Birds
of the Rainforests & Highlands |
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Being a Sri Lankan is a matter, of course to
be please and proud. This status has been granted us by the serene beauty in
this country. That's why the attention of the people, living in world-wide
has been arrested by this small but attractive country. |
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Birds are one of the most important natural
resources, that a coutry can deserve from the environment. But we never
think the real value of these natural resources. That's why we are just
using them without thinking of even our own future. We are just using and
using till it becomes scares, lost. Though Sri Lanka is a small country,
when compared with other countries in the world, It takes a leading part
while exceeding even some big and industrialized countries in the present
world. |
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In Sri Lanka, it is reported that there are
nearly 436 species of birds living there lives freely (though some of them
are going to degeneration in the presence of the people's acts). 230 of them
are resident and 114 are migrants, a 112 birds is regarded as vagrants. 36
species of birds are pelagic or sea faring birds. Of this kind, birds are
not likely to be seen by a casual observer. |
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In the lownlands and highlands, we can see
most of resident birds in Sri Lanka. Their existence is directly dependent
on long term coservating, prevaling forest pathches. Sri Lanka is the one of
the highest densities in Asia. Because per 10,000 square kilometers, large
number of birds are living in Sri Lanka, not like in any country in Asia.
According to some datails, there can be 23 or 26 of endomic birds in Sri
Lanka. Most of these endomic birds can be seen mostly in the Southwest of
the island. The reason for them to live there more often is that there
are many rainforests in these areas. Unfortunately, these endomics are
endangered by the loss of habitat. Therefore, many birds have faced severe
problems in their residences. Some of the extincting bird species are now
restricted to a few living places like Sinharaja, Morapitiya and Kithulaga.
And the other reason is that we can find some species only in the highlands,
such as the Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush or Arrenga. |
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Some of bird
species living in Sri Lanka |
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Eagles |
Pigeons |
Parrots |
Owls |
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Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus
caeruleus) |
Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon (Columba
torrintonii) |
Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot
(Loriculus beryllinus) |
Chestnut-backed Owlet (Glaucidium
casanonotum) |
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Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula
aenea) |
Plum-Headed Parakeet (Psittacula
cynocephala) |
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Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula
calthropae) |
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Chuckoos |
Frogmouths |
Flaycathers |
Fantail
Flycatherts |
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Red-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus
Pyrrhoccephalus) |
Frogmouth (Batrachostomus
moniliger) |
Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias
sordida) |
White-browed Fantail (Rhipidura
aureola) |
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Gree-billed Coucal (Centropus
chlororynchus) |
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Kashmir-Flycather (Fledula
subrubra) |
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Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
(Culicicapa ceyalonensis) |
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Babblers |
Flowerpeckers |
White-eyes |
Drongos |
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Indian Scimitar Babbler
(Pomatorhinus horsfieldii) |
Legge's Flowerpecker (Dicaeum
vincens) |
Sri Lanka White-eye (Zosterops
ceylonensis) |
Crested Drongo (Dicrurus
paradiseus lpohorhinus) |
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Orange-billed Babbler (Turdoides
refescens) |
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Ashy-heated Laughingthrush
(Garrulax cinereifrons) |
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Crows |
Starlings |
Plovers |
Munias |
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Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Urocissa
ornata) |
White-faced Starling (Sturnia
albofrontatus) |
Sri Lanka Myna (Gracula
ptilogenys) |
Black Throated Munia (Lonchura
kelaarti) |
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Sri Lanka Myna (Gracula
ptilogenys) |
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Southern Hill Myna (Gracula
indica) |
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