A short and round little bird, very familiar, curious and not so shy.
Male is mostly black – head, back and wings – with white brows and mirrors on the wings, white throat and belly with a rufous chest patch. But males displays a polymorphism and can be very similar to the females.
Female is the duller replica of the male, with a greyish head, a cream-coloured brow and a rufous chest and belly.
Young is identical to the female, but with pale brown spots on the chest and cream-coloured spots on the head and back.12.5 cm. 10.5 – 15 g.
Endemic to Reunion Island and a typical bird of the ‘Heights’ (les Hauts). Found in most native habitats, preferentially in forests between 600 and 2,800 meter high, but down to the coast in the wild South.
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Reproduction occurs between September and January. Nest on the ground, hidden under a grass tuft or a branch and containing 2 – 4 pale blue-green eggs speckled with red.
Feed essentially on insects (butterflies and their caterpillars, grasshoppers, aphids and other bugs) but sometimes hunt earthworms and molluscs. Doesn’t disdain breadcrumbs from a friendly hiker.
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