Birds Around Me

Brown rock chat or Indian chat (शमा) - Oenanthe fusca (17cm) is larger than the somewhat similar looking female  Indian Robin (कलचुरी) - Copsychus fulicatus .  It is uniformly rufous brown with the wings and tail of a slightly darker shade, tail being blackish. More rufous supercilium and cheek, stouter and straighter bill, paler and brown underparts and dark grey-brown vent. Also, the tail is broad and square across. Indian Robin has reddish or chestnut vent, more curved bill and greyish underparts. Found mainly in Central and Northern India. Identification: underparts rufous-brown and lacks chestnut on the vent.   Where: rocky areas, quarries, ruins, old forts Birds Around Me - Unfinished List ( अपूर्ण    सूची )  -- Ashutosh Jhureley @BirdsAroundMe Brown rock chat or Indian chat (शमा) - Oenanthe fusca Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, M.P. October 2022  Brown rock chat or Indian chat (शमा) - Oenanthe fusca Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, M.P. O...