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Alternative names: Nilgiri Shortwing
- 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.
Behaviour
References
- 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/
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Nilgiri Blue Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Nilgiri_Blue_Robin}
