Forest Rock Thrush
Monticola sharpei(Gray, GR, 1871)
English (US) Forest Rock Thrush
The Forest Rock Thrush (Monticola sharpei) 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 sharpei
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Forest Rock Thrush
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1871)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Monticola sharpei sharpei
- Monticola sharpei bensoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cossypha Sharpei
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1871)
- Type locality
- Madagascar [= forests east of Ambatondrazaka (Lake Alaotra), fide Grandidier, 1879, Hist, phys. nat. pol. Madagascar, Ois., 1, p. 370].
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.4, vol.8, no.48 p.429
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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