- Tachuris rubrigastra
Identification
4 in. Black crown with red central line. Yellow supercilliary from bill to nape. Sides of the face with bluish black triangle from the bill base to auriculars. White throat, yellow chest, light yellow abdomen, yellow green back, grey wing. Black tail with white border. Black legs. Black and thin bill. Sky-blue eyes.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Reeds and rushes near water
Behaviour
Diet includes insects.
It builds a woven, cup shaped nest of dry rush strips. 2 to 3 yellowish eggs are laid.
