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- taxon
- Image
- Hypocolius-Arpit.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Hypocolius ampelinus
- taxon name
- Hypocolius ampelinus
- taxon common name
- siva kugara
- litter size
- 3.9
- egg incubation period
- 14
- endemic to
- Desert National Park
- short name
- H. ampelinus
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The grey hypocolius or simply hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus) is a small passerine bird species. It is the sole member of the genus Hypocolius and it is placed in a family of its own, the Hypocoliidae. This slender and long tailed bird is found in the dry semi-desert region of northern Africa, Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and western India. They fly in flocks and forage mainly on fruit but also some insects, migrating south in winter. During migration they are often found feeding on the fruit of Salvadora persica.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grey Hypocolius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.