Spot-winged Thrush
Zoothera spiloptera
(Vulnerable).
Endemic. Mainly
a ground-dwelling
species, fairly
common in forests
and adjoining
plantations, and
gardens in the
lowlands, to the
hills of wet zone.
Scarce and locally
disributed in
riverine forests
in dry zone. The
melodious whistling
song of this shy
thrush is often
heard without
the bird being
seen. It may be
possible to locate
this species feeding
on forest trails
in the mornings
and evenings.
Its calls are
tuncful, human-sounding
whistles, commonly
concluded wth
a rapid, rising
three or four
note whew-whew...
Kitulgala and
Sinharaja are
good sites for
this species.
Other sites where
one may look for
it includc Bodhinagala,
Gilimale, Surrey
Estatc, Tangamalai
Sanctuary, the
upper forest section
of Hakgala Botanical
Gardens and Horton
Plains
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