Puff-throated Babbler

The puff-throated, or spotted, babbler is brown above and white below with heavy brown streaks towards the breast and belly. The throat is white and sometimes puffed out, giving the English name. Some subspecies have streaks on the mantle while others are unstreaked (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found in scrub and moist forest mainly in hilly regions, foraging in small groups on the forest floor and turning over leaf litter for prey, usually low in the undergrowth and hard to spot, at first glance like a song thrush. Despite this, it has loud and distinct calls, including a morning song and contact and alarm calls. The clutch is two to five eggs, and young fledge and leave the nest about 12 to 13 days after hatching (Wikipedia, general species account).