Pied Bushchat - Saxicola caprata

Pied Bushchat – Saxicola caprata

Pied Bushchat is a bird from the Muscicapidae family (flycatchers), and is common and widely distributed. Here are some pictures of the bird…

Pied Bushchat - Saxicola caprata

 

Pied Bush Chat Male - Saxicola Caprata

Pied Bush Chat (male) clicked from Vagamon, Kerala

Pied Bush Chat Female - Saxicola caprata

Female, clicked from Vagamon, Kerala

The bird is usually found in areas with grasslands and bushes. They feed on insects from the ground. As in the above pictures, they often rest on low branches of plants, looking for insects on the ground.

The male is black in color with white line on the sides. And the female have a brown / soil colored.

Species: Saxicola caprata.

See Also: Portfolio – Birds