1. Name the State Bird of Madhya
Pradesh.
(A) Peacock
(B) Moorhen
(C) Paradise flycatcher
(D) Parrot
Answer- (C) Paradise flycatcher
Most Important points of Dudhraj (Paradise flycatcher) Bird
The name of this state bird of Madhya Pradesh is Dudhraj.
Dudhraj is also known by many other names, it is known as Shah Bulbul, Maharani Husaini Bulbul and Titaini.
The Dudhraj bird is known as Paradise Flycatcher in English.
Dudhraj was recognized as the state bird of Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2000 at the time of reorganization i.e after the separation of Chhattisgarh.
This bird is a medium sized bird which is mainly found in three colors, one color is milky white, black and reddish brown.
Dudhraj (Paradise flycatcher) Found in
Dudhraj bird is found in other states besides Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Punjab, Bihar and Rajasthan.
Dudhraj bird is mainly found in the plains of Brahmaputra from western Uttar Pradesh and in South India only.
Food and Habitat of Dudhraj (Paradise flycatcher)
Dudraj, the State bird of Madhya Pradesh, sits under a tree with thick leaves and eats small insect mites living on the tree.
Dudhraj Bird known as Indian Paradise flycatcher. As the name itself suggests, it is a moth-eating bird, its main diet is insect moths, butterflies and flies, it eats insect mites flying in bushes and under trees.
This bird likes dense forests, it lives in gardens, thickly shrub forests, bamboo forests, in winter this bird migrates, it is a noisy bird and its sound is shrill. "Chee Chee" and "Jwit Jwit ".
Protected areas for Dudhraj (Paradise flycatcher) in Madhya Pradesh
Protected areas for this bird have been created in many forests of Madhya Pradesh, among which Chorl, Kajaligarh, Simrol, Manpur and Mhow etc. are prominent.
About Dudhraj (Paradise flycatcher
The Dudhraj bird is a medium size, its length can be from 18 cm to 21 cm.
Due to the small size of this bird, it can weigh from 12 grams to 23 grams. The inside of the mouth is of bright color.
The long tail found in this bird helps in determining the sex of this bird whether it is male bird or female bird. Because the male bird has a longer tail.
The Indian male Paradise flycatcher is 412 mm in length. But it can vary from place to place.
The head of the female Dudhraj bird Sultan Bulbul is shiny black color like that of the male and its upper body is dark brown red saffron, its lower body is beige white and gray, its asking is much smaller than the male.
The Dudhraj Sultan Bulbul makes a pair with a female at a time, this behavior is called monogamous.
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