passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. Common hill myna Southern hill myna, மலை நாகணவாய் Jungle myna, காட்டு நாகணவாய் Bank myna Common myna, நாகணவாய் Pied myna Daurian starling Chestnut-tailed starling, சாம்பல் தலை நாகணவாய் Malabar starling Brahminy starling, கருங்கொண்டை நாகணவாய் Rosy starling, சோளக்குருவி Thrushes Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. Pied thrush Orange-headed thrush, senthalai poong kuruvi Scaly thrush, nilagiri poong kuruvi Nilgiri thrush Tickell's thrush Indian blackbird Eyebrowed thrush Chats and Old World flycatchers Order: PasseriformesFamily: Muscicapidae Chats and Old World flycatchers is a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. Indian robin, karunchittu Oriental magpie-robin, karuppu vellai kuruvi White-rumped shama, isaipaadum shama White-crowned shama Spotted flycatcher Dark-sided flycatcher Asian brown flycatcher Brown-breasted flycatcher, pazhuppu marbu eeppidippan White-bellied blue flycatcher, vellai vayitru neela eeppidippan Tickell's blue flycatcher, ticklell neela eeppidippan Blue-throated blue flycatcher Blue-and-white flycatcher (A) Verditer flycatcher Nilgiri flycatcher, nilagiri eeppidippan Indian blue robin Bluethroat, neelakantan Siberian rubythroat Nilgiri blue robin White-bellied blue robin Malabar whistling thrush, seegaar poong kuruvi Ultramarine flycatcher Rusty-tailed flycatcher Taiga flycatcher Red-breasted flycatcher (A) Kashmir flycatcher Black-and-orange flycatcher, karuppu orange eeppidippan Black redstart Blue rock thrush, neela poong kuruvi Blue-capped rock thrush, neelthalai poong kuruvi Siberian stonechat Pied bush chat Isabelline wheatear Desert wheatear Leafbirds Order: PasseriformesFamily: Chloropseidae The leafbirds are small, bulbul-like birds. The males are brightly plumaged, usually in greens and yellows. Jerdon's leafbird Golden-fronted leafbird Flowerpeckers Order: PasseriformesFamily: Dicaeidae The flowerpeckers are very small, stout, often brightly coloured birds, with short tails, short thick curved bills and tubular tongues. Thick-billed flowerpecker, parutha alagu malar kothi Pale-billed flowerpecker Nilgiri flowerpecker) Plain flowerpecker Sunbirds Order: PasseriformesFamily: Nectariniidae The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. Purple-rumped sunbird,