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Indian Pitta

As the first spear of golden sunlight pierces the dense deciduous canopy of Telangana’s wilderness, a sound breaks the stillness—a sharp, clear, musical two-note whistle. It is the unmistakable whistle of the Pitta brachyura, the Indian Pitta, locally celebrated in Telugu as the Poda Pitta (the spotted bird).

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