What does the Blue Rock Thrush eat?

The Blue Rock Thrush's diet shapes where and when you'll find it. Understanding what it eats helps you predict where to look.

Diet overview

Primarily insects (beetles, grasshoppers, caterpillars, ants, flies), spiders, molluscs, worms. During autumn and winter, it supplements its diet with berries and fruits.

How it forages

Forages mainly on the ground, hopping along rocks and crevices. It also makes short flights to catch insects in the air (sallying) or pounces on prey from an elevated perch. It probes in leaf litter and under stones. Occasionally consumes berries and small fruits.

When it feeds

Diurnal. Most active during the early morning and late afternoon.

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