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Name |
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Tickell's Blue Flycatcher |
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Scientific Name |
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Cyornis tickelliae |
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Size |
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Tikkli machharia (14 cm) |
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Habitat |
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Open dry forest and wooded areas |
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Identification |
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Blue bird with bright forehead, eye brows and shoulder patches |
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Status |
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Resident and winter migratory |
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Distribution |
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Widely distributed in central India |
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Food |
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Flies, gnats and other dipterous insects |
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Nest |
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March-August, cup of twigs |
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Eggs |
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3 |
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