# Common rock thrush (*Monticola saxatilis*)

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The common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Muscicapidae, part of the songbirds and other perching birds. It is a small bird with an adult body mass of 50.3 g, with values from 47 g to 52.4 g reported by our sources. This migratory invertivore lives in rocky habitats, has a perching lifestyle and occupies a geographic range of 8.7 million km². It lays 1 clutch per year with 4.25 eggs per clutch, and the IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern, not a threatened category.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 47 g – 52.4 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | rocky |
| Young per litter or clutch | 3.5 – 4.25 |
| Litters or clutches a year | 1 |
| Lifestyle | Perching |
| Migration | Migratory |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Passeriformes
- family: Muscicapidae
- genus: Monticola
- species: *Monticola saxatilis* (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms: *Monticola cyanus*, *Monticola saxatalis*, *Monticola saxatilis saxatilis*, *Monticola saxatilis turkestanicus*, *Petrocichla saxatilis*, *Petrocincla saxatilis*, *Petrocossyphus gourcyi*, *Petrocossyphus goureyi*, *Petrocossyphus polyglottis*, *Petrocossyphus saxatilis*, *Sylvia saxatilis*, *Turdus caeruleus*, *Turdus cyanus*, *Turdus saxatilis*

## Common questions

### What kind of animal is the common rock thrush?

The common rock thrush is a bird in the family Muscicapidae and the order Passeriformes, grouped with the songbirds and other perching birds.

### How much does a common rock thrush weigh?

An adult common rock thrush weighs 50.3 g, with values from 47 g to 52.4 g reported by our sources.

### What does the common rock thrush eat?

The common rock thrush is an invertivore, placing it at the carnivore trophic level.

### What habitat does the common rock thrush live in?

The common rock thrush lives in rocky habitats and has a perching lifestyle.

### Is the common rock thrush migratory?

Yes, the common rock thrush is migratory.

### Is the common rock thrush endangered?

No, the common rock thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.

### How many eggs does the common rock thrush lay?

The common rock thrush lays 4.25 eggs per clutch, with 1 clutch per year.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), CC BY 4.0, v7. Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7
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