spotted fantail flycatcher by Pratim Das

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WISH YOU ALL THE DEAR AND RESPECTABLE FRIEND A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS 2014... PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN (Observe the Bird and recognize)..SPOTTED FANTAIL FLYCATCHER...[From a Photograph of GURURAJ MOORCHING]....WATERCOLOUR...A4...2013...SPOTTED FANTAIL FLYCATCHER (Rhipidura albicollis) is a small passerine bird. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India andBangladesh east to Indonesia. The White-spotted Fantail, (R. albogularis) until recently was considered a subspecies. The adult White-throated Fantail is about 19 cm long. The White-throated Fantail lays three eggs in a small cup nest in a tree. The White-throated Fantail is insectivorous, and often fans its tail as it moves through the undergrowth. Birds use the same song year after year, with progressively small changes, with the result that the song sounds very different after 4–5 years. The male's call is a valuable tool in detection and identification of the bird, which can often be confused with the White-browed Fantail, R. aureola, where their ranges overlap. R. aureola has light underparts and prominent spots in two rows on the wings. Its call is rather functional, and not as pleasant and aesthetic as that of R. albicollis. [INFORMATION : WIKIPEDIA]