වන-කෞල් ඇස්පටියා/Sri Lanka Woodshrike(Tephrodornis affinis)

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2024 June @Seethawaka

The first observation is at Seethawaka Botanical Garden. Small grey songbird with a heavy bill, dark mask, and white eyebrows. Underparts pale whitish; in flight note white rump. Inhabits wooded areas and scrub in lowland and lower hills, mostly in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka

Conservation status - Least Concern

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