Tickell's blue flycatcher

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Just lovely Pratim.

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 484 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..TICKELL'S BLUE FLYCATCHER...[From a Photograph of MR. ROSHAN KAMATH] ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2015... Tickell's blue flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family. This is an insectivorous species which breeds in tropical Asia, from the Indian Subcontinent eastwards to Southeast Asia. Its range stretches across all the countries from India to Indonesia. They are blue on the upperparts and the throat and breast are rufous. They are found in dense scrub to forest habitats. The name commemorates the British ornithologist Samuel Tickell who collected in India and Burma. Tickell's blue flycatcher is about 11–12 cm long. It sits upright and forages mainly in the overgrowth. The male's upper parts are bright blue, its throat and breast are red, and the rest of the underparts are white. The female is duller blue with a brighter blue brow, shoulder, rump, and tail. The metallic