The rock thrushes, Monticola, are a genus of chats, medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous songbirds. They were in former times placed in the thrush family Turdidae but actually belong in the closely related Muscicapidae. All are Old World birds, and most are associated with mountainous regions.
- Forest Rock Thrush, Monticola sharpei
- Benson's Rock Thrush, Monticola (Pseudocossyphus) bensoni
- Amber Mountain Rock Thrush Monticola erythronotus
- Littoral Rock Thrush, Monticola imerinus
- Cape Rock Thrush, Monticola rupestris
- Sentinel Rock Thrush, Monticola explorator
- Short-toed Rock Thrush, Monticola brevipes
- Miombo Rock Thrush, Monticola angolensis
- Common Rock Thrush, Monticola saxatilis
- Little Rock Thrush, Monticola rufocinereus
- Blue-capped Rock Thrush, Monticola cinclorhynchus
- White-throated Rock Thrush, Monticola gularis
- Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush, Monticola rufiventris
- Blue Rock Thrush, Monticola solitarius
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