Golden-headed Cisticola - Samarth Shadakshari
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Location

Bababudan Hills--Kemmanagundi
Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India
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Map
Map Coordinates: 13.5495894, 75.7525563
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Courtship, display, or copulation; Vocalizing
Tags
Habitat

Observation details

A lifer, and in probably no way a rarity. It is expected in such shola habitat; at least one bird seen at 1530 m, the actual count would have probably been three birds or so. Told apart from their calls and plumage which was very distantly viewed. The call was two pucker-like noises followed by a more bird-like whistle (identical to https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/34695625.) A population is clearly found in these hills, and seems to be breeding. As the birds were quite far, record shots are quite poor, but I have submitted them here anyway :)

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