Sri Lanka Thrush (Zoothera imbricata)

Other Names (World)
Sri Lanka Thrush, Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
24 cm

First Described (Guide)
E.L. Layard, 1854

Habitat
Moist evergreen forest, rural gardens, parks, plantations. From 400 - 2,200 m

Range (Guide)

Sri Lanka.

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 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status LC
Habitat destruction and fragmentation through mining, clearing, selective logging, and conversion to agriculture are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a far-carrying, series of prolonged, single, sibilant, rich whistles.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Sri Lanka Thrush (Zoothera imbricata) [XC381035]
by id from Sinharaja Rainforest, Sri Lanka (call)

Sri Lanka Thrush (Zoothera imbricata) [XC346118]
by James McCulloch from Sinharaja Research Center, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Amami Thrush (Zoothera major), Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) and Horsfield's Thrush (Zoothera horsfieldi) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Zoothera dauma following Collar (2004). Sri Lanka Thrush (Zoothera imbricata) from Sri Lanka, previously considered a subspecies of Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993), is treated as a distinct species following Rasmussen and Anderton (2005).

Usually treated as a subspecies of Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma). Belongs in a group, possibly a superspecies, formed by that species and Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata), Russet-tailed Thrush (Zoothera heinei), Fawn-breasted Thrush (Zoothera machiki), New Britain Thrush (Zoothera talaseae), Makira Thrush (Zoothera margaretae), Guadalcanal Thicketbird (Megalurulus turipavae), Long-billed Thrush (Zoothera monticola) and Dark-sided Thrush (Zoothera marginata), perhaps including also Alpine Thrush (Zoothera mollissima) and Long-tailed Thrush (Zoothera dixoni). Subspecies neilgherriensis of Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) may belong with present species.

Similar Species
Spot-winged Thrush (Geokichla spiloptera) which lacks scaling on the back and is white rather than tawny coloured below.

References
See References.

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