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The nest is built in a shrub, and 2 eggs are laid. | The nest is built in a shrub, and 2 eggs are laid. | ||
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Alternative names: Ceylon Bush-Warbler, Sri Lankan Bush-Warbler
- Bradypterus palliseri
Identification
14 cm. Plain brown back, pale grey underparts, a broad tail and short wings, weak supercilium, and the throat is tinged orange. The sexes are identical; young birds lack the throat colouration.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Scrub and undergrowth of damp forest in the high mountain ranges above 1000 metres.
Behaviour
The nest is built in a shrub, and 2 eggs are laid.
The diet includes insects.
