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Blue Rock Thrush / Monticola solitarius LC
- Synonyms Blue Rock-Thrush, Blue Rock Trush
- Old latin name for bird Turdus manillensis, Monticola solitaria, Turdus solitarius, Turdus azureus
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Related species

Short-toed Rock Thrush

Little Rock Thrush

Forest Rock Thrush

Miombo Rock Thrush

White-throated Rock Thrush

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Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush

Cape Rock Thrush
Where to see Blue Rock Thrush
- Breeding region Eurasia, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion widespread, also nw Africa
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Holy See
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
Blue Rock Thrush subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monticola solitarius longirostris | Greece and w, s Turkey through the Middle East to the nw Himalayas | to ne Africa and India | No |
| Monticola solitarius madoci | Malay Pen. and n Sumatra | - | No |
| Monticola solitarius pandoo | c Himalayas to e China and nw Vietnam | to Greater Sundas | No |
| Monticola solitarius philippensis | e Mongolia to Sakhalin s to Japan, extreme n Philippines and ne China | to Indonesian Arch. and Philippines | No |
| Monticola solitarius solitarius | nw Africa, sw and sc Europe, n Turkey to Georgia and Azerbaijan | to n Africa | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bloukliplyster |
| Albanian | Tusha blu |
| Arabic | السمنة الغرابية, سمنة الصخور الزرقاء, السمنة الزرقاء |
| Armenian | Կապույտ Քարակեռնեխ, [Kapuyt Karakernekh ] |
| Azerbaijani | Göy qaya qaratoyuğu, göy daşqaratoyuq, göy daşqaratoyuğu, göy qaratoyuq |
| Basque | Harkaitz-zozo urdina, Harkaitz-zozo urdin, Merla blava, Harkaltz-zozo urdina |
| Belarusian | Сіні каменны дрозд |
| Bengali | নীল শিলাদামা |
| Breton | Savelleg glas |
| Bulgarian | Син скален дрозд |
| Catalan | merla blava, Pàssera |
| Chinese | 麻石青, 水嘴, 亚东蓝石鸫, 矶鸫, 石鸫, 藍磯鶇, 蓝矶鸫 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 石鶇, 藍磯鶇, 水嘴, 磯鶇, 麻石青, 亞東藍石鶇 |
| Croatian | modrokos |
| Czech | skalník modrý |
| Danish | Blådrossel |
| Dutch | Blauwe Rotslijster |
| Esperanto | Blua rokturdo |
| Estonian | sini-kivirästas |
| Faroese | Blátrøstur |
| Finnish | sinirastas |
| French | Merle de roche bleu, Merle bleu, Monticole bleu, Merle-bleu, Monticole merle-bleu |
| Frisian | Blauwe rotslyster |
| Galician | Merlo azul, Merla blava , melro azul |
| Georgian | ლურჯი კლდის შაშვი, კლდის ლურჯი შაშვი |
| German | Blaumerle |
| Greek | Γαλαζοκότσυφας, Γαλαζoκότσυφας |
| Hebrew | צוקית בודדת |
| Hungarian | kék kövirigó |
| Icelandic | Bláþröstungur |
| Indonesian | Muraibatu Arung, Murai-batu arung, Burung Murai-batu Arung |
| Irish | Smólach gorm creige |
| Italian | Passero solitario |
| Japanese | イソヒヨドリ |
| Kazakh | көк сайрақ, көк шақшақ, Кєк сайрақ |
| Korean | 바다직박구리 |
| Latvian | zilais akmeņstrazds |
| Lithuanian | Mėlynasis uolastrazdis, mėlynasis akmeninis strazdas |
| Luxembourgish | Blomärel |
| Macedonian | модар дрозд, Син скален (Модар) дрозд |
| Malay | Burung Tarum, Burung Murai Batu Tarung, Murai Tarum, Burung Murai Tarum |
| Malayalam | നീലപ്പാറക്കിളി |
| Maltese | Ciccu di Diu, Merill, merilli |
| Manx | Treshlen ghorrym ny greg |
| Marathi | नील कस्तुर |
| Mongolian | хөхөвтөр хадны таргалж, Цармын хөөндэй, Цэнхэр жижир, хөхөвтөр хадан таргалж |
| Nepali | उमा चा“चर |
| Northern Sami | Alitrásttis |
| Norwegian | blåtrost |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Blåtrast |
| Persian | طرقه کبود, طرقه کبود , طرقه کبود (بنفش), طرقۀ کبود (بنفش) |
| Polish | Modrak środziemnomorski, modrak, modrak śródziemnomorski |
| Portuguese | melro-azul |
| Romanian | Mierlă albastră |
| Romansh | Merl blau |
| Russian | Siny Kamenny Drozd, Синий каменный дрозд, Дрозд синий каменный |
| Serbian | drozd modrulj, Дрозд модруљ, Modrokos |
| Slovak | skaliar modrý |
| Slovenian | puščavec, pušcavec |
| Spanish | Roquero solitario |
| Swedish | blåtrast |
| Tamil | Neela Poong Kuruvi |
| Thai | นกกระเบื้องผา |
| Turkish | gökardyç, Mavi Kaya-ardıcı, Көк сайрақ, Gökardıç |
| Turkmen | gök daş jokjoky |
| Ukrainian | скеляр синій, Синій скеляр |
| Uzbek | кўктош қораялоқ, кўк тош шақшақ, кўк тош шақ-шақ |
| Vietnamese | Hoét đá họng trắng, Chim Hoét đá xanh, Chim Hoét đá |
| Welsh | Bronfraith las y graig, Brych graig glas |




















