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Cape Rock-Thrush

Monticola rupestris (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

The Cape rock thrush is a member of the bird family Muscicapidae. This rock thrush breeds in eastern and southern South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. It is a common endemic resident, non-migratory apart from seasonal altitudinal movements in some areas. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Monticola
Scientific:
  Monticola rupestris


Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 20 p.281

Protonym:
  Turdus rupestris

Type locality:
  near Cape Town [= Table Mountain, fide Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 449] .

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18041107


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  22E11A7D0F545386

Avibase ID:
  avibase-22E11A7D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/22E11A7D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561215

Geographic range:

  • Monticola rupestris: SE Botswana to s Mozambique, Swaziland and Cape Province
English:
Cape Rock-Thrush
Catalan:
merla roquera del Cap
Czech:
skalník kapský
Danish:
Kapstendrossel
German:
Klippenrötel
Spanish:
Roquero de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain):
Roquero de El Cabo
Finnish:
kapinkivikkorastas
French:
Monticole rocar
Croatian:
riđi kamenjar
Hungarian:
szirti kövirigó
Icelandic:
Bergþröstungur
Italian:
Codirossone del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
rurigashiraisohiyo
Japanese:
ルリガシライソヒヨ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis akmeninis strazdas
Dutch:
Kaapse Rotslijster
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kappsteintrast
Norwegian:
Kappsteintrost
Polish:
nagórnik brązowoskrzydły
Portuguese:
melro-das-rochas-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal):
roqueiro-do-cabo
Russian:
Южноафриканский каменный дрозд
Slovak:
skaliar kapucňový
Serbian:
Kapski kos kamenjar
Swedish:
kapstentrast
Ukrainian:
Скеляр бронзовокрилий
Chinese:
南非矶鸫
Chinese (Traditional):
南非磯鶇


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Monticole rocar ( Monticola rupestris)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Kaapse Kliplyster, Kliplyster
Catalan: merla roquera del Cap
Czech: Skalník kapský
Danish: Kapstendrossel
German: Klippenrötel
English: Cape Rock Thrush, Cape Rockthrush, Cape Rock-Thrush
English, HBW: Cape Rock-thrush
English (IOC): Cape Rock Thrush
English (United States): Cape Rock-Thrush
Spanish: Roquero de El Cabo, Roquero del Cabo
Spanish (Spain): Roquero de El Cabo, Roquero del Cabo
Spanish (HBW): Cape Rock-Thrush
Estonian: pruunselg-kivisiirak
Finnish: Kapinkivikkorastas
French: Merle de roche du Cap, Merle du Cap, Monticole rocar
Croatian: riđi kamenjar
Hungarian: szirti kövirigó
Icelandic: Bergþröstungur
Italian: Codirossone del Capo
Japanese (romaji): rurigashiraisohiyo, rurigashiraisohiyodori
Japanese: ルリガシライソヒヨ, ルリガシライソヒヨドリ
Scientific: Monticola rupestris, Petrocincla capensis, Turdus rupestris
Lithuanian: Afrikinis akmeninis strazdas
Dutch: Kaapse Rotslijster
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kappsteintrast
Norwegian: Kappsteintrost
Polish: nagórnik brazowoskrzydly, nagórnik brązowoskrzydły
Portuguese: Melro-das-rochas do Cabo, melro-das-rochas-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal): roqueiro-do-cabo
Russian: Капский каменный дрозд, Южноафриканский каменный дрозд
Slovak: skaliar kapucňový
Serbian: Kapski kos kamenjar
Sotho, Southern: Thume
Swedish: Kapstentrast
Turkish: Kap taşkızılı
Ukrainian: Скеляр бронзовокрилий
Xhosa: Igwagwa
Chinese: 南非矶鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 南非磯鶇
Zulu: iKhwelematsheni

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