BLUE ROCK THRUSH

 

(*1256)               BLUE ROCK THRUSH                Monticola solitarius 

CAMBODIA                57

Found on rocky shorelines, cliffs, open stony country, coastal towns. Solitary, though occasionally in groups on rocks. Breeds in S Europe, N Africa, Central Asia, China, Japan and N Philippines; migrates to Sumatra to breed.

BLACK DRONGO

 

(*338)           BLACK DRONGO              Dicrurus macrocercus

CAMBODIA

28 cm. Range from sw Iran through India and Sri Lanka to southern China and Indonesia. Common in open agricultural districts and light forest. While bee keepers don't like them, because they eat the bees, farmers sometimes erect artificial perches to attract them to control insects.