Thursday, December 30, 2010

Blue flycatcher

The Tickell's Blue Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family clicked at Bhopal.
This is an insectivorous species which breeds in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Indonesia. They are blue on the upperparts and the throat and breast are rufous. They are found in dense scrub to forest habitats.  The Tickell's Blue Flycatcher breeds in dry forest, scrub, bamboo and gardens. The metallic song of the bird includes a series of clicks followed by five or six notes that end abruptly.

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