Sri Lanka thrush [SEP] parent taxon
Sri Lanka thrush
The Sri Lanka thrush or Sri Lanka scaly thrush ("Zoothera imbricata") is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. This bird is a non-migratory resident breeder found in south western wetlands of the island of Sri Lanka.
"Zoothera imbricata" was formerly treated as a race of the scaly thrush. It belongs in a group, possibly a superspecies, formed by that species and "Z. lunulata", "Z. heinei", "Z. machiki", "Z. talaseae",
Lanka blue magpie, yellow-eared bulbul, brown-capped babbler, orange-billed babbler, dull-blue flycatcher, Sri Lanka bush warbler, Sri Lanka whistling thrush, spot-winged thrush, common blackbird, and Sri Lanka white-eye. All five species of bird which are strictly endemic to this ecoregion are present in the reserve. Common birds are scarlet minivet, small minivet, black bulbul, Sri Lanka scimitar babbler, grey-headed canary-flycatcher, pied bushchat, and Sri Lanka scaly thrush.