Sri Lanka thrush
| Sri Lanka thrush | |
|---|---|
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| Sri Lanka thrush (left) | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Zoothera |
| Species: | Z. dauma |
| Trinomial name | |
| Zoothera dauma imbricata E. L. Layard, 1854 | |
The Sri Lanka thrush or Sri Lanka scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma 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 dauma imbricata is usually 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
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Zoothera imbricata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/sri-lanka-scaly-thrush-zoothera-imbricata