Sri Lanka thrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

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.


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