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Short-toed rock thrush

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Short-toed rock thrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Monticola
Species:
M. brevipes
Binomial name
Monticola brevipes
(Waterhouse, 1838)

The short-toed rock thrush (Monticola brevipes) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Birds in the eastern part of its range are sometimes regarded as a separate species, the Pretoria rock thrush or Transvaal rock thrush (M. pretoriae).

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Monticola brevipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22708239A94154206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708239A94154206.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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