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Zvezda & Alex Big Year 2016 - first attempt


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228. Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot - Loriculus beryllinus

 

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229. Crimson-fronted Barbet - Megalaima rubricapillus

 

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230. Lesser Hill Myna - Gracula (religiosa) indica

 

 

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231. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater - Merops leschenaulti (this time for real :) )

 

 

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234. Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata

 

 

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235. White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

 

 

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236. Cinereous Tit - Parus cinereus

 

 

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237. Yellow-fronted Barbet - Megalaima zeylanica

 

 

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239. Pale-billed Flowerpecker - Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

 

 

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@@xelas some really cool Sri Lankan birds. Am working on the OH for a non-African Safari after your trip......

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Beautiful birds they have there!

 

Or perhaps it's just the photography?

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Great shots, love the Barbets especially.

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Another beautiful bunch of species and photos, @@xelas! With some great endemics, too.

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Thank you all, my friends. There are some really cool birds out there, yet also a great gear in expert hands helped a lot!

 

Out of Ljubljana for next three days so next post on Thursday.

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08/08 - Kandy Botanical Gardens

 

 

They are quite big, and lovely, but we have not seen many new species. So I will start with a few already posted ones, either in better quality, or in different age or sex.

 

 

Common Myna

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Oriental Magpie Robin juvenile

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Asian Koel female

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09/08/16 - HORTON PLAINS

 

"Horton Plains National Park is a protected area in the central highlands of Sri Lanka and is covered by montane grassland and cloud forest. This plateau at an altitude of 2,1002,300 metres (6,900–7,500 ft) is rich in biodiversity and many species found here are endemic to the region." - from Wikipedia

 

 

242. Yellow-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus penycillatus

 

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243. Pied Bushchat - Saxicola caparata

 

 

Female

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244. Dull-blue Flycatcher - Eumyias sordidus / juvenile

 

 

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245. Hill Swallow - Hirundo (tahitica) domicola

 

 

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