Male © Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul eBird S34927817 Macaulay Library ML 125633181
Female © Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok
Male © Edmond Sham
Female © Tom Johnson
Female © Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok
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Male © Craig Brelsford

Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris

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Identification

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An upright bird of montane forests. Male is dark blue above and orange below, with a dark face. Female looks completely different: gray-brown with boldly scaled underparts and a whitish crescent behind the ear. Female White-throated Rock Thrush is similar, but browner, with a spotted back and no pale ear crescent. Usually seen in pairs, perched quietly on a rock or exposed branch at canopy level. Song is a series of buzzy whistles; most common call is a distincive low, harsh scratching noise.

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