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Pied Bushchat
Latin Name:
Saxicola caprata
Category:
Size:
13cm
Description:
Male: black plumage; white in wing, rump and belly. Female: brown above, paler on lores; darker tail; dull yellow-brown below, with a rusty wash on breast and belly. Solitary or in pairs; perches on a bush, overhead wire, pole or some earth mound; makes short sallies on to ground, either devouring prey on ground or carrying it to perch; active, sometimes guards feeding territories in winter; flicks and spreads wings; fascinating display flight of courting male (April–May).
Habitat:
open country, scrub, cultivation, ravines.
Food:
insects.
Distribution:
subcontinent, from outer Himalaya to about 1,500m.
Call:
Call Description:
harsh, double-noted call serves as contact and alarm call; short, trilling song of breeding male.
IUCN:
National Status:
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