Scientific Name: Monticola gularis
Malay Name: Tarum Rengkung Putih
Chinese Name: 白喉矶鸫
Range: Found from Siberia, Northeastern China to North Korea and winter to Southern China, Indochina and Thai-Malay Peninsula
Taxonomy: Monotypic.
Size: 18-19.5 cm
Identification: Non-breeding male has rufous-chestnut lores/malar/rump/underparts, white throat/wing patch, bluish crown/nape and pale fringes on upperparts. Breeding male has no pale fringings. Female has mostly greyish-brown body with blackish bars on upperparts (except crown and tail), heavy blackish scales on underparts (except belly and vent), whitish throat/submoustachial stripe and small whitish patch behind ear-coverts. First winter resembles non-breeding adults.
Habitat: Forest, secondary growth and suitable wooded area.
Behaviour/Ecology: Forages on the floor of the forest, including along path and at the edge of quiet stretches of road through forest.
Local Status: Vagrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
Featured reports: Jan 2024
Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (White-throated Rock-Thrush)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Monticola gularis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708276A94155107.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). White-throated Rock Thrush. Retrieved on December 15, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/white-throated-rock-thrush.