Class Aves Family Turdidae Scientific name Zoothera imbricata | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Zoothera Rank Species | |
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Similar Crossley's ground thrush, Slaty‑backed thrush, Finsch's rufous thrush, Grey ground thrush, Seram thrush | ||
Sri lanka thrush zoothera imbricata
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, Z. margaretae etc., Z. imbricata being smaller, longer billed and rufous below.
References
Sri Lanka thrush Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA