Two bird species sighted in Tiruvannamalai hills

Shama, a rare songster bird.FILE PHOTO

Two bird species normally not seen in Tiruvannamalai forests were sighted here recently.

V. Arun, a naturalist and a teacher in ‘Marutham Farm School’ here, has spotted Shama and the Indian Blue Robin on the peripheries of Tiruvannamalai hill.

Songster of South

“Shama, the best songster of South India lives in thick evergreen forests but they were not spotted till recently in Tiruvannamalai hill and forests. Sighting of the shama here means that quality of the forest has improved in Tiruvannamalai hill,” Mr.Arun told

The Hindu .

He also said that he had spotted the ‘Indian Blue Robin’ near the Siva Temple in the forests surrounding Tiruvannamalai hills a couple of weeks ago.

“It is strange to spot the Indian Blue Robin here as it is usually found in the Western Ghats and Himalayas,” he added.