Description:

Medium sized, compact tree dwelling rock-thrush. Male has white wing-patch, blue crown and throat, and orange rump and underparts; bright coloration obscured by pale fringes in non-breeding and first-winter plumages. Female has uniform olive-brown upperparts, including tail; lacks buff neck-patch.

Distribution:

Uncommon summer visitor south-western parts of Ghizer and Diamer, up to Gilgit district. Occurs in open pine and oak forests and rocky grass-covered slopes with scattered trees, up to 3000m; winters lower in moist forest and well-wooded areas.

Behavior:

Forages by scanning from tree perch and dropping to ground; also seeks food in trees, searching on trunks and branches. On ground, turns over leaf litter with bill; occasionally sallies after flying insects. Varied diet according to season, including insects, snails, worms, small lizards and frogs, berries, seeds.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Blue-capped Rock-Thrush in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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