WildlIifeOfCeylon

  2024 April @ Thalangama Lake Large-headed, predominantly brown kingfisher with electric-blue back and wings, heavy red bill, and snow-white patch from the throat through the breast. Common both near and away from water; frequently seen perched on fence posts and telephone lines near wetlands, lakes, agricultural fields, and clearings Conservation status - Least Concern reference - ebird      reference - Wikipedia  

  2024 June @Seethawaka The first observation is at Thalangama Lake. W inter visitors to Sri Lanka that    can be seen throughout the country in grasslands and marshes.    Conservation status - least concern reference - ebird    reference - wikipedia

  2024 June @Seethawaka The first observation is at Seethawaka.  Aquamarine upperparts, crimson bill, and black patch on the forehead make this active little species unmistakable. Forages by creeping along trunks and branches, often upside down. Usually moves in groups, frequently as a member of mixed-species flocks. The song is a high-pitched chittering trill; calls like isolated fragments of song. Conservation status - least concern reference - ebird   reference - wikipedia

2024 April @ Udawattakele Forest Reserve The first observation is at  Udawattakele Forest Reserve . The largest kingfisher that can be seen in Sri Lanka. The head  is olive-brown with dark green-blue upperparts and buff underparts. Wings and tail bluer, with rump even paler blue, obvious in flight.  Conservation status - Least Concern reference - ebird      reference - Wikipedia    

  2024 June @Seethawaka The first observation is at Seethawaka Botanical Garden.  Small grey songbird with a heavy bill, dark mask, and white eyebrows. Underparts pale whitish; in flight note white rump. Inhabits wooded areas and scrub in lowland and lower hills, mostly in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka Conservation status - Least Concern reference - ebird      reference - Wikipedia  

  2024 June @Horton Plains The first observation is at Horton Plains.  It is endemic to Sri Lanka.  It is a resident breeder in forests, gardens and plantations, mainly in the highlands. Endemic Conservation status - Least Concern reference - ebird        reference - Wikipedia  

2024 March @Diyasaru Park, Battaramulla The first observation is at Thalangama Lake.  It is endemic to Sri Lanka.  Small, green barbet with a red forehead, light orange markings around the eye, blue sides to the face, and unstreaked belly. Usually located by incessant calls, given from the treetops. Occurs in open wooded areas, gardens, forests and forest edges in the lowlands and foothills, where typically encountered as singles or pairs. Most abundant in the wet zone, but occurs locally in the dry zone. Endemic Conservation status - Least Concern reference - ebird       reference - Wikipedia