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| March 2017 |
1105 YELLOW-EARRED BULBUL Pycnonotus penicillatus
SRI LANKA 127
Endemic. Found in forests, well-wooded areas and gardens. 20 cm. Fairly common from mid hills up to high hills.
Sunday, May 28, 2017
WHITE-BROWED BULBUL
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| Subspecies insulae, March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 126
Found in dry forest, scrub and gardens. 20 cm. Common breeding resident mainly in dry lowlands; and uncommon in wet lowlands and up to mid hills.
YELLOW-BROWED BULBUL
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 125
Found in forest, wooded areas and adjoining gardens. 20 cm. Fairly common breeding resident, rather local in wet lowlands and up to mid hills, rarer and more local in dry lowlands.
SRI LANKA BUSH WARBLER
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 124
Endemic. Found in dense forest undergrowth, occasionally in adjacent tea estates. 16 cm. Local and rather uncommon in high hills, rare in mid hills.
GREY-HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER
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| Subspecies ceylonensis, March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 123
Found in forest and wooded areas. 13 cm. Rather uncommon breeding resident in mid hills and above.
DULL-BLUE FLYCATCHER
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 122
Also known as Dusky Blue Flycatcher. Endemic. Found in forest and well wooded areas. 15 cm. Rather uncommon in mid hills and above; occasionally descends to lower elevations.
MARSHALL'S IORA
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 121
Found in open wooded areas and scrub with scattered trees. 14 cm. Uncommon breeding resident, locally in dry lowlands from east to south.
JERDON'S LEAFBIRD
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 120
Found in forest, open wooded areas and gardens. 20 cm. Uncommon breeding resident from lowlands up to mid hills, more common in dry zone.
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 119
Found on coast, coastal waters, lagoons and salt-pans. 18-19 cm. Fairly rare winter migrant to dry lowland coastal areas.
Saturday, May 27, 2017
PADDYFIELD PIPIT
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 118
Found in grassland and low scrub. 15 cm. Fairly common breeding resident throughout Sri Lanka.
BAYA WEAVER
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 117
Found in open country and scrub. 15 cm. Fairly common breeding resident locally in dry lowlands, more local and uncommon in wet lowlands.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
WHITE-BROWED FANTAIL
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| Subspecies compressirostris, March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 116
Found in forest to open wooded areas and adjoining home gardens. 18 cm. Fairly common breeding resident in dry lowlands; locally in wet lowlands and up to mid hills.
BLUE-EARRED KINGFISHER
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| Subspecies phillipsi, March 2017 |
(* 833) BLUE-EARRED KINGFISHER Alcedo meninting
SRI LANKA 115
Found near shady forest streams. 16 cm. Very rare breeding resident locally in dry lowlands, and possibly really visits other areas.
GREY WAGTAIL
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| Subspecies melanoma, March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 114
Found near rivers and streams, favours fast-flowing rocky waters. 19 cm. Fairly common winter migrant mainly to the hills.
HOUSE SPARROW
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| Subspecies indicus, March 2017 |
(* 44) HOUSE SPARROW Passer domesticus
SRI LANKA 115
Found around habitation and cultivation. 15 cm. Locally common to rare breeding resident throughout Sri Lanka.
MALABAR TROGON
1097 MALABAR TROGON Harpactes fasciatus
SRI LANKA 112
Found in dense forests. 31 cm. Uncommon breeding resident in wet zone including the hills; rare and local in dry zone.
BROWN-CAPPED PYGMY WOODPECKER
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| Subspecies gymnopthalmus, March 2017 |
1096 BROWN-CAPPED PYGMY WOODPECKER Dendrocopos nanus
SRI LANKA 111
Found in forests and wooded areas. 13 cm. Uncommon breeding resident throughout lowlands up to mid hills.
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