Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata) - Male

Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata) - Female

About Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Perching Birds
Family: Old World Flycatchers

The pied bush chat is a small passerine bird found ranging from West Asia and Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms. It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey. They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats, placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers.

Source: Wikipedia