Sri Lanka Bush Warbler

The Sri Lanka bush warbler, also called Palliser's warbler, is an endemic resident of the highlands of central Sri Lanka, where it is the only bush warbler. It lives in dense forest undergrowth, often close to water, usually above 1,200 m. It is a medium-large warbler, 14 cm long, with a plain brown back, pale grey underparts, a broad tail, short wings, a weak eyebrow and an orange-tinged throat, which young birds lack (Wikipedia, species account).

It is a skulker that is very hard to see, keeping low in vegetation and eating insects, and males are often detected only by the loud song with an explosive queet. The nest is built in a shrub and holds two eggs. Wikipedia suggests Horton Plains National Park as the best site. Nationally Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012, listed as Bradypterus palliseri).