Rufous Treepie - The crow family

Rufous Treepie - The crow family

Rufous treepie bird belongs to crow family of birds. This bird is mainly found in Indian subcontinent.

I have captured this image in my neighborhood in my hometown Tenali, Guntur District, Andhrapradesh, India.

Rufous Treepie and crow in Tenali, Andhrapradesh

The front part of this bird looks like common crow, And it has long tail made it look like some special bird. Basically this bird belongs to crow family.

Rufous Treepie and crows in Tenali, Andhrapradesh

Watch and listen to loud calls of Rufous Treepie

Local name of this bird is kotri. Breeding season is mostly in summer times, usually between April to June. Typically they lay 3-5 eggs.