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| | WORLDTWITCH - Birding in Sri Lanka & Southern India by Jon Hornbuckle |
 | | We returned the next morning to scan the distant hillside of Rajamalai, closed as the rare Nilgiri Tahr were giving birth, and saw several distant Tahr at around 07.30, but, surprisingly, no Grassbirds were seen. |
 | | Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon, Grey-breasted Laughingthrush, Nilgiri and Black-and-Rufous Flycatchers, White-bellied Shortwing and Nilgiri Pipit are found in this area, either on the plateau of the High Range (Nilgiri Hills), e.g. |
 | | The closest shola is Cairnhill Reserved Forest, 3 km from town on the Avalanche road, where Rufous-breasted (Nilgiri) Laughingthrush, White-bellied Shortwing, and Black-and-rufous, Rusty-tailed and Nilgiri Flycatchers all occur. |
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