A flycatcher with a blue back and reddish throat. It catches flying insects in undergrowth and also picks up termites and similar prey from the ground.
In the Indian account, the male has a blue back and reddish throat and breast. Females and juveniles differ in color.
It perches upright in undergrowth to catch flying insects and also picks termites and earwigs from the ground.
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