Sentinel rock thrush
Species of bird
Sentinel rock thrush | |
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Male and female in Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Genus: | Monticola |
Species: | M. explorator |
Binomial name | |
Monticola explorator (Vieillot, 1818) |
The sentinel rock thrush (Monticola explorator) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.[2] It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Eswatini. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
It is insectivorous.[3]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Monticola explorator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22708233A118948206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22708233A118948206.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Monticola explorator (Vieillot, 1818)".
- ^ Seleteng-Kose, Lerato; Kobisi, Khotso; Pool-Stanvliet, Ruida; Mohapi, Khotso (2021-08-25). "A rapid biodiversity assessment of Lesotho's first proposed Biosphere Reserve: a case study of Bokong Nature Reserve and Tšehlanyane National Park". Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation. 51 (2). doi:10.38201/btha.abc.v51.i2.6. ISSN 2311-9284.
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