Spot-winged Thrush (Geokichla spiloptera)

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1847)

Habitat
Lowlands and hills of the wet zone, leaf-litter of damp, dense, wooded areas and occasionally gardens near forest, selectively logged forest, forest edges or near tea cultivation and scrub. From 300 - 1,220 m.

Range (Guide)

Sri Lanka (B).

South-western Sri Lanka.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Habitat degradation and fragmentation through excessive gathering of fuelwood, clearance for permanent agriculture, shifting cultivation, fire, urbanisation and logging, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Spot-winged Thrush (Geokichla) [XC342682]
by Tejaswini Limaye from Horton Plains NP, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka (call, song)

Spot-winged Thrush (Geokichla) [XC756590]
by Okamoto Keita Sin from Kitulgala, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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