Nilgiri Sholakili

Sholicola major

Near Threatened

The Nilgiri Sholakili is an Old World flycatcher of the Western Ghats and Sri Lankan hill forests. It watches from a perch, sallies after flying insects, or gleans prey from leaves and trunks, using woodland, forest edge, scrub, plantations, streamsides, or island forests depending on the species.

Family

Muscicapidae

Group

Old World Flycatchers

Range

Nilgiri Sholakili Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Western Ghats and Sri Lankan hill forests

Population

≈ 5K-15K

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