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Sri Lanka whistling thrush

(Myophonus blighi)

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Description

The Sri Lanka whistling thrush (Myophonus blighi) is a whistling thrush in the family Muscicapidae.It is a resident endemic bird in Sri Lanka.It is found in the highlands of Sri Lanka in jungle or other dense forest near water.It is omnivorous,eating a wide range of insects,frogs,earthworms and berries.It lays one or two eggs in a neat cup-shaped nest in a bush or on a ledge near water.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Muscicapidae
Genus:Myophonus
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