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Photo by lior kislev
Ganeshgudi, Uttar Kanada District, Karnataka, India
Cyornis pallidipes

Identification

15cm. Male - bright blue upperparts, head and breast, and the rest of the underparts are white. Female - brown upperparts, grey head and red breast, white underparts. Juvenile birds have brown upperparts, scaly on the head and breast, with just the belly being whitish.

Distribution

Western Ghats of southwest India.

Taxonomy

The scientific name is also spelled pallipes.

Habitat

Forest undergrowth and ravines.

Behaviour

It nests on a rock ledge and lays 4 eggs.

The diet includes insects.

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