white-tailed stonechat (Saxicola leucurus)

white-tailed stonechat 

(Saxicola leucurus)

#Saryuwetland

#Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh

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*First tme recorded this rare beauty in Ayodhya*

 This is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan

Very similar in plumage to european stonechat (Saxicola rubicola). The male has black head, white collar and bright rufous chest patch. The back and wings are dark, with white on wing coverts and rump. The key differentiating feature from male common stonechat is the white inner webs of outer tail feathers which is visible when the bird spreads the tail in flight or while landing. Note that this may not be visible when the tail is folded. The female is very similar to female european stonechat, but is overall paler with duller rump, tail and wings.