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A relative Forum
rarity today ...
( 4th image in the
Gallery )

A species endemic
to the
Indian Subcontinent

Listed Threatened
in IUCN list ...

This is the male
member of a pair
that was nesting in
the tall reed ...

Breeding males have
black bill and
inside of the mouth ...
... not a quality image
but it is showing
these features well ...

Watch him and listen
to his call in a new
video-clip ...
LinK :
https://www.hbw.com/ibc/video/bristled-grassbird-chaetornis-striata/bristled-grassbird-male-calling
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Bristled Grassbird ... male
( Chaetornis striata )

Gurgaon Rural
Haryana
India
23.08.2016
Habitat
Open countryside and cultivated fields, waterbody and reedbeds
Location
Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Date taken
23.08.2016
Scientific name
Chaetornis striata
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
A lovely closeup of this Grassbird Alok and so nicely captured guy.
 
great photo of this rarity, Alok!! captured in full song in a great setting, top marks, many tfs!!!
best wishes, JJ
 
Lovely pose, video and picture. Despite the distance to the bird a well recorded call.
 

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