Little Rock Thrush
Monticola rufocinereus
Near acacia woodland at lake Elementaita, Kenya. Dec. 2015. It is perched on an exotic, invasive plant, an American prickly pear cactus.
From Wikipedia:
This insectivorous bird is found in rocky areas with some trees, and sometimes near settlements.[2][3]
At 15 to 16 cm this is the smallest of the rock thrushes. The male has the head, throat and upper mantle blue-grey,
the underparts orange-red, except for the blackish centre tail and tips which form an inverted T shape.
The female is duller and paler.[2] It is readily mistaken for a redstart because of its habit of trembling its tail.
Muscicapidae -- Old World Flycatcher Family
Books:
- Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
- Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe