Sri Lanka thrush

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Sri Lanka thrush
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Zoothera
Species:
Z. imbricata
Binomial name
Zoothera imbricata
Synonyms

Zoothera dauma 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 rainforests 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., [2] Z. imbricata being smaller, longer billed and rufous below.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Zoothera imbricata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. "Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush (Zoothera imbricata) | the Internet Bird Collection". ibc.lynxeds.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06.