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title: "Cape Rock-Thrush"
description: "Monticola rupestris — Uccelli. The Cape Rock-Thrush (Monticola rupestris) is a member of the bird family Muscicapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/cape-rock-thrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cape Rock-Thrush

> Monticola rupestris — Uccelli. The Cape Rock-Thrush (Monticola rupestris) is a member of the bird family Muscicapidae.

- Scientific name: *Monticola rupestris*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1810
- Wikidata: [Q1589149](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1589149)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13147](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13147)

## Names

- en: Cape Rock-Thrush
- de: Klippenrötel
- es: Roquero de El Cabo
- fr: Monticole rocar
- pt: Melro-das-rochas-do-cabo
- pl: Nagórnik brązowoskrzydły

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1719), SZ (13), LS (9)

## Summary

The Cape Rock-Thrush (Monticola rupestris) is a member of the bird family Muscicapidae. This rock-thrush breeds in eastern and southern South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. It is a common endemic resident, non-migratory apart from seasonal altitudinal movements in some areas.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Zara Aitken · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161054886

## Machine access

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