ශ්‍රි ලංකා නීලන්-මැසිමාරා/Dull-blue Flycatcher / Dusky-blue Flycatcher(Eumyias sordidus)

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2024 June @Galways Land 

The first observation is at Galways Land National Park, Nuwara Eliya. This endemic beauty lives exclusively above mid-hills of Sri Lanka.

This bird appears in 50 rupee bank notes (2010).

Endemic

Conservation status - Near Threatened

reference - ebird
reference - wikipedia



2024 June @Galways Land 

Location: Galway's Land National Park, Department of Wildlife Conservation, Havelock Rd, Nuwara Eliya 22200, Sri Lanka

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