GOBIERNO DE ARAGON UE FEADER REDR

Blue Rock Thrush

BIRDING ARAGÓN

Blue 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.

Roquero solitario Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush
  • Observation difficulty: Medium
  • Status: Resident
  • Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
  • Conservation Status: Protected species
  • bitat: High mountain

 

Special interest

Best places to see in Aragón

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)