The Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush lives among mountain rocks. In breeding plumage, the male stands out in blue and orange.
In breeding plumage, the male has blue upperparts, a white patch on the back, and orange underparts and tail. The female is mottled brown with an orange tail.
Birds that breed in the mountains of France move to tropical Africa in autumn. They often perch high on rocks or ruins and flick their tails.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.