Sri Lanka Thrush
Zoothera imbricata
Least concern
Stand-in photo: Thimindu Goonatillake from Denver, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Look again
It feeds in the dim, wet places beside forest streams. Scaled plumage breaks up its outline against the leaves.
Field marks
Warm brown with bold dark scaling, and a long bill for its size.
Family
Turdidae
Group
Thrushes, chats and flycatcher
Habitat
Hill and cloud forest, Wet-zone rainforest
Where to look
Sinharaja, Kitulgala
Length
About 23 cm
IUCN status
Least concern
