
Sentinel Rock Thrush
Rocky uplands. Grey head, mantle and breast; lower breast to vent rufous.
Bird species database for Newman’s Birds of Southern Africa.

Rocky uplands. Grey head, mantle and breast; lower breast to vent rufous.

Moist grasslands. Folded upper wings dark olive-brown; head to breast grey; small white forehead; eyes yellow. Black-and-white underwings in flight.

Grasslands. Red or orange face; flight feathers, upper legs and tailtip black; legs pink.

Woodland. Red breast visible when bird is perched. Iridescent green on forehead.

Thornveld. black and white scaling on light brown upper feathers.

Forest, bush. Streaky head, scaly throat with yellowish tinge; grey back with yellow bars on wings, paler underparts.

Coastal shores. White body apart from black cap, pale grey back and wings; long, slender black bill with yellow tip.

Estuaries. Small martin; above dark brown; below white with narrow brown chest-band; tail with shallow fork.
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