Zoothera imbricata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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.
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Sri Lanka · 2016
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Thrush sighting in Horton Plains National Park on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Thrush in Horton Plains National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April, June, August–September and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Horton Plains National Park's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 370 mm in October.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sri Lanka Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Sri Lanka Thrush sightings, Horton Plains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 20%).
Same family: Turdidae
The closest relatives of the Sri Lanka Thrush that you can see in Horton Plains National Park (family Turdidae, Thrushes) are Indian Blackbird (about 70%) and Spot-winged Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sri Lanka Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Horton Plains National Park (65 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
