Oct 25, 2015

Birds of Bikaner (Part 1)

Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicatus)

Family: Muscicapidae

Distribution: 

Widespread in Indian subcontinent, found in open scrub area/grassland/rocky habitat
Indian Robin: Male

General description: 

Sexually dimorphic; male mainly black (may be brown above) with white shoulder patch; chestnut under tail coverts, visible as tail hold upright; female brown above, grayish below, without shoulder patch with the vent a little bit yellow shade of chestnut; feed mostly on insects; breeding usually after rains.

Indian Robin: Female

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