Sri Lanka Spotted-winged Thrush Sinhala Name: - Lanka Thithpiya Thirasikaya Scientific Name: - Zoothera spiloptera

Sri Lanka Spotted-winged Thrush Sinhala Name: - Lanka Thithpiya Thirasikaya Scientific Name: - Zoothera spiloptera

English Name: - Sri Lanka Spotted-winged Thrush Sinhala Name: - Lanka Thithpiya Thirasikaya Scientific Name: - Zoothera spiloptera

The Spot-winged Thrush, Zoothera spiloptera, is an Asian Thrush; It is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. This uncommon species breeds in hill rainforests, and to a lesser extent in drier woodlands, at altitudes between 500 and 2000 metres. The wintering areas are similar but include less well-wooded areas, and are generally at 750 to 1500 metres altitude. The Spot-winged Thrush is generally solitary, and like many Zoothera thrushes, can be quite secretive, especially in the dense undergrowth and bamboo clumps it favours. Spot-winged Thrushes are omnivorous, but eat far more insects than fruit. They feed on the ground. Spot-winged Thrush; identified by its olive-brown upper parts, two rows of white spots on the median and greater wing coverts, characteristic markings on the face and inverted fan shaped black spots on the breast and flanks. Sexes are similar. Young have paler streaked upper parts and buff lower parts with coalescing spots. The characteristic facial pattern is present in the young but is more indistinct. Not uncommon in damp, evergreen forest in the wet lowlands and ranging up to 2000 metres (commoner below 1500 metres). Also occurs in secondary scrub, plantations and occasionally gardens adjacent to forest. It is scarce and local in the dry zone occurring in riverine forests.