Brown Rock Chat

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Alternative names: Brown Chat; Indian Chat

Photo by Rajiv Lather
Karnal, India, November 2005

Cercomela fusca

Distribution

North India and north-western Pakistan.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It's placed in genus Oenanthe by Gill and Donsker.

Habitat

Rocky hills, ravines,

Behaviour

Diet

Diet includes beetles, ants, and other, mostly ground insects.

Breeding

They nest from February to August, though usually from April to June. The nest is a cup formed from plant fibres, hair and wool positioned in a crevice. The 3-4 pale blue eggs have rusty spots at the large end. The young fledge after about 15 days from hatching.

There may be 2 or 3 broods in the season.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.10). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. enotes.com

• List of references

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Brown Rock Chat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 March 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Rock_Chat

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