
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0
Monticola gularis
Habitat
Mixed montane forest in the breeding season
Size
About 34 g (32–37 g)
The white-throated rock thrush is a flycatcher of the family Muscicapidae whose natural habitats include temperate forest. It weighs about 34 g on average. Adult males have white patches on the chin and throat and chestnut-orange underparts, and adult females have brown or olive-brown upperparts. The song is described as melancholy, flute-like, drawn-out rising whistles. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It occupies its breeding grounds in mixed montane forests between May and September and breeds from May to July, raising two broods in cup-shaped nests. Its typical generation length is 3.8 years. (Wikipedia, general species account)