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Alternative names: Brown Chat; Indian Chat
- Cercomela fusca
Identification
Distribution
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Rocky hills, ravines,
Behaviour
Diet includes beetles, ants, and other, mostly ground insects.
Nesting - Season - February to August, mainly April-June.
Nest: rough cup made from root fibrer, wool, hair, placed in a rock crevice or hollow in wall.
Eggs: 3 or 4, pale blue with rusty specks and spots at large end. Young leave nest 14/15 days after hatching. Often rears two broods in a season, can be up to three.
