Green Cochoa

The green cochoa is a moss-green Himalayan thrush, variously placed with the thrushes or the Old World flycatchers and considered closer to the former. The male has a blue crown, blue wings and tail with a broad black band on the tail, while the female has a more greenish body with some rusty spots on the wing coverts. It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam and possibly Bhutan, and its winter distribution in India is unclear as the species is found only in summer (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is usually seen in pairs or small groups sitting in tall trees, and feeds close to the ground on molluscs, insects and berries. It breeds in summer, the nest much like the purple cochoa's but usually placed close to water, and both parents take turns incubating the glossy, ellipsoidal, densely speckled eggs. The song is a thin, clear feeeee that dies away, and calls include a short high-pitched pok and harsh notes. SoIB 2023 rates it a Moderate conservation priority, a resident and altitudinal migrant forest bird and omnivore with a Restricted range of about 19,600 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).