Facts about the whistling teal
Every so often, we come across articles in your esteemed newspaper on migratory birds. In most cases, the photographs shown with the articles are those of the whistling teal (sharali). However, it should be made absolutely clear that the whistling teal is not a migratory bird, as claimed by most writers, but a local one. It is a bird generally found in the haor areas of Sylhet and other wetlands spread over Bangladesh. It is chestnut coloured and constantly makes shrill whistling notes when in flight. It lives on marshland, is largely vegetarian, but also eats small fish and snails. Nesting time is from June to October, mostly done on trees with twigs and grass. I hope The Daily Star will be a little more careful in the future.
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