Species group · Birds
Rock Thrushes
WAnimals has 2 species of rock thrush, all in the family Muscicapidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 35 countries
- 93 parks
- Weight
- 40 g – 70 g
- Length
- 17 cm – 23 cm
- Lifespan
- 9 – 10 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of rock thrushes on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 35 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Bardenas Reales2 species
- Ifrane2 species
- Köprülü Kanyon2 species
- Meteora2 species
- Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas2 species
- Toubkal2 species
- Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici1 species
- Ainos1 species
- Al Hoceima1 species
- Alta Murgia1 species
- Archipielago de Cabrera1 species
- Arcipelago Toscano1 species
Did you know…
The male has a blue head, orange breast and rusty tail; very shy.
It is a trans-Saharan migrant weighing fifty grams: it breeds on the scree of the Iberian high mountains and spends the winter in the savannahs of the Sahel, crossing the desert twice a year.
It is in marked decline in Spain and across Europe, and the main cause appears to be the abandonment of mountain grazing, which closes up the open stony grassland it needs.
The slate-blue male sings from rooftops and towers in spring.
From Blue Rock Thrush
It is the national bird of Malta, where it is known as the merill and appears on the country's euro coins.
From Blue Rock Thrush
Its fluting, wistful song from a rock ledge, sustained for minutes at a time, has earned it its Spanish name of the solitary one and it has been cited in Mediterranean poetry since antiquity.
From Blue Rock Thrush