Description:

Small size bird, with similar behavior to stonechat. Male is entirely black except for white rump and patch on wing; duller due to rufous fringes to body in non-breeding and first-winter plumages. Female has dark brown upperparts and rufous-brown underparts, with rufous-orange rump.

Distribution:

Uncommon summer visitor limited lower elevation valleys of Diamer district only. Prefers stony hillsides with low scrub, open country with scattered bushes, tall grass and reeds, cultivated fields and undergrowth, usually below 2000m.

Behavior:

Forages in typical stonechat fashion, flying from perch (e.g. tall grass or top of low bush) to ground to take prey; occasionally sallying in air. Feeds on small insects and their larvae, including beetles, caterpillars, moths, midges and ants, also earthworms; once seen with berry in bill.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Pied Bushchat in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Pied Bushchat

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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