February 6, 2020
Mysore/Mysuru: In a special
discovery, bird lovers have spotted a White-Rumped Shama (Copsychus
malabaricus) at the Karanji Lake inside the Chamarajendra Zoological
Garden. A group of volunteers reported the rare sighting at the Lake.
A team comprising S. Nisarga, S.
Shylajesha and Sudhanshu Hegde spotted the songster bird and according to
Shylajesha, the bird is usually found in the thick forests of Biligiri Rangana
Betta, Male Madeshwara Betta and Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
It is a thrush-like bird with a long,
graduated tail. Males are glossy back above and rich chestnut below while the
females are similar but paler. Juveniles are reddish brown with rusty wing
bars. Dense lowland and hill forests, forest edge, and overgrown orchards and
plantations are the bird’s favourite habitat.
It is a popular cage bird and its
song is a varied series of loud whistles and flutelike notes, often involving
mimicry of other birds.
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