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Himalayas - 149
aloktewari

Himalayas - 149 (Phoenicurus leucocephalus)

White-capped Redstart
... aka River Chat

This amzingly beautiful
bird is found along
the Himalayan Rivers
and torrents ...

Lowest we have seen it
was at an al.
of 3000 ft. above
MSL ... during winters
in Chamba valley
along river Ravi ...

This was captured close
to the Ashram ... now
made even more famous by
Mark Zuckerberg ...

Watch this stunner feed
in its special way
in this ' must-watch '
video-clip ...
Link :
http://www.birdforum.tv/members/action/viewvideo/7222/White_capped_Redstart/?vpkey=3c6cf51ee4

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Phoenicurus leucocephalus

Dist. Nainital
Uttarakhand
India
16.10.2015
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Habitat
Hill slopes, Forest and flats and River ; Alt. 5500 ft plus above MSL
Location
Dist. Nainital, Uttarakhand, Himalayas, India
Date taken
16.10.2015
Scientific name
Phoenicurus leucocephalus
jbpixels
Beautiful bird picture and video. Amazing to watch how it catches the insects from the water.
 
peterday
Opus Editor
Supporter
One of the 1st birds we ever saw in Bhutan. Lovely capture, Alok.
 

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