Small Minivivet
Size : 15 c.m
Males: head, neck and back and dark gray, throat and eardrum, blackish gray. Cad orange red, wing black but orange patch, chest bright orange, petals light orange and yellow, tail long, black on top, orange on bottom.
Females: Head, neck and back less gray than males. The throat is white, the rest of the petals are yellowish, the wings are black and there is a yellow patch, the tail is like a male. Both beaks and legs are black.
Saurashtra - Lives in tree-lined region in Gujarat as well as in Kant. Also comes in gardens. Not in Kutch. Native bird. Breeding season May to September. Make a beautiful nest like a small bowl in a tree. Permanent resident.
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