Orange-billed Babbler

The orange-billed babbler, or Ceylon rufous babbler, is a resident breeder endemic to Sri Lanka, formerly treated as a race of the jungle babbler. It lives in rainforest and is rarely seen away from deep jungle. The underparts are plain orange-brown, the upperparts slightly darker, the crown and nape grey and the bill orange. Wikipedia says it occurs in all the wet zone forests and is quite common at Kitulgala and Sinharaja (Wikipedia, species account).

It lives in noisy flocks of seven to ten or more, and the constant chattering usually gives away the presence of a flock, often the first sign of a mixed-species feeding flock. It feeds mainly on insects and also eats jungle berries. It builds its nest in a tree, hidden in dense foliage. Nationally Vulnerable (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012, listed as Turdoides rufescens).