Sri Lanka Thrush
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Sri Lanka Thrush

Zoothera imbricata

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
249 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Sri Lanka thrush or Sri Lanka scaly thrush (Zoothera imbricata) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. This bird is an endemic 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., Z. imbricata being smaller, longer billed and rufous below. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Thrush sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 249 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Spot-winged Thrush
NT

Spot-winged Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Geokichla spiloptera

50–60% · Likely
Indian Blackbird
LC

Indian Blackbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus simillimus

Insufficient data
Pied Thrush
LC

Pied Thrush

Bird

Geokichla wardii

Insufficient data
Orange-headed Thrush
LC

Orange-headed Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Geokichla citrina

Insufficient data
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
2 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sri Lanka Thrush in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Thrush sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 249 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sri Lanka Thrush in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Sri Lanka Thrush in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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