Blue Rock Thrush Coloring Pages

A Blue Bird with a Beautiful Voice and Appearance! Blue Rock Thrush!

The male Blue Rock Thrush is a very pretty bird with a beautiful blue and reddish-brown body. The female has a plain gray body all over. It has the word "beach" in its Japanese name, but lately you can see it in towns far away from the sea too. Its special feature is singing in a beautiful voice from high places.

Where Does It Live?

The Blue Rock Thrush lives all over Japan. Originally, just like its name says, it lived in rocky coastal areas and cliffs. But in recent years, it has moved inland. It now lives around man-made buildings like roof-tops, apartment buildings, and train stations, using them just like rocky cliffs.

Its Song

The Blue Rock Thrush has a very beautiful song. It sings with a complex voice that sounds like "peet-tsu-tsu-pee-pee" or "pyuru-pyuru-pipipoo". Its voice is very loud and clear, so you can easily tell where it is singing. It usually acts alone, but it sings to protect its territory or to talk to its friends.

How It Hunts

The Blue Rock Thrush walks on the ground and mostly eats insects.

• On rocks and rooftops: It looks around for prey from high places like rocks and building tops.
• Catching on the ground: When it finds prey, it flies down to the ground to eat grasshoppers, spiders, centipedes, and more.
• Sea slaters: Blue Rock Thrush living on the coast catch and eat things like sea slaters.

Food

The Blue Rock Thrush eats all kinds of things because it is an omnivore.

• Insects: Its main food is insects like grasshoppers, centipedes, and spiders.
• Fruit and berries: In winter, it eats berries and fruit too.
• Leftover human food: Blue Rock Thrush living in cities sometimes eat leftover food from people.

Differences Between Males and Females

Male and female Blue Rock Thrush look completely different.

• Male: It has bright blue from its head to its back, and a reddish-brown belly.
• Female: It is plainer than the male, with a gray or brown body all over. It has a pattern like fish scales from its chest to its belly.

How to Choose Colors: Show Off the Male's Beautiful Colors!

The key to this Blue Rock Thrush coloring page is using different colors for the pretty male and the calm female. Use your imagination and decide if you want to color a male or a female!

• Male Colors:
  • Head and Back: Color from his head down his back with bright blue. If you mix in a little bit of light blue or dark blue, it will look super cool and deep!
  • Belly: Color his belly with reddish-brown. Mix in a little bit of orange to make it look nice and bright.
  • Around the Eyes: Carefully color the lines around his eyes with black.
• Female Colors:
  • Whole Body: For a female, color her whole body with gray or brown. She has a pattern on her belly that looks like fish scales! Use light and dark colors to make her look real.
• Background Colors:
  • The Blue Rock Thrush loves to stay on rocks and building roofs. It is fun to draw gray or brown buildings in the background, or add a blue sky and white clouds!

How to Make It Look 3D: Think About "Light and Dark" and "Shadows"!

The body of the Blue Rock Thrush is round and cute. If you do a good job with "light and dark" and "shadows", your coloring page will look so alive!

• Where to Use Light and Dark Colors:
  • Imagine where the light hits its round body. Leave those parts a little bit lighter.
  • Color the feather patterns with light and dark colors to make them look more real.
• Where to Put Shadows:
  • Under the neck, under the belly, and inside the legs are in the shadows.
  • If you use dark colors or black here, the bird will look nice, round, and 3D!

Tips for Colored Pencils, Crayons, and Paint!

• Colored Pencils:
  • Press hard to color dark, or press lightly to color light. This makes it super easy to show light and dark areas!
  • Layer other colors like black or white over blue or gray to make rich, deep colors.
• Crayons:
  • Crayons are great for making things look shiny and smooth. You can also rub the color with your finger to blend it!
• Paint:
  • Paint the whole body with a light color first. When it dries, paint the feather patterns with a dark color to make it look nice and neat.

Use your imagination and free ideas to make your very own special Blue Rock Thrush coloring page!