Turdus merula 25-28 cm
Malaichittan in Tamil (மலைசிட்டான்)
Resident. Very variable. Males of the Himalayan races are black and females mainly dark brown. Races in the peninsula are smaller, brownish slate-grey above, with variable dark cap, have distinct orange patch behind eye and have paler underparts; females are paler than Himalayan races, especially on underparts. In moist forest and well wooded areas.
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