Additional Info

• Class:Aves
• Family:Muscicapidae
• Scientific Name:Monticola solitarius philippinensis (Statius Müller, 1776)
• Common Name:Eastern blue rock thrush
• Description:This bird has slate blue upperparts, throat, breast, and edges to tail feathers. Its wings and tail are black, and its belly, undertail and underwing coverts are chestnut. Females have more bluish grey upperparts and generally bluish grey underparts with whitish spots bordered by black.
• Ecological Role:This bird eats fruits and insects. It helps in shaping plant life of ecosystems by dispersing seeds. It also controls the population of its insect prey.
• Distribution:Breeds in Eurasia, winters in Africa and South and Southeast Asia.