Blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius)नीली कस्तूरी, कश्मीरी कस्तूरी

Blue rock thrush
 (Monticola solitarius)
नीली कस्तूरी, कश्मीरी कस्तूरी 
Tura
Meghalaya
Nikon Gears
January 2020

This is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family Turdidae. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and from central Asia to northern China and Malaysia. The blue rock thrush is the official national bird of Malta and was shown on the Lm 1 coins that were part of the country's former currency.

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