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Sentinel Rock-Thrush

Monticola explorator (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

The sentinel rock thrush is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 20 p.260

Protonym:
  Turdus explorator

Type locality:
  mountains of the Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18041086

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CCC257D0B053470A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CCC257D0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CCC257D0

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561210


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Monticola explorator explorator: eastern and southern South Africa (south to southwestern Western Cape)
  • Monticola explorator tenebriformis: Swaziland (Lebombo Mts.); winters north to s Mozambique
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Sentinel Rock-Thrush
Catalan:
merla roquera sentinella
Czech:
skalník horský
Danish:
Lille Kapstendrossel
German:
Langzehenrötel
Spanish:
Roquero Centinela
Spanish (Spain):
Roquero Centinela
Finnish:
rinnekivikkorastas
French:
Monticole espion
Croatian:
modroleđi kamenjar
Hungarian:
hosszúujjú kövirigó
Italian:
Codirossone sentinella
Japanese (romaji):
koshiakaisohiyo
Japanese:
コシアカイソヒヨ
Lithuanian:
Slaptingasis akmeninis strazdas
Dutch:
Langteenrotslijster
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Vaktsteintrast
Norwegian:
Vaktsteintrost
Polish:
nagórnik modroszyi
Portuguese:
Melro-das-rochas-sentinela
Portuguese (Portugal):
roqueiro-sentinela
Russian:
Длиннопалый каменный дрозд
Slovak:
skaliar hliadkarsky
Serbian:
Sivi kos kamenjar
Swedish:
vaktstentrast
Ukrainian:
Скеляр синьошиїй
Chinese:
哨声矶鸫
Chinese (Traditional):
哨磯鶇

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 01:
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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):
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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 (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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eBird version 1.50:
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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 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 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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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: Langtoonkliplyster
Catalan: merla roquera sentinella
Czech: Skalník dlouhoprstý, skalník horský
Danish: Lille Kapstendrossel
German: Langzehenrötel
English: Sentinel Rock Thruh, Sentinel Rock Thrush, Sentinel Rockthrush, Sentinel Rock-Thrush
English, HBW: Sentinel Rock-thrush
English (IOC): Sentinel Rock Thrush
English (United States): Sentinel Rock-Thrush
Spanish: Roquero Centinela, Roquero Explorador
Spanish (Spain): Roquero Centinela
Spanish (HBW): Sentinel Rock-Thrush
Estonian: rohu-kivisiirak
Finnish: Rinnekivikkorastas
French: Merle à dos bleu, Merle de roche montagnard, Monticole espion
Croatian: modroleđi kamenjar
Hungarian: hosszúujjú kövirigó
Italian: Codirossone sentinella
Japanese (romaji): koshiakaisohiyo, koshiakaisohiyodori
Japanese: コシアカイソヒヨ, コシアカイソヒヨドリ
Scientific: Monticola explorator, Monticola explorator explorator, Turdus explorator
Lithuanian: Slaptingasis akmeninis strazdas
Dutch: Langteenrotslijster, Langteen-rotslijster
Norwegian Nynorsk: Vaktsteintrast
Norwegian: Vaktsteintrost
Polish: nagórnik modroszyi
Portuguese: Melro-das-rochas-sentinela
Portuguese (Portugal): roqueiro-sentinela
Russian: Длиннопалый каменный дрозд
Slovak: skaliar hliadkarsky, skaliar hliadkársky
Serbian: Sivi kos kamenjar
Sotho, Southern: Thume
Swedish: Mindre kapstentrast, vaktstentrast
Turkish: Kaşif taşkızılı
Ukrainian: Скеляр синьошиїй
Xhosa: Umganto
Chinese: 哨声矶鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 哨磯鶇

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