Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Family: Muscicapidae
(CHATS)
Habitat: Open areas including scrub, grassland and cultivation
Distribution: Tropical southern Asia from the Greater Middle East through Pakistan, India and Bangladesh eastwards to Indonesia
Diet: Insects
Distinguishing features: Male – black except for white rump, wing patch and lower belly, dark brown iris black bill and legs black; Female – drab brown and slightly streaked
11-Nov-2011 Pied Bushchat (female)
Pic: SK Srinivas
08-Oct-2011 Pied Bushchat (male)