Running Time:

62 min

Release Date:

January 2008

Recording Location:

Cotigaon National Park, Goa, India

Sunbird Forest

The silvery songs of Sunbirds are heard in the evergreen forests of Goa, which cover the hills of the western ghats down to the Arabian Sea.

This recording begins with the haunting song of the Malabar Whistling Thrush, one of the most beautiful songbirds in the world. As the morning progresses we hear Woodpeckers, Babblers, Fulvettas, Drongos, Hornbills and Fruit Pigeons among a diversity of rainforest birdlife.

Discover the secret world of Goa's deep rainforests.

Audio sample of this album

1.

Melifluous - The Malabar Whistling Thrushs' Dawnsong

8.45

2.

Sunbird Forest Awakening

1.53

3.

Crimson-backed Sunbirds Chasing

4.49

4.

Flamebacks Overhead

2.19

5.

Three-striped Squirrel

4.22

6.

Family Chatter: Yellow-browed Bulbulls

7.33

7.

Purple Sunbirds and Bronzed Drongo

3.24

8.

Fulvettas in the Underbrush

6.41

9.

Malabar Hornbill Throws Back his Head

7.13

10.

On Pitch: Coppersmith Barbet and Common Iora

4.02

11.

Plum-headed Parrot Talk

5.31

12.

Flowerpecker Finale

4.54

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