Sentinel rock thrush

Sentinel rock thrush
Male in Cape Town, South Africa
Female in Cape Town, South Africa
Scientific classification
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 Swaziland. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

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