1 Blue-breasted Dharma monk (scientific name: Coracias garrulus) medium-sized bird, body length 31 to 33 cm, light blue-green throughout. The wings are long and wide , and are mostly blue except for the chestnut dorsal feathers. The forehead, eyes, and ear feathers are light brown; the top of the head, cheeks, and waist are pale blue-green. The back, shoulders, and innermost feathers are sand brown. Wing coverts are greenish-blue , small , with sand-brown sandy brown at the ends of the midhoppers and black-brown flight feathers. The upper coverts and tail feathers are brown. The coverts are covered in greenish blue. The chin is nearly white, pale greenish-blue below the throat, and yellowish-brown from the throat to the chest. The leading edge of the wing is bright blue and the tip of the wing is black. There is a pale blue spot on the wing and tail.
China is mainly found in the northern and western parts of Xinjiang and the Tianshan Mountains. Subspecies of Xinjiang
Feeds on invertebrates such as beetles, crickets, locusts, caterpillars, flies and spiders, as well as a small number of larger animals such as frogs, rodents, lizards, snakes and emaciated birds. It is accustomed to standing on high places such as tree trunks or power lines for a long time, searching for potential prey on the ground, and often following the plough that turns over the dirt all the way.
The breeding season is from May to July. Mates defend common breeding territories, usually in steep riverbanks, ravines and cliff wall caves within the territory, in forest areas and tree holes at the edge of forests, and even in cracks in houses. They often breed together in small groups. The nest has no inner cushion and lays eggs directly on the ground. A clutch lays 1 to 7 eggs, with 4 or 5 being the most common