Black-and-orange Flycatcher

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Black-and-orange Flycatcher
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae Genus: Ficedula Species: F. nigrorufa
Binomial name
Ficedula nigrorufa (Jerdon, 1839)

The Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa is a species of flycatcher endemic to the Western Ghats, Nilgiris and Palni Hills in southern India.

[edit] Description

A distinctly coloured bird found only in the Nilgiri hills and parts of the Western Ghats. Found at elevations of 5000 to 7000 feet. It breeds from March to May and lays two eggs (rarely three). The nest is unlike that of most flycatchers and is large, coarse, ball-like and made from sedges. The nest has a foundation of dry leaves and ferns. The nest has an external diameter of at least 6 inches and the egg cavity is devoid of lining and about 2 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep. The nest is placed usually at the centre of a bush at about 1 to 3 feet height with an entrance hole close to the top.

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[edit] References

1. ^ Hume, A. O. (1890) The nests and eggs of Indian Birds. Volume 2