Forest Rock Thrush (Monticola sharpei)
About the Forest Rock Thrush
The forest rock thrush (Monticola sharpei) is a songbird in the family Muscicapidae, formerly placed in the Turdidae together with the other chats. It now includes Benson's rock thrush and Amber Mountain rock thrush as subspecies. It is endemic to Madagascar. The type locality is the forests east of Ambatondrazaka, which in turn lies south of Lake Alaotra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 43 recordings for this species: 22 CC BY-NC-SA · 21 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Madagascar in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitariusrecording
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilisrecording
- Little Rock ThrushMonticola rufocinereusrecording
- Short-toed Rock ThrushMonticola brevipesrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.