Varied Sittella not recorded 2024–2026 at two former sites

Interpretation

Candidate local disappearance or sharp occupancy drop. Not yet an IntelligenceObject.

Effort

Survey hours unchanged. Non-detection is therefore not an effort artefact.

Recommended observation

Targeted sittella searches and acoustic review at classifier hits.

Alternative explanations

• — missed flock in a low-detectability year
• — range contraction to unsurveyed patches

Status path

Detected → Unverified → Under review → Corroborated → Escalated → Resolved / Rejected

Current: under review