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which is made of dead leaves, twigs, and other plant material and built in a tree hole, stump, sapling, roots, riverbank, or on the ground. It has been observed nesting near humans, on occupied buildings' walls and trellises covered with climbing plants. There are two to three eggs in a clutch. The nest is often
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are grey-brown, and the underwing coverts are rufous. The underparts are bright orange-rufous. The beak is black, and the legs are pinkish-brown, brownish grey, or dark brown. The female is a little smaller than the male. The
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phrases that can be repeated more than ten times. When singing loudly, its beak is wide open and its breast is inflated with its tail moving with each note sung. Pairs may sing in duet.
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535:"Chats, Old World flycatchers"
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264:Cossypha heuglini subrufescens
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298:Description
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436:References
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