Description:
Male - yellowish-green plumage; plum-red head washed purplish-blue on hind crown; black chin strap; black and bluish-green collar; maroon-red wing shoulder patch; blue-green with white tip tail; yellow-orangish bill
Female - dull, greyhead and yellow collar; maroon shoulder patch is missing
Photo taken at Sattal, Uttarakhand, India
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Info taken from: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
By – Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia Species ID Suggestions
Description:
Little known bird with distinct head and throat patterns; white half-collar and broad chestnut breast-band, rufous-orange ear-coverts, throat and fore-neck; black spots on eat-coverts and neck sides
Sexes alike
Photo taken at Sattal, Uttarakhand, India
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Info taken from: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
By – Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia Species ID Suggestions
Description:
large, bulky, purple-blue ground thrush with mainly yellow bill; whole body spotted with spangles of bright blue; forehead, shoulders, wings and tail edges bright blue
Sexes alike
Photo taken at Sattal, Uttarakhand, India
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Notes:
Usually solitary, or in pairs; nests in rocks, stream side roots or buldings
Info taken from: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
By – Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia Species ID Suggestions
Description:
Slaty-blue bird with very long tail and robust, red bill; black head; neck and breast with bluish spotting on crown; creamy-grey underparts; white nape patch; black subterminal band to white-tipped tail; red legs
Sexes alike
Photo taken at Sattal, Uttarakhand, India
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Notes:
Juveniles have greyish bill; very similar to Yellow-billed s
Info taken from: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
By – Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia Species ID Suggestions
Description:
Head and throat - bluish-black; black bristles at the base of nostrils, on front of lore s and chin; brown upper wings and lower throat; yellow hind-collar; green on lower back; green tail; long, broad, yellowish beak with a black patch on upper part of the beak; olive green legs
sexes alike
Photo taken at Sattal, Uttrakhand, India
Habitat:
Notes:
Info taken from: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
By – Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia Species ID Suggestions