Blue-Capped Rock Thrush

Blue-Capped Rock Thrush is an Indian Bird and it is a migratory in nature.

Blue-Capped Rock Thrush, Indian BirdBlue-Capped Rock Thrush is an Indian bird that bears a scientific name "Monticola cinclorhynchus" and breeds in the foothill range of Himalayan Mountain Range.

Category of Blue-Capped Rock Thrush
Blue-Capped Rock Thrush is a species of chat family.

Structure of Blue-Capped Rock Thrush
The male Blue-Capped Rock Thrush has a blue head, chin and throat. The upper parts are blue and black. The rump and under parts are chestnut brown. There is a white patch on the wing that is visible during flight. The female bird is brown with a brown and white underside.

Breeding of Blue-Capped Rock Thrush
Blue-Capped Rock Thrush breeds in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountain Range and winters in the hill forests of southern India. During winter Blue-Capped Rock Thrush is found throughout Pakistan, parts of Myanmar and India, especially in the Western Ghats Mountain Range in India.

Habitat of Blue-Capped Rock Thrush
Blue-Capped Rock Thrush flies up into trees and sits motionless when they are disturbed.

Distribution of Blue-Capped Rock Thrush
Blue-Capped Rock Thrush is a summer visitor in parts of Afghanistan and along the Himalayan Mountain Range from Pakistan to Arunachal Pradesh. In summer, Blue-Capped Rock Thrush is found in pine forests and hill slopes. In winter Blue-capped rock thrush is found in dense canopied forests.

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