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Photo by Rajiv Lather
Location: India

Garrulus lanceolatus

[edit] Identification

33cm. Black head with black crest.

[edit] Distribution

Afghanistan to India and Nepal

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species

[edit] Habitat

Wooded country with large areas of open ground.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It nests in trees and suitable bushes. 3-5 eggs are laid and incubated for 16 days. Both parents feed the young.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes insects, plants, eggs, nestlings and they also scavenge.

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