Widespread resident; unrecorded in northwest. Male nominate (peninsula) and C. m. layardi (Sri Lanka) have grey throat and breast and barred underparts; females have barred underparts. C. m. nipa/ensis(Himalayan foothills and NE) has broader whitish fringes to wing feathers; male has uniform grey underparts; female has barring on belly and flanks (and is similar to nominate male). C. m. andamanensis (An dam ans) is similar to nipa/ensis but paler with bigger bill. in all subspecies male as blacker mask than female. Juvenile is heavily scaled with brown and white. Vole, A loud wheezyje e-BBt. Open woodland, and trees in cultivation.
Colour
GreyWhite
Average size
30 cm
Habitat
Open woodland, and trees in cultivation.
Behaviour
Widespread resident, unrecorded in northwest. Male nominate (peninsula) and C., as blacker mask than female. Juvenile is heavily scaled with brown and white. Vole, A loud wheezyje e-BBt.
About this bird
Widespread resident; unrecorded in northwest. Male nominate (peninsula) and C. m. layardi (Sri Lanka) have grey throat and breast and barred underparts; females have barred underparts. C. m. nipa/ensis(Himalayan foothills and NE) has broader whitish fringes to wing feathers; male has uniform grey underparts; female has barring on belly and flanks (and is similar to nominate male). C. m. andamanensis (An dam ans) is similar to nipa/ensis but paler with bigger bill. in all subspecies male as blacker mask than female. Juvenile is heavily scaled with brown and white. Vole, A loud wheezyje e-BBt. Open woodland, and trees in cultivation.
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