Scientic Name : Saxicoloides fulicata
Local Name : Chittu madivaala
Habitat : Arid and stony country , semi-desert with scattered bushes, cultivations & around
habitations .
Feeding : Insects and their eggs , Spiders etc.,
Breeding : 2 – 3 eggs.
Size : Sparrow +
Nesting : April – June ,
Nest – a pad of grass , rootlets & rubbish lined with feathers or hair , placed under stone in hole in earth bank or tree stump.
Feathers : Black bird with white patch on wing and rusty red under root of cocked tail.
Hen ashy brown without wing-patch.
Egg Colour : Creamy white
Call : Some cheery notes.
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