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Indian Chat

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Photo by Rajiv Lather
Location: Karnal, India

Alternative names: Brown Chat; Brown Rock-Chat

Cercomela fusca

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 External Links

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

North India and NW Pakistan.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Rocky hills, ravines,

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes beetles, ants, and other, mostly ground insects.
Nesting - Season - February to August, mainly April-June.
Nest: rough cup made from root fibrer, wool, hair, placed in a rock crevice or hollow in wall.
Eggs: 3 or 4, pale blue with rusty specks and spots at large end. Young leave nest 14/15 days after hatching. Often rears two broods in a season, can be up to three.