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Dendrocitta vagabunda
Photo by phbhanu
Bilasiya, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Identification

Rounded wings, long tail, short, thick, downcurved bill, deep slate grey head, neck and breast, sometimes slightly brownish. Tawny brown underparts and lower back, white wing coverts and black primaries. The tail is a light bluish-grey with a thick black band on the tip. The bill, legs and feet are black.


Distribution

India, Burma (Myanmar), Laos, and Thailand.


Taxonomy

Habitat

Open forest consisting of scrub, plantations and gardens.


Behaviour

It feeds almost completely in trees on fruits, invertebrates, small reptiles and the eggs and young of birds.

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