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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.
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.

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

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	23,600,000 km2	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	14,000,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	895000-2860000 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2018
Population trend	unknown	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.06 years	-	-	-

Population justification: In Europe, the total population size is estimated at 179,000-572,000 mature individuals, with 89,500-286,000 breeding pairs (BirdLife International 2021), and comprises approximately 20% of the species' global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is between 895,000-2,860,000 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	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
Austria	extant	native		yes
Azerbaijan	extant	native		yes
Bahrain	extant	native				yes
Belgium	extant	vagrant
Benin	extant	vagrant
Bosnia and Herzegovina	extant	native		yes
Bulgaria	extant	native		yes
Cameroon	extant	native
Central African Republic	extant	native
Chad	extant	native
China (mainland)	extant	native		yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native
Côte d'Ivoire	extant	vagrant
Croatia	extant	native		yes
Cyprus	extant	native
Czechia	extant	native		yes
Denmark	extant	vagrant
Djibouti	extant	native
Egypt	extant	native
Eritrea	extant	native
Ethiopia	extant	native
Finland	extant	vagrant
France	extant	native		yes
Gambia	extant	native
Georgia	extant	native		yes
Germany	extinct	native		yes
Ghana	extant	native
Gibraltar (to UK)	extant	native
Greece	extant	native		yes		yes
Guinea	extant	native
Guinea-Bissau	extant	native
Hungary	extant	native		yes
Iran, Islamic Republic of	extant	native	yes			yes
Iraq	extant	native				yes
Ireland	extant	vagrant
Israel	extant	native		yes
Italy	extant	native		yes
Japan	extant	vagrant
Jordan	extant	native				yes
Kazakhstan	extant	native		yes
Kenya	extant	native
Kuwait	extant	native				yes
Kyrgyzstan	extant	native		yes
Lebanon	extant	native		yes		yes
Liberia	extant	native
Libya	extant	native
Liechtenstein	extant	vagrant
Luxembourg	extant	vagrant
Mali	extant	native
Malta	extant	native
Mauritania	extant	native
Moldova	extant	native		yes
Mongolia	extant	native		yes
Montenegro	extant	native		yes
Morocco	extant	native
Myanmar	extant	vagrant
Netherlands	extant	vagrant
Niger	extant	vagrant
Nigeria	extant	native
North Macedonia	extant	native		yes
Norway	extant	vagrant
Oman	extant	native			yes	yes
Palestine	extant	native				yes
Poland	extant	native		yes
Portugal	extant	native		yes
Qatar	extant	native				yes
Romania	extant	native		yes
Russia	extant	native		yes
Russia (Asian)	extant	native		yes
Russia (Central Asian)	extant	native		yes
Russia (European)	extant	native		yes
Rwanda	extant	vagrant
Saudi Arabia	extant	native				yes
Senegal	extant	native
Serbia	extant	native		yes
Seychelles	extant	vagrant
Sierra Leone	extant	native
Slovakia	extant	native		yes
Slovenia	extant	native		yes
Somalia	extant	native
South Sudan	extant	native			yes
Spain	extant	native		yes
Sudan	extant	native
Sweden	extant	vagrant
Switzerland	extant	native		yes
Syria	extant	native		yes		yes
Tajikistan	extant	native		yes
Tanzania	extant	native
Togo	extant	vagrant
Tunisia	extant	native
Türkiye	extant	native		yes
Turkmenistan	extant	native		yes
Uganda	extant	native
Ukraine	extant	native		yes
United Arab Emirates	extant	native				yes
United Kingdom	extant	vagrant
Uzbekistan	extant	native		yes
Western Sahara	extant	native
Yemen	extant	native				yes
Zambia	extant	vagrant

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Bulgaria	Central Balkan
Bulgaria	Melnik Pyramids
Bulgaria	Pirin
Bulgaria	Ponor
Bulgaria	Rila
France	Massif du Canigou-Carança
France	Parc National de la Vanoise
France	Parc National des Cévennes
Greece	Agrafa mountains
Greece	Mount Chelmos (Aroania)
Greece	Mount Grammos
Greece	Mount Olympos
Greece	Mount Othrys
Greece	Mount Peristeri
Greece	Tsamanta, Filiata, Farmakovouni and Megali Rachi mountains
Greece	Tymfi (Gkamila) and Smolikas mountains
Serbia	Gornji Visok and Vidlic
Serbia	Kopaonik
Serbia	Prokletije
Serbia	Sara mountain
Serbia	Suva mountain
Slovenia	Breginjski Stol
Slovenia	Julijci
Slovenia	Snežnik plateau and Pivka valley
Slovenia	Vipavski rob
Spain	Ancares mountains
Spain	Gistreo and Coto mountain ranges
Spain	Guara mountain range
Spain	La Cabrera mountain range
Spain	Montes Aquilanos range
Spain	Riaño
Spain	San Mauricio-Bohí-Beret
Switzerland	Aletsch region
Switzerland	Bregaglia valley
Switzerland	Central Valais between Sierre and Visp
Switzerland	Heinzenberg mountain and surrounding valleys
Switzerland	Lower Engadine and Swiss National Park
Switzerland	Maggia valley
Switzerland	Piora - Dötra
Switzerland	Pre-alpine region of Pays d'Enhaut
Switzerland	Pre-alpine region of Schwyz
Switzerland	Simplon region
Switzerland	Upper Toggenburg and Säntis
Switzerland	Valley of Zermatt

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Grassland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	breeding
Savanna	Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subarctic	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Altitude	0 - 4000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	500 - 5000 m

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-tailed-rock-thrush-monticola-saxatilis 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.