Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus (Aves: Passeriformes: Sylviidae) in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Maharashtra - a rare record for peninsular India

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Parvish Pandya
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7340-639X
Vikrant Choursiya
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6702-1533
Jyoti James
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2232-3498

Abstract

Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) winters in certain Asian and European countries. It is commonly seen in the eastern parts of India but sporadically distributed in peninsular India. It was observed on few occasions at the site visited by authors. This report is for one of its rare sightings, in the peninsular region of India in Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

 

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