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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 147
Found in lagoons, marshes and large tanks. 80-90 cm. Uncommon breeding resident in dry lowlands.
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EURASIAN SPOONBILL
SRI LANKA 147
Found in lagoons, marshes and large tanks. 80-90 cm. Uncommon breeding resident in dry lowlands.
BLACK-NECKED STORK
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 146
Found in lagoons, tanks and water holes in adjoining forest. 129-150 cm. Very rare breeding resident in south-east coastal area, occasionally in north.
YELLOW-WATTLED LAPWING
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 145
Found in very dry habitats: stony pastures, fallow fields and open scrubland. 26-28 cm. Rather uncommon breeding resident resident in dry lowlands.
COMMON HAWK CUCKOO
1117 COMMON HAWK CUCKOO Hierocroccyx varius
SRI LANKA 144
Found in well wooded areas. 34 cm. Rather uncommon breeding resident (race ciceliae) from the foothills to high hills, rarer in the foothills areas. Migrant nominate race varius rarely recorded in the lowlands.
COMMON REDSHANK
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| Subspecies eurhina, March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 143
Found in tidal creeks, salt-pans, paddy fields and mangroves. 27-29 cm. Common winter migrant to lowlands, more in dry zone.
BLUE-FACED MALKOHA
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 142
Found in dense scrub and secondary growth. 39 cm. Uncommon breeding resident from lowlands to mid hills of dry and intermediate areas.
GREAT CORMORANT
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| Subspecies sinensis, March 2017 |
SRI LANKA
Found mainly in larger tanks, and coastal lagoons. 80-100 cm. Rather rare breeding resident in dry lowlands, and very rarely in wet lowlands.
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 140
Found on the banks and in shallow waters of freshwaters, coastal lagoons and tidal mudflats. 36-44 cm. Common winter migrant (race limosa) to mainly coastal area of dry lowlands, rare in wet zone coast; race melanuroides has occurred as a vagrant.
INDIAN PITTA
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 139
Found in the undergrowth of forest and any habitat with scrub and bushes. 19 cm. Common migrant throughout Sri Lanka, except highest hills.
FOREST WAGTAIL
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 138
Found along paths and in clearings in wooded areas. 18 cm. Fairly common winter migrant throughout Sri Lanka.
CLAMOROUS REED WARBLER
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| Subspecies meridionalis, March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 137
Also known as Indian Reed Warbler. Found in reed beds and tangles around wetlands. 19 cm. Locally rather common breeding resident throughout dry lowlands, occasionally visits wet zone.
SRI LANKA WHISTLING THRUSH
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 136
Endemic. Globally threatened. Found near fast flowing mountain streams and ponds in dense forest; undergrowth of plantations. 20 cm. Local and fairly rare in high hills.
PIED THRUSH
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| March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 135
Found in forest, well-wooded gardens and ravines. 22 cm. rather uncommon winter migrant to mid hills and above.
INDIAN BLACKBIRD
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| Subspecies kinnisii, March 2017 |
1111 INDIAN BLACKBIRD Turdus (merula) simillimus
SRI LANKA 134
Found in forest and wooded areas. 25-28 cm. Uncommon to locally rather common breeding resident from mid to high hills of wet zone.
PIED BUSHCHAT
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| Subspecies atratus, March 2017 |
SRI LANKA 133
Found in grassy areas open cultivation and open gardens. 13.5 cm. Uncommon to locally fairly common breeding resident in mid hills and above.
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