Scientific Name: Hierococcyx varius
Other Name: Brain Fever Bird.
Habitat: Indian Sub-continent. Garden, Deciduous forest, Semi-evergreen forest
Location: Saralabettu, Manipal
Description: Ashy grey, whitish below. They have distinctive yellow eye ring. yellow eye ring. Size of a Pigeon.
Feeds on: Insects, Caterpillars
Calls: Males produce loud, repetitive three note calls that are well-rendered as brain-fever, the second note being longer and higher pitched. The calls of females are a series of grating notes.
Breeding: Summer.
Nests: Brood parasites, laying their eggs in nests of Babblers.
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