Resident. Breeds NW India; winters south to SE India. Smaller and slimmer than Bengal, with smaller ead, finer neck and more rapid wing-beats. Male breeding has black head/neck and underparts, and white wing - coverts. Differs by white throat. spatulate-tipped head plumes. and white 'hind collar'; a lso white of wing is more restricted, and has rufous banding across dark flight feathers. Non-breeding male similar to female, but ha swhiter wing-coverts and black underwing coverts. Female a ndimmature from Bengal by dark crescent below eye, dark stripes on fore-neck, and rufous -barred primaries. Volco Frog-like croak during display; short whistle when disturbed. Globally threatened. Dry grassland with scattered bushes and cotton and millet crops.
Average size
48.5 cm
Habitat
Dry grassland with scattered bushes and cotton and millet crops.
Behaviour
Resident. Breeds NW India, winters south to SE India., ead, finer neck and more rapid wing-beats. Male breeding has black head/neck and underparts, and white wing - coverts. Differs by white throat. spatulate-tipped head plumes. and white 'hind collar', a lso white of wing is more restricted, and has rufous banding across dark flight feathers. Non-breeding male similar to female, but ha swhiter wing-coverts and black underwing coverts. Female a ndimmature from Bengal by dark crescent below eye, dark stripes on fore-neck, and rufous -barred primaries. Volco Frog-like croak during display, short whistle when disturbed. Globally threatened.
About this bird
Resident. Breeds NW India; winters south to SE India. Smaller and slimmer than Bengal, with smaller ead, finer neck and more rapid wing-beats. Male breeding has black head/neck and underparts, and white wing - coverts. Differs by white throat. spatulate-tipped head plumes. and white 'hind collar'; a lso white of wing is more restricted, and has rufous banding across dark flight feathers. Non-breeding male similar to female, but ha swhiter wing-coverts and black underwing coverts. Female a ndimmature from Bengal by dark crescent below eye, dark stripes on fore-neck, and rufous -barred primaries. Volco Frog-like croak during display; short whistle when disturbed. Globally threatened. Dry grassland with scattered bushes and cotton and millet crops.
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