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Black-and-orange Flycatcher
The black-and-orange flycatcher (''Ficedula nigrorufa'') or black-and-rufous flycatcher is a species of Old World flycatcher, flycatcher endemic to the central and southern Western Ghats, the Nilgiris (mountains), Nilgiris and Palni Hills, Palni hill ranges in southern India. It is unique among the ''Ficedula'' flycatchers in having rufous coloration on its back and prior to molecular studies was suggested to be related to the chats and thrushes. Description A distinctly coloured bird found mainly in the high-elevation areas of the Western Ghats, the Nilgiris, the Palnis and associated hill ranges. The male is distinctly black headed with black wings. The female has the black replaced by dark brown and has a light eye-ring. They are usually seen singly or in pairs. The young bird at around two weeks of age is brownish orange with a whitish vent and abdomen. The head has dark streaks and the wings appear bluish with a trace of brown. There is a pale ring around the eye and the ...
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Bababudan Hills
Baba Budangiri (), also known as Chandradrona (, as the range naturally forms the shape of a crescent moon), is a hill and List of mountain ranges in India, mountain range in the Western Ghats of India, located in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka. The main peaks in this range are the eponymous Baba Budangiri (height 1895 m), Mullayanagiri (1930 m) and others. Mullayanagiri is the highest peak in the range. With a height of 1930 m (6317 ft), it is the fourth highest peak between the Himalayas and the Nilgiris (mountains), Nilgiris. There is a famous trekking trail between Mullayanagiri and Baba Budangiri. The range is known for its extensive coffee plantations, one of the earliest and most extensive in India, said to have been started by the Sufism, Sufi saint Baba Budan who is believed to be the first person to have brought coffee to the country by smuggling them out of Mocha, Yemen. Bababudangiri shrine, His shrine located amongst three caves on the ''B ...
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Endemic Birds Of India
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or, in scientific literature, as an ''endemite''. Similarly, many species found in the Western ghats of India are examples of endemism. Endemism is an important concept in conservation biology for measuring biodiversity in a particular place and evaluating the risk of extinction for species. Endemism is also of interest in evolutionary biology, because it provides clues about how changes in the environment cause species to undergo range shifts (potentially expanding their range into a larger area or becomi ...
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Ficedula
The ''Ficedula'' flycatchers are a genus of Old World flycatchers. The genus is the largest in the family, containing around thirty species. They have sometimes been included in the genus ''Muscicapa''. The genus is found in Europe, Asia and Africa. Several species are highly migratory, whereas other species are sedentary. Taxonomy and systematics The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the European pied flycatcher (''Ficedula hypoleuca'') as the type species. The genus name is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (''ficus'', "fig") supposed to change into the Eurasian blackcap, blackcap in winter. Extant species The genus contains the following species: Former species Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus ''Ficedula'': * Indian black-naped blue monarch (as ''Siphia Styani'') Speciation A 2015 study on genomic pattern of differentiation, also ...
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Rufous-chested Flycatcher
The rufous-chested flycatcher (''Ficedula dumetoria'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... The former subspecies ''Ficedula dumetoria riedeli'' is now usually considered a full species - the Tanimbar flycatcher. It is insectivorous. References rufous-chested flycatcher Birds of Malesia rufous-chested flycatcher Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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Ficedula Tricolor
The slaty-blue flycatcher (''Ficedula tricolor'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Distribution and habitat It is native to the Himalayas, centre China, Yunnan and northern Indochina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. A single sight was recorded from Sigiriya, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ... in February 1993. References slaty-blue flycatcher Birds of the Himalayas Birds of China Birds of Yunnan Birds of Northeast India Birds of Vietnam slaty-blue flycatcher Taxa named by Brian Houghton Hodgson Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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Slaty-backed Flycatcher
The slaty-backed flycatcher (''Ficedula erithacus'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the eastern Himalayas, central China, Yunnan ; it winters to northern Indochina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is ...s. It is omnivorous.Singh, Vaibhav Kumar, and Parul Bhatnagar. "Checklist of birds of Rudraprayag Forest Division, Uttarakhand." ''ZOO'S PRINT'' 36.8 (2021): 21-32. References Further reading * * slaty-backed flycatcher Birds of the Himalayas Birds of China Birds of Yunnan Wintering birds of Indochina slaty-backed flycatcher slaty-backed flycatcher Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapida ...
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Ficedula Sapphira
The sapphire flycatcher (''Ficedula sapphira'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is ...s. Gallery File:Ficedula sapphira 2.jpg, Close-up of a male's head. Note the red colouration on the throat File:Ficedula sapphira 1.jpg, Juvenile male, Arunachal Pradesh, India File:SAPHIRE-FLYCATCHER.jpg, Sapphire flycatcher male in Latpanchar, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India References sapphire flycatcher Birds of Eastern Himalaya Birds of China Birds of Yunnan Birds of Myanmar Birds of Laos sapphire flycatcher sapphire flycatcher Taxonomy articles created by Pol ...
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Pygmy Flycatcher
The pygmy flycatcher (''Ficedula hodgsoni''), also known as the pygmy blue-flycatcher, is a bird species of the family Muscicapidae. Distribution and habitat It is native to Eastern Himalaya, western and southeastern Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, Bukit Barisan and montane Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is ...s. References Further reading * * pygmy flycatcher Birds of Bhutan Birds of Nepal Birds of Northeast India Birds of Southeast Asia pygmy flycatcher Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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Kudremukh National Park
Kudremukh is a mountain in Chikmagalur district, in Karnataka, India. The name literally means 'horse-face' and refers to one picturesque view of a side of the mountain. The name also refers to the small town near the mountain, about 48 kilometres from Karkala and about 20 kilometres from Kalsa. It was primarily an iron ore mining town where the government run Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) which is closed due to aesthetic and conservation purposes. It is noted for its scenic beauty, located in midst of mountains. Built on lines of colonial towns this place is worth a visit. Owning to the dense forests, sighting wildlife can be challenging, though the area is rich in wildlife. Nonetheless the drive through the forest ranges can be enchanting and exhilarating. Three important rivers, the Tunga, the Bhadra and the Nethravathi are said to have their origin here. A shrine of goddess ''Bhagavathi'' and a ''Varaha'' image, 1.8 m within a cave are the main attractions. The ...
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Thomas C
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Idaho * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts and entertainment *Thomas (Burton novel), ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) ...
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