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Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2024 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass 50 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 66,600,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 78,500,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 1340000-3090000 mature individuals poor estimated 2018
Population trend unknown - suspected -
Generation length 3.09 years - - -

Population justification: In Europe, the total population size is estimated at 201,000-463,000 mature individuals, with 100,000-232,000 breeding pairs (BirdLife International 2021), and comprises approximately 15% of the species' global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is between 1,340,000-3,090,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is desirable. In Europe the trend for this species is not known (BirdLife International 2021). As no other data are available to derive trends, the global population trend for this species is unknown

Trend justification:    .


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Afghanistan extant native yes
Albania extant native yes
Algeria extant native
Andorra extant native yes
Armenia extant native yes
Australia extant vagrant
Austria extinct vagrant
Azerbaijan extant native yes
Bahrain extant native yes yes
Belgium extant vagrant
Bhutan extant native
Bosnia and Herzegovina extant native yes
Brunei extant native
Bulgaria extant native yes
Cambodia extant native
Cameroon extant native
Canada extant vagrant
Chad extant native
China (mainland) extant native yes
Côte d'Ivoire extant vagrant
Croatia extant native yes
Cyprus extant native yes
Djibouti extant native
Egypt extant native
Eritrea extant native
Ethiopia extant native
France extant native yes
Gambia extant native
Georgia extant native yes
Germany extant vagrant
Ghana extant native
Gibraltar (to UK) extant native yes
Greece extant native yes
Guinea extant native yes
Hong Kong (China) extant native
India extant native yes
Indonesia extant native
Iran, Islamic Republic of extant native yes
Iraq extant native yes yes
Israel extant native yes
Italy extant native yes
Japan extant native yes
Jordan extant native yes yes
Kazakhstan extant native yes
Kuwait extant native yes yes
Kyrgyzstan extant native yes
Laos extant native
Lebanon extant native yes yes
Liberia extant native
Libya extant native
Macao (China) extant native
Malaysia extant native yes
Mali extant vagrant
Malta extant native yes
Mauritania extant native
Monaco extant native yes
Montenegro extant native yes
Morocco extant native
Myanmar extant native
Nepal extant native yes
Niger extant native
Nigeria extant native
North Korea extant native yes
North Macedonia extant native yes
Oman extant native yes yes
Pakistan extant native yes
Palau extant vagrant
Palestine extant native yes
Philippines extant native yes
Portugal extant native yes
Qatar extant native yes yes
Russia extant native yes yes
Russia (Central Asian) extant vagrant yes
Russia (European) extant native yes
San Marino extant native yes
Saudi Arabia extant native yes
Senegal extant native
Serbia extant native yes
Sierra Leone extant native
Singapore extant native yes
Slovakia extant vagrant
Slovenia extant native yes
Somalia extant native
South Korea extant native yes
Spain extant native yes
Sri Lanka extant native yes
Sudan extant native yes
Sweden extant vagrant
Switzerland extant native yes
Syria extant native yes yes
Taiwan, China extant native
Tajikistan extant native yes
Thailand extant native
Tunisia extant native
Türkiye extant native yes
Turkmenistan extant native yes
United Arab Emirates extant native yes yes
United Kingdom extant vagrant
Uzbekistan extant native yes
Vietnam extant native
Yemen extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Armenia Khosrov Reserve
Armenia Meghri
Bulgaria Arda Bridge
Bulgaria Kresna Gorge
Bulgaria Studen Kladenets
France Chaîne des Alpilles
France Iles Marseillaises: Maire, Jarron, Jarre, Riou, Calseraigne, Congloue et Pomègues
France Montagne Sainte-Victoire
France Préalpes de Grasse
France Vallée du Régino
Greece Agrafa mountains
Greece Akarnanika mountains
Greece East Lakonia mountains
Greece Mount Gkiona
Greece Mount Oiti
Greece Mount Parnassos
Greece Mount Taygetos
Greece Rodopos peninsula, Crete
Greece Saria island and northern Karpathos
Greece Southern Mani, mount Sangias and cape Tainaro
Portugal Côa valley
Portugal Portas de Ródão e Vale Mourão
Portugal Serra de Penha Garcia e Campina de Toulões
Portugal South-west coast of Portugal
Portugal Upper River Tejo
Spain Fuentes Carrionas
Spain Marina mountain ranges
Spain Mountains of Barcelona
Spain Prelittoral mountain ranges of Granada
Spain Sierra Nevada mountain range

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban Areas marginal resident
Grassland Temperate suitable breeding
Grassland Temperate suitable non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) major breeding
Shrubland Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation suitable breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable breeding
Shrubland Temperate suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Temperate suitable breeding
Altitude 0 - 4420 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Food - human subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture international
Sport hunting/specimen collecting subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blue-rock-thrush-monticola-solitarius on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.