Vekuva · Science · Kasai Pitta20 Oct 2026 · p.1/1
El Niño draws ‘Kasai Pitta' out in Rayalaseema scrub lands
The Hindu · K. Umashanker · 3 min read at The Hindu
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 butcher bird, locally called the ‘kasai pitta’, is being sighted again across the region’s driest patches.
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