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Monticola cinclorhynchus
Male
Photo by Yeshey Dorji
Kelepha, Wangdue, Western Bhutan, August 2004

Identification

17cm
Male

  • Bright blue and black upperparts
  • White wing bar
  • Rufous underparts

Female

  • Dark olive
  • Barred underparts

Distribution

Mountains of eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and India; winters to Myanmar.

Female
Photo by Rakesh
Nandi Hills, Bangalore, India, December 2005

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Broadleaved open and sub-tropical forest; open rocky and grassy hillsides.

Winters in moist forest and well wooded areas.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Wikipedia
  3. BF Member observations

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External Links

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