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- Terpsiphone corvina
Identification
20cm. Glossy black with a deep blue sheen. The upperparts of the females including wings and tail are red brown. The underparts are pale cream white. Facial skin, bill, and legs are blue.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests and marshy areas near water.
Behaviour
It builds a cup shaped nest of plant fibres bound with spiders' web and 1 egg is laid.
The diet includes winged insects and spiders, caught in mid-air or picked from leaves.