Stats

Lifespan

10-15 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical forest

Range

South Asia

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Common

About

This black and white bird hops through gardens and forests across Southern Asia. It mimics the songs of other species to defend its territory with a complex vocal repertoire.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small clutch of speckled eggs is incubated in a cup nest, turned and kept warm by the parent.
2. 2.
   hatchling

   A pink, blind hatchling is fed by its parents in the nest, gaping its bill at every visit.
3. 3.
   juvenile

   A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest, learning to fly and to forage close to its parents.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown with adult plumage and song.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Muscicapidae

Genus

Copsychus

Species

Copsychus saularis