Nandyal

El Niño Pushes Kasai Pitta Into View Across Rayalaseema Scrublands

A dry-weather shift linked to El Niño is drawing the long-tailed shrike, locally known as Kasai Pitta, into sharper view across the scrub lands of Rayalaseema. Birdwatchers and field observers report sightings along the Penna River belt and the fringes of the Erramala and Palakonda ranges in Nandyal and Kadapa, underscoring how climate variability is reshaping local wildlife visibility and seasonal movement patterns.