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Brown Rock Chat

Cercomela fusca

Description:

The Brown Rock Chat or Indian Chat looks somewhat similar to the Indian Robin.Plain brown above,rufous brown below with darker wings and blackish tail.The sexes are indistinguishable in the field. When feeding on the ground it sometimes flicks open its wings and tail. It also has a habit of slowly raising its tail slightly, fanning it and bobbing its head.

Habitat:

Keeps to rocky hills,ravines, ruins .Seen singly or in pairs. Feeds on the ground.


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2 Comments

Aditi Rajan
Aditi Rajan a year ago

thanks atul.i looked it up,your right its an Indian Chat

Atul
Atul a year ago

nice one aditi looks like a wheatear or bushchat family

Jabalpur, India

Lat: 23.17, Long: 79.94

Spotted on May 28, 2011
Submitted on Oct 15, 2011

Spotted for mission

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