Bird

Brown rock chat

Oenanthe fusca

हिन्दी: थरथर कंपनी

IUCN: Least Concern

Brown rock chat standing on a stone ledge

Scientific name: Oenanthe fusca
Hindi name: थरथर कंपनी
Family: Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: About 17 cm

The quiet brown bird of forts and rooftops.

Spot it Plain warm brown all over with a darker tail; male and female look alike.
Home Rocky hills, forts, ruins and buildings.
Food web Picks insects from the ground and walls.
Why it matters Found almost only in northern and central India, and part of the life of Rajasthan's old forts.

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