---
title: "Blue Rock-Thrush"
description: "Monticola solitarius — Birds. The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/blue-rock-thrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blue Rock-Thrush

> Monticola solitarius — Birds. The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat.

- Scientific name: *Monticola solitarius*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 18341
- Wikidata: [Q152144](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152144)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13141](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13141)

## Names

- en: Blue Rock-Thrush
- de: Blaumerle
- es: Roquero solitario
- fr: Monticole bleu
- pt: Melro-azul
- pl: Modrak

## Countries with the most observations

JP (3713), ES (2013), TW (1249), KR (783), RU (644), IN (612), TH (595), IT (541), PT (519), CN (489), GR (465), VN (447)

## Summary

The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family Turdidae. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and from Central Asia to northern China and Malaysia. The blue rock thrush is the official national bird of Malta.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_rock_thrush

## Photo

![Blue Rock-Thrush](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-rock-thrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136566565

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-rock-thrush?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).