Blue Rock Thrush
BIRDING ARAGÓNBlue Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius
ES: roquero solitario
Description
L: 21-23cm; W: 33-37cm; The male in breeding plumage is bluish-grey; dark wings and tail; in winter with brown rims on the blue feathers. Female has grey-brown upperparts, bluish tinge to back, throat, and chest, but always shows barred pattern; brown underparts streaked with dark and brown wings. Juveniles are similar to females but with mottled back; primary coverts with a broad pale edge; new plumage.
- Observation difficulty: Medium
- Status: Resident
- Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Protected species
- Hábitat: High mountain
Special interest
Best places to see in Aragón
ROUTES
- Route 4 Sierra Caballera
- Route 5 Sierra and Canyons of Guara Natural Park
- Route 6 Huesca and surroundings
- Route 7 Monegros and Bajo Cinca counties
- Route 11 Belchite and Bajo Martín counties
- Route 12 Sierra del Moncayo
- Route 13 Hoces del Jalón
- Route 14 Gallocanta Lagoon and surroundings
- Route 15 Maestrazgo
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel
REGIONS
Hoya de Huesca; Somontano; Monegros; Bajo Cinca; Bajo Aragón; Caspe; Campo Belchite y Bajo Martín; Tarazona y el Moncayo; Campo de Cariñena y Valdejalón; Campo de Daroca y Jiloca; Maestrazo y Andora-Sierra de Arcos; Sierra de Albarracín; Comunidad de Calatayud; Cuencas Mineras
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
