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Grey-winged Blackbird

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Turdus boulboul
Nepali Name: मदना चाँचर Madana Chaanchar

(female) Raniban Forest (Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park), Kathmandu, Nepal. 1350m. 10 January, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. The males sing beautifully during the breeding season in May-June. It is sought after as a cage bird because of its melodious song. You can hear it here: http://www.xeno-canto.org/19718
2. Coexists with the White-collared Blackbird.
3. Doesn’t seem to react to playback outside of the breeding season.

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White-collared Blackbird

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Turdus albocinctus
Nepali Name: कण्ठे चाँचर (Kanthe Chanchar)

Pathibhara Area, Taplejung, Nepal. ~3,000m. 24 April, 2013, Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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