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It is a familiar slaty grey bird with glistening metallic green, purple and magenta sheen on neck and the upper breast. It has two dark bars on wings and a band across the end of tail. Both the sexes are alike. It can be see in flocks and colonies moving about cliffs and human inhabitations. It feeds on cereals, pulses, groundnuts etc. Their nesting season is undefined. Its nest is a flimsy collection of a few sticks on a ledge or in a fissure or cliff, or on rafters and ceilings of dwelling houses.

Where to look for in IIT?

In and around Electrical Science Block (ESB), Mechanical Science Block (MSB), Student Activity Centre (SAC)


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