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Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Sales Professional with great love for nature, collecting various birds on my camera, fighting for conservation of nature. My wife,Gaythri Devi also sharing similar interests and also being a better photographer, you can find us on Sundays in some jungle!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Grey Jungle Fowl

Gallus sonneratii M 70-80cm, F 38cm
Kaattukkozhi in Tamil (காட்டுக்கோழி)
Resident. Male has 'shawl' of white and pale yellow spotting and golden yellow spotting on scapulars. Eclipse male lacks neck hackles and elongated tail feathers. Female has white streaking on underparts. Forest undergrowth, secondary growth, bamboo thickets.

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