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Common rock thrush

Monticola saxatilis

A rare bird. A rare bird, which is most frequently seen in the Val d'Aran and in the surrounding local districts of Catalonia. This mountain species has experienced a decline in numbers beyond the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees. Its distant wintering points, in the foothills of the Ebro valley, are being used with less and less frequency.

Difficulty

Medium

Status

Summer

Habitat

Mountains

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