Zoothera imbricata
Silhouette: Francesco "Architetto" Rollandin · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Thrush sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 283 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 67th most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, July–August and October–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Thrush in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in January, April–June and September, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Sri Lanka Thrush sightings, Sinharaja Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Horton Plains National Park (Sri Lanka, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sri Lanka Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (283 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.
