Sentinel rock thrush

Sentinel rock thrush
Male and female in Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Monticola
Species:	M. explorator
Binomial name
Monticola explorator (Vieillot, 1818)

The sentinel rock thrush (Monticola explorator) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.[2] It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Eswatini. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

It is insectivorous.[3]

References

1. BirdLife International (2017). "Monticola explorator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22708233A118948206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22708233A118948206.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Monticola explorator (Vieillot, 1818)".
3. Seleteng-Kose, Lerato; Kobisi, Khotso; Pool-Stanvliet, Ruida; Mohapi, Khotso (2021-08-25). "A rapid biodiversity assessment of Lesotho's first proposed Biosphere Reserve: a case study of Bokong Nature Reserve and Tšehlanyane National Park". Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation. 51 (2). doi:10.38201/btha.abc.v51.i2.6. ISSN 2311-9284.