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Racked Tailed Drongo - moulting

BR Hills, Karnataka, 12 Aug 2006

All birds change each and every feature on their body once a year. They tend to lose the features one-by-one and layer-by-layer. This racket railed drongo has superb hanging tails. But because it\'s in moulting phase, it has lost both of them.


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