Pied Bushchat in Jaipur
The pied bush chat ( Saxicola caprata ) is a small passerine bird found ranging from West Asia and Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia . They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats , placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers . The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches whose extent varies among populations. Females are predominantly brownish while juveniles are speckled. The whistling call is somewhat like that of an Indian robin and has been transcribed as we are tea for two with tea at higher note. Pied Bushchat (female) A tiny brown bird was swinging on the diwali lighting in my lawn. I didn't see it the first time, but then the movement caught my attention. It swiftly sat on the bricks behind it... And then after some 5 mins of foraging, it flew across the lawn to perch upon the top of the branch...
