Short-toed Rock Thrush

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Short-toed Rock Thrush at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Mokala National Park, Augrabies Falls National Park, Camdeboo National Park and Karoo National Park and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Short-toed Rock Thrush is most recorded in Western Cape (33% of records), North West (29% of records), Northern Cape (26% of records), based on 175 iNaturalist observations. 21 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Short-toed Rock Thrush on site or nearby.

The Short-toed Rock Thrush is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Mokala National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Augrabies Falls National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Camdeboo National Park: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Short-toed Rock Thrush (Monticola brevipes) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

The short-toed rock thrush (Monticola brevipes) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.