Siberian Stonechat, Bhigwan, Pune, India

By SS Suresh

Photographed this tiny bird, the Siberian stonechat or the Asian stonechat, from an open grassland in Maharastra in India. This is a female, which is typically having a predominant streaky brown above, and the face and chest patterns are less contrasting. It’s an old-world flycatcher that winters in the tropics.