Birds of Sri Lanka

Yet more pics of some of the 120+ species of birds seen during my recent family trip to the beautiful island of Sri Lanka.

Indian Nightjar - Udawalawe National Park  - 1 seen all trip + 1 probable Grey Nightjar

Malabar Pied Hornbill - only seen at Udawalawe NP

Indian Roller - c10+ seen, including one flock of 7 roadside on wires  

Spotted Dove - very common 

Black Headed Oriole - c10+ seen

Sirkeer Malkoha - 1 seen all trip

Jungle Fowl - Sri Lanka's national bird

Black Crowned Night Heron

White Browed Fantail - (above and below) a few seen but always very mobile and high up in canopy  

Brown Headed Barbet

Grey Headed Canary Flycatcher

Loten's Sunbird

White Browed Bulbul - fairly common

Greater Coucal

Birds of Sri Lanka

Some more pics of some of the birds seen on our family holiday to Sri Lanka.

 Dull Blue Flycatcher - (Endemic) - only one seen  

 

Plum Headed Parakeet -  female with grey head - very smart and only seen in one location 

 

Bar Winged Flycatcher Shrike

Scarlet Minivet (m)

Scarlet Minivet (f)

 

Yellow Fronted Barbet (above and below) 

Sri Lnka White Eyes

Oriental White-Eyes are very smart and pretty common across Sri Lanka. Many were seen over the trip. The bottom two pictures I believe/think are of Sri Lanka White Eye, a much scarcer endemic bird.

Ashy Prinia - Sri Lanka

This Ashy Prinia was the only bird of the trip that responded well to psshing. After appearing in reeds around a small pond at the rear of one of our hotels in Nurara Eliya, it came within feet as the more I psshed the closer it came. What a smart little bird.

  

Birds of Sri Lanka

Yet more pics of some of the c150 species seen on my 2 week family holiday to Sri Lanka.

Black Bulbul - one of just a few seen - this one seen on the only bird table seen all trip

Paddyfield Pipit - common

White-Rumped Munia -  common but localised

Black-Hooded Oriole - record shot - always elusive

 Lesser Hill Myna - only 2 seen all trip

White Bellied Drongo - common 

Scarlet Minivet - fairly common 

Oriental Magpie Robin - very common

Large Billed Crow

Birds of Sri Lanka

Plenty more pics/posts to come of the birds seen during my recent family holiday so Sri lanka.

Indian Robin - common 

 

Yellow Billed Babbler - common

Yellow-Browed Bulbul - fairly common

Common Iora - fairly common

Red Vented Bulbul - very common

Jerdon's Leafbird - uncommon

Purple-Rumped Sunbird

Purple Sunbird

Plain Prinia