India, April 28 -- A greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) was spotted in Jhanjhrola on Sunday morning, likely the bird's first recorded sighting in Gurugram district, birders said.

The greater racket-tailed drongo is typically associated with moist, dense forests along the Himalayan foothills and terai regions, and sightings in open habitats such as south Gurugram are highly unusual, birders said.

"We spotted the bird at 8.20 am in the open agricultural fields in Jhanjhrola, a semi-arid landscape. The bird was being chased by crows and black drongos, which made it difficult to track it for long but we were able to capture shots and identify the bird adequately," said birder Arvind Yadav. "It is a Himalayan species and pref...