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Turdoides subrufa
a member of the Leiothrichidae family endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. It is dark brown and long tailed, and is usually seen foraging in noisy groups along open hillsides grass or forest.
The usual habitat is open forest, scrub or grassy hillsides.
Thank you Joshua and Malcolm for the Id. Yes Malcolm this spotting was early in the morning so I used flash. :))
You picture makes it look much darker than they usually are. Did you use a flash because of the lack of light?