Dear Prasad, This is a flycatcher so its obvious it will feed on insects. They do come down during this season otherwise I have seen them in Askot. The present pic sud be some where around 300m asl. Pankaj
On Apr 20, 4:44 pm, prasad dash <[email protected]> wrote: > Great catch Pankaj. Its simply awesome. Is it a visitor only or it feeds on > the fruit of Mitragyna ? Because now a days its very important for us to > know the interaction and linkage between plants and animals. In one of my > study i have identified 36 species of plants whose fruits are used as food > by the Giant squirrel in Karlapat wildlife sanctuary. > > Best > > Prasad > > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > The Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassina) sitting on Mitragyna > > parvifolia [Rubiaceae]. > > Picture taken at Rajaji National Park on 12.3.2011. > > Regards > > Pankaj > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > Research Associate > > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > > Department of Habitat Ecology > > Wildlife Institute of India > > Post Box # 18 > > Dehradun - 248001, India > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: [email protected] > ph. 09437444241
