Adults have a chestnut back and a prominent white throat patch. Black streaks mark the underside, and the eyes are bright yellow. It lives in small groups in wet forest in southwestern Sri Lanka and hunts or calls in daylight. It mainly eats insects such as beetles, and also takes mice, small birds, and reptiles.
Adults have a chestnut back and a prominent white throat patch. Black streaks mark the underside, and the eyes are bright yellow.
It lives in small groups in wet forest in southwestern Sri Lanka and hunts or calls in daylight. It mainly eats insects such as beetles, and also takes mice, small birds, and reptiles.
Feathers cover the lower legs, and hair-like feathers extend over part of the feet.
The dark brown head has fine reddish-brown bars, and dense dark barring crosses the upper chest below the white throat patch.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.