)
English (US) Little Rock Thrush
The Little Rock Thrush (Monticola rufocinereus) 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 rufocinereus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Little Rock Thrush
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Monticola rufocinereus rufocinereus
- Monticola rufocinereus sclateri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Saxicola rufocinerea
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837)
- Type locality
- Simen Province, northern Abyssinia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.76 pl.27
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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