Blue Rock Thrush

Latin Name: 
Monticola solitarius
Category: 
Size: 
23cm
Description: 

Male: blue plumage; brown wings and tail; pale fulvous and black scales more conspicuous in winter; belly whiter in winter. Female: duller, greybrown above; dark shaft-streaks; black barring on rump; dull white below, barred brown. Solitary; has favoured sites, often around habitation; perches on rocks, stumps, roof tops; has a rather upright posture; flies on to ground to feed, but sometimes launches short aerial sallies.

Habitat: 
Open rocky country, cliffs, ravines, ruins, habitation.
Distribution: 
Breeds in the Himalaya, from extreme west to east Nepal; 1,200–3,000m, perhaps higher; winters from foothills, NE, south throughout peninsula; uncommon in Gangetic plains.
Call: 
Call Description: 
Silent in winter; short, whistling song of breeding male.