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El Niño draws ‘Kasai Pitta' out in Rayalaseema scrub lands
By K. Umashanker||3 min read at The Hindu
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Written by a model, not by The Hindu · not verifiedAI summary· Generated October 20, 2026
- A masked bird known as the 'kasai pitta' has returned to the scrub lands of Rayalaseema during an El Niño year, with sightings reported across multiple districts. The article describes the bird's hunting behavior and notes that its local habitat faces stress from agricultural expansion and pesticide use.
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Updated - October 16, 2026 02:14 am IST - RAYACHOTI
In the arid scrub of Rayalaseema, where summer lasts nearly half the year, a small masked predator has returned to its perch. The bird, locally called the ‘kasai pitta’, is being sighted again across the region’s driest patches.