In the damp, mossy undergrowth of the Himalayas and Southeast Asia’s montane forests, these tiny shadows slip close to the forest floor with restless curiosity. They forage among leaf litter and low ferns, picking minute insects with rapid, precise movements rarely noticed by larger eyes. What makes them extraordinary is their quiet role in the mountain forest’s engine — regulating insect life and helping recycle nutrients in cool, shaded habitats where growth is slow and fragile. Almost invisible in motion, yet essential to the living pulse of the high woods.
Slaty-bellied Tesias 👇
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