Malabar Woodshrike | The Watcher of the Western Ghats

Описание: The Watcher of the Western Ghats

The Malabar Woodshrike – Tephrodornis sylvicola

High in the lush forests of India’s Western Ghats, a quiet observer perches on a branch — the Malabar Woodshrike.

Measuring about 17 centimeters, this sturdy bird is easily recognized by its broad dark face mask, white rump, and dark tail.

The male has a sleek blue-grey crown, dark upperparts, and a yellow iris that gleams in the light, while the female is slightly browner but just as striking.

The Malabar Woodshrike inhabits the edges and clearings of evergreen forests, favoring moist woodlands and dense midstorey canopies up to 1800 meters.

They most often found in pairs or small groups, and frequently joins mixed flocks with minivets and drongos, moving through the forest in quiet coordination.

Their diet is almost entirely insects — beetles, caterpillars, and grubs.

They forages by gleaning from leaves and bark, or darting out from a perch to snatch prey in midair — agile, patient, and precise.

Breeding takes place from January to April in Kerala. The pair builds a beautiful cup-shaped nest of moss and cobwebs high in the trees, usually on teak or terminalia branches.
The female lays two creamy eggs, carefully guarded and raised amid the forest canopy.

Quiet yet essential, the Malabar Woodshrike is a small sentinel of the Western Ghats — a symbol of balance and beauty in India’s rainforests.

The Malabar Wood-shrike currently listed as a species of Least Concern.

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