rufous treepie

The rufous treepie builds its nest 6 8 meters above the ground in trees.

The white of the head and body makes it easy to distinguish from the sympatric rufous treepie.

Nestlings may be preyed on by the rufous treepie.

This tends to be found in more dense forest and is less associated with human habitation than the rufous treepie.

The rufous treepie can be found in southern Asia from Pakistan to Vietnam.

They overlap in distribution in some areas with the rufous treepie but are easily to tell apart both from appearance and call.

The Rufous Treepie is shorter and smaller than the European magpie.

The Rufous treepie, drongo, hornbill, blue peafowl and partridge are present locally.

The rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.

Dendrocitta vagabunda (Rufous treepie)

According to ornithologist Derek Goodwin, the rufous treepie may be closely allied to the hooded treepie (D. frontalis).

On the way we picked up Rufous Treepie and Spangled Drongo but we were looking for Grey Junglefowl, without success.

The rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) is a treepie, native to the Indian Subcontinent and adjoining parts of Southeast Asia.

Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda 1-4 recorded at Baga Hill, Arpora, Chandrinath Hill, Mowlem and Cotigao.

At the nearby Cita de Goa we will look for Greenish Warbler, Plain Prinia, Greater Coucal, Banded Bay Cuckoo and Rufous Treepie.

The voice is described as harsh and grating, but like other species is quite varied and includes a grating k-r-r-r-r sound as well as more melodious notes not unlike those of the rufous treepie.

The rufous treepie is an arboreal omnivore feeding almost completely in trees on fruits, seeds, invertebrates, small reptiles and the eggs and young of birds; it has also been known to take flesh from recently killed carcasses.

Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Up to four seen at Fort Aguada, Baga Hill, Chapora Fort, Backwoods Camp, Arpora Woods and Saligao Zor; also four at Nagarhole.

Typical birds of the agricultural areas are White-breasted Kingfisher, Indian Roller, Black Drongo, Rufous Treepie and Coppersmith Barbet, while in the forests we saw several Red Collared Doves and Red-vented Bulbuls.