Sunday, October 13, 2013

Brown Rock Chat


Facts about Brown Rock Chat :-

  1. Often found in agricultural fields, in buildings, in sub-urban compounds in Dwarka.
  2.  Brown rock chat is larger than the somewhat similar looking Indian Robin and is about 17cm long.
  3. Slightly larger in size as compared to sparrow. 
  4. Has uniformly rufous brown with the wings and tail of a slightly darker shade. The brown on the undersides grades into a dark grey-brown vent. 
  5. The sexes are indistinguishable in the field. 
  6. When feeding on the ground it sometimes flicks open its wings and tail. 
  7. It feed mainly on insects, picked off the ground.