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Armenian Name: | Շիկապոչ սոխակ |
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See Plate 43 for Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin and other similar species
Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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Abundance: | Uncommon |
Length: | 15 cm, Wing Span:22-27 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 235. |
Description: | Pale slender-bodied bird with strong bill. Long brown-red tail with black and white tips on outer feathers. Gray-brown above with contrasting brown-red rump. Dark eyestripe and white supercilium. |
Behavior: | Hops or walks on ground under vegetation when feeding. |
Habitat: | Semidesert, orchards, vineyards. |
Food: | Invertebrates, seeds, fruits. |
Nest: | Cup of dry plants in vegetation or crevice of ruins. |
Eggs: | 21 mm, 4-6, pinkish, brown spots. |