White-browed Bush-robin Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Tarsiger rufilatus
Family : Muscicapidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Evergreen forest
Description : The White-browed Bush Robin is a small terrestrial forest bird with a long white supercilium (length 15 cm, weight 15 g, wing 8 cm, bill 1.4 cm, tarsus 2.8 cm, tail 7 cm approximately). The male and the female look quite different. The male looks slaty-blue from above and rufous orange from below. Its white supercilium is curved and extends behind the ear-coverts. The female looks dark olive-brown from above and dull orange-buff from below. Its supercilium and central belly are paler. It feeds chiefly on insects and grubs. It breeds in April-June.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Zoothera monticola
(Scaly Thrush) -
Cyornis rubeculoides
(Lesser Shortwing) -
Turdus ruficollis
(Oriental Magpie-robin) -
Niltava grandis
(Verditer Flycatcher) -
Zoothera mollissima/salimalii
(Dark‑sided Thrush) -
Turdus unicolor
(Eyebrowed Thrush) -
Muscicapa sibirica
(Ferruginous Flycatcher) -
Tarsiger indicus
(Slaty‑backed Forktail) -
Turdus eunomus
(Black- (Dark‑) throated Thrush) -
Calliope pectardens
(Siberian Rubythroat)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills
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Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters
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Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits
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Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas
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Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby
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Flamingo
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Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch
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Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths
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Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes
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Nightjars -
Barn-owls
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Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Sharmin Rahman,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Pete(www.inaturalist.org/people/Pete),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Andrew Spencermore information, please contact us.
description written by:Sharmin Rahman,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Pete(www.inaturalist.org/people/Pete),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Andrew Spencermore information, please contact us.