Common Name: Blue-capped Rock Thrush
Scientific Name: Monticola cinclorhyncha 
Family: Muscicapidae
Nepali Name: Sano Hajara Chanchar ( सानो हजारा चाँचर )
Size: 17 cm 
Location: Bhimdhunga (Kathmandu), Nepal. 

In Nepal, the Blue-capped Rock Thrush is most often encountered on rocky slopes, forest edges, and pine-hill patches at mid-elevations—recorded at about 1,200–2,135 m, where it perches openly to hunt insects and eat fruit.

A pretty mid-Himalayan songbird, the male Blue-capped Rock Thrush has a bright blue head and upperparts that contrast with warm chestnut underparts; females are browner and more streaked.

Seasonally widespread across the Himalayan foothills, it breeds in hill forests during the warmer months and moves to lower elevations in winter. Listen for its clear, whistling song from exposed perches.

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