Abstract
The Asian Paradise Flycatcher has always been a flamboyant passerine to be photographed quite often throughout the Gangetic Bengal in India, but hardly any behavioural documentation is enlisted till date. The nesting behaviour of the subject bird encompassing its parental behaviours was studied on a wetland stretch of Ishapore, southern Gangetic Bengal. The present study mainly deals with the nesting behaviour, incubation activities, hatching, and parental care to fledging of a wild pair. The behavioural changes at par with the changing weather conditions and the neighbouring species too were studied.
Highlights
A safe hideout at a distant bush resulted in locating/recording the repeated visits of the couple to the nest, with alternate intervals of sitting, which confirmed the presence of eggs in the nest, though the number could not be confirmed
The present study observed a similar set of pieces of damselflies, ants, and larvae being fed to the chicks by the parent birds
Summary
The nest was located on the third day of the observation period (Table 1). A sudden heavy rain on the 11th day of the observation period showed the fact that both the parents guarded the nest sitting at its edges spreading their wings. A stroll along the circumferential area where the nest was spotted confirmed the presence of nests of a few other species, namely Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineate, Coppersmith Barbet M. haemacephala, and Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus.
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