scaly thrush
zoothera dauma latin

The Scaly Thrush is smaller and has fourteen tail feathers.

Zoothera imbricata is usually treated as a race of the Scaly Thrush.

The Scaly Thrush is very secretive, preferring dense cover.

Common Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma).

The Ashy-headed Laughingthrush, Red-faced malkoha and Scaly thrush are the other threatened species.

This large, heavily patterned thrush is similar in appearance to the Scaly Thrush, to which it is sometimes considered a subspecies.

A striking identification feature of both sexes in flight is the black band on the white underwings, a feature shared with the Scaly Thrush.

The Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.

Z. d. dauma (Scaly Thrush) breeds in the Himalaya and migrates to the foothills in winter.

The species is monotypic (lacking subspecies) and is closely related to a number of thrushes in the genus Zoothera, including the Long-billed Thrush and the widespread Scaly Thrush.

Common birds are Scarlet Minivet, Small Minivet, Black Bulbul, Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler, Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher, Pied Bushchat, and Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush.

It is popular with birdwatchers at quieter times because of the good opportunities it gives to see various species, particularly the Indian Blue Robin, Pied Thrush or Scaly Thrush lurking in the denser undergrowth.

Common Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma).

The Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.