| Black-faced Treepie |
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The Black-faced or '''Black-browed Treepie''' (''Dendrocitta frontalis'') is an Asia n Treepie , a small Perching Bird of the Corvidae ( Crow ) Family . This bird is slightly smaller than a Blue Jay and has the typical compact body and long tail of this group. The forehead, face and bib are black with the chest, neck and shoulders a light silvery or bluish-grey in colour. The back is a warm chestnut brown with similar underparts. The wing coverts are white with the primaries and tail black. It inhabits a broad band (though often very localised) from the north eastern Indian Himalayas , Nepal and across into Burma (Myanmar) in hill forests often at quite high elevations. It feeds mainly on Invertebrate s of various types, and hawks for Termite s in flight; it also eats fruits and berries. It probably takes similar overall food types as the other treepies. The nest is a small, neat structure often placed in Bamboo clumps, small trees or bushes at the edge of a clearing. There are usually 3-5 eggs laid. The voice is described as varied but contains metallic notes as well as the chatter alarm call sounding similar to the other species. |
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