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Black redstart

Name	:	Black redstart
Scientific Name	:	Phoenicurus ochruros
Size	:	Thirthira (15 cm)
Habitat	:	Dry scrub jungles, around village and cultivations
Identification	:	A slim active black and orange chestnut bird
Status	:	Migratory
Distribution	:	Throughout the Indian union in migration
Food	:	Insects and spiders etc.
Nest	:	A loose cup of grass and mosses
Eggs	:	4-6, White to pale blue green

SPECIES OF TERRESTRIAL BIRDS FOUND IN MADHYA PRADESH
Eurasian wryneck	Scarlet minivet	Bay backed shrike	Purple-rumped Sunbird

House sparrow	Common Myna	Jacobin Cuckoo	Indian Blackbird

Brown-headed Barbet	Grey Hornbill	Taiga Flycatcher	Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

Long-tailed Shrike	Crested serpent eagle	Bluethroat	Pied Bushchat

Brahminy starling	Baya weaver	Coppersmith barbet	Green beeeater

Indian Pitta	Common Iora	Large grey babbler	Red-headed Bunting

Southern grey shrike	Rose ring parakeet	Spoonbill	Shikra

Common Stonechat	Rofous treepie	White-browed Fantail Flycatcher	Black-shouldered Kite

Indian Spotted dove	Hoopoe	Wire-tailed Swallow	Large Cuckooshrike

Spotted owlet	Jungle Owlet	Common Kestrel	Indian Roller

Purple sunbird	Orange-headed Thrush	Paradise-flycatcher	Bank Myna

Yellow Wagtail	Black-capped Monarch Flycatcher	Cinereous Vulture	Indian Peafowl

Grey Francolin	White-eye	Rain Quail	Red-whiskered Bulbul

White-rumped Vulture	Long billed Vulture	Crested Hawk eagle	Honey-buzzard

Lesser florican	Barn owl	Eagle owl	Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

Pied Myna	White-throated Fantail Flycatcher	Black redstart	Red avadavat

Rosy Starling	White eye buzzard	Black-hooded Oriole	Rufous-tailed Lark

Golden Oriole	Jungle Babbler	Scaly-breasted Munia