Description:

Medium-sized, horizontal stance, short tail and long pale legs and large feet. Male has shorter and broader white supercilium, black ear-coverts, and whitish centre to belly and vent. Female has olive-brown upperparts, and orange-buff to brownish-buff underparts with striking white throat, belly and vent.

Distribution:

Uncommon summer visitor to Gilgit, Ghizer, Diamer and Astore districts. Favors forest glades with rank vegetation in ravines or close to running water, at 1600-3300m; winters in forested ravines in wet undergrowth along streams.

Behavior:

Forages on ground in undergrowth, with rapid hopping runs; also in low bushes. Usually runs rapidly and flicks wings and tail. Feeds on invertebrates, including small molluscs, but primarily on insects and their larvae. Especially in summer diet may consist of caterpillars.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Indian Blue Robin in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Indian Blue Robin

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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