Merops leschenaulti 18-20cm
Senthalai Panchuruttaan in Tamil (செந்தலை பஞ்சுருட்டான்)
Resident and partial migrant. Chestnut crown, nape and mantle, and yellow throat with diffuse black gorget. Tail has slight fork. Juvenile washed out version of adult, but crown and nape dark green on some; has rufous wash to lower throat, diffuse black gorget and turquoise rump. Near stream in deciduous forest.
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