Pied Bushchat

Saxicola caprata nilgiriensis- Male 

Saxicola caprata nilgiriensis - Female

The pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata, கருப்பு வெள்ளைப் புதர்ச்சிட்டு) is a small passerine bird found ranging from West Asia and Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The pied bushchat is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent. Saxicola caprata nilgiriensis (Hugh Whistler, 1940) - Found in the Western Ghats and the Nilgiri Hills. The Bushchats were photographed at Eravikulam National Park located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki district of Kerala in India.

May 2017