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Alternative names: Ceylon Bush-Warbler, Sri Lankan Bush-Warbler
- Elaphrornis 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.
Included in the genus Bradypterus by some authorities.
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.