Scaly Thrush

The scaly thrush breeds in dense wet forests in the Himalayas, east through south-western China to northern Indochina, with disjunct populations, possibly separate species, on Iriomote Island off southern Japan and on Sumatra and Java. The sexes are similar, 27–31 cm long, with black scaling on a paler white or yellowish background. (Wikipedia, general species account)

The most striking feature in flight is a black band on the white underwing, shared with most other Zoothera thrushes. It is omnivorous, eating insects, earthworms and berries, and nests in trees, laying three or four dull green eggs in a neat cup nest. The male's song is a loud, far-carrying mechanical whistle with 5–10 second pauses between one-second phrases. (Wikipedia, general species account)