Sri Lankan Endemic Birds
Sri Lankan Endemic Birds By Chamith Chandrasekara
Friday, September 16, 2011
Kahibella - Lanka Blue Magpie (Urocissa ornata)
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Identification Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is about the same size as the European Magpie at 42–47 cm. The adults are blue with chestnut hea...
Maha Rathu Karala - Crimson - Backed Flamback (Chrysocolaptes stricklandi)
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Identification This Flamback is about 11.5 ; tail 3.5 ; wing 5.9 ; tarsus 1.1; bill from gape 1.9. Back, scapulars, and outer sur...
Giramaliththa - Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus)
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Identification This is a small, mainly green hanging parrot, only 14 cm long with a short tail. The adult has a red crown, rump and bill,...
Alu Girawa - Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula calthropae)
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Identification Layard’s Parakeet is a bird of forests, particularly at the edges and in clearings, and also gardens. It is locally common...
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Watha Rathu Malkoha - Red-Faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
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Identification This is a large species at 46 cm with a long graduated tail. Its back is dark green, and the uppertail is green edged with...
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