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Scientific Name : Dumetia hyperythra
Family : Timaliidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Sylviid Babblers, Parrotbills, And Myzornis
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 13
Compare Size : House Sparrow -
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : 3 - 4 eggs
Other Names :
English : Rufous-Bellied Babbler
Hindi : शाह दुमरी
Marathi : लालटोपी सातभाई, पिंगट पोटाचा सातभाई
Habitat:
scrub and tall grassland
Breeding:
May to September
Feeding:
insects but also takes nectar from flowers of Bombax and Erythrina
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Tail | long round-tipped, outer tail feathers are about half the length of the central tail feather |
| Upperparts | dark-brown |
| Underparts | orange-buff |
| Crown | rufous-grey |
| Throat | white in adults of the populations of peninsular India |
