White-throated Rock Thrush

White-throated Rock Thrush
This species is defined as a Review Species . Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page .

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)

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Past records in our database:

Showing only accepted records. Note that records currently under review are also not displayed, and the list may not be a full list of records of this species in Singapore. For more details, check the database here.

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White-throated Rock Thrush Monticola gularis
Average number of individuals by week based on Singapore Bird Database data, Jul 2014 to Jun 2024 (all records)
Early date 08 Nov 2013
Late date 28 Mar 2011
Most records from Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, but not recorded there since 2012. Last confirmed sighting was in Nov 2013 at Bidadari.
Male White-throated Rock Thrush at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Female White-throated Rock Thrush at Bukit Timah summit. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
White-throated Rock Thrush at Bukit Timah summit. Photo credit: Francis Yap

External Links:

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 May 11, 2025 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/white-throated-rock-thrush.

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