Nilgiri Blue Robin - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative names: Nilgiri Shortwing

Photo by Goyter
Western Ghats, India, November 2012

Sholicola major

Identification

14 cm

• Dark slaty-blue head, breast and upperparts
• Bluish brow over dusky lores
• Fulvous flanks and vent
• White mid-belly

Distribution

An Indian endemic, only found in the Nilgiri Hills (north of Palghat Gap) in the southwest of the subcontinent.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with White-bellied Blue Robin and placed in the genus Brachypteryx.

Habitat

Evergreen and shola forests near streams, also pine, wattle and tea plantations near shola forests.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
3. Avibase

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Nilgiri Blue Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Nilgiri_Blue_Robin}

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