- Geokichla wardii
Zoothera wardii
Identification
22 cm. Black above with a long white supercilium, and white tips to the wing coverts, tertials, rump and tail. The underparts are white with black flank spots.the bill and legs are yellow. Females and young birds have the same basic pattern, but the black is replaced by dark brown, and the white by light brown. The underparts are scalier.
Distribution
Himalayas. Winters in Sri Lanka and S India.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Formerly placed in genus Zoothera.
Habitat
Thick woodland.
Behaviour
Nests are cup shaped and deep, grass lines, placed in a tree fork. 3-4 white or bluish eggs are laid.
Diet includes insects. They are groundfeeders.
External Links
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