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....A Birdwatcher's Guide to Sri Lanka - by Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne,
....Guide to Sri Lanka Nature Reserves - One of the most alluring
....Watching seabirds on the West Coast of Sri Lanka:
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....Yala National Park - by Dave Behrens. On a recent trip to Sri Lanka
....Muthurajawela Marshes - A Nature Lover's Delight
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....Trip Report: Sri Lanka 2003 - by Simon Plat. An extensive trip report
....Trip Report: Sri Lanka - March 1-15, 2002, by Joseph Thompson.
....Trip Report: Sri Lanka - 25 March - 8 April 2001, by Mike Prince.
The island is a suitable size to cover adequately in two weeks (the out-of-bounds north containing little of general tourist interest anyway), the people are friendly, English is widely spoken and food and accommodation are both good and relatively cheap - overall Sri Lanka makes an ideal holiday destination. The aim was to visit the key birding sites, particularly for the endemics, and main other sites of general interest. ....Trip Report: Sri Lanka - 27 January - 10 February 1999,
....Trip Report: Sri Lanka. This trip report is provided courtesy of Urs
....Trip Report: Sri Lanka. This trip report is provided courtesy of Urs
....Trip Report: Sri Lanka. This trip report is provided courtesy of Urs
....Trip Report: Sri Lanka - 25th January 2001 - 15th February 2001.
....Trip Report: Sri Lanka. This trip report is provided courtesy of Urs
....Trip Report: Sri Lanka, October 22-28, 2000, by Jeff Blincow.
....Trip Report: Sri Lanka, December 2-17, 2000, by Clive Harris.
....Trip Report: Sri Lanka, December 24, 2000 to January 8, 2001,
....It's a Red-vented Bulbul, Stupid! - Two Weeks in Sri Lanka: the
....Sri Lanka Trip Reports - you can find Sri Lanka trip reports on John
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___ Ashy-headed Laughingthrush
___ Brown-capped Babbler ___ Ceylon Bush-Warbler ___ Ceylon Grey Hornbill ___ Ceylon Hanging-Parrot ___ Ceylon Junglefowl ___ Ceylon Magpie ___ Ceylon Myna |
___ Ceylon Spurfowl
___ Ceylon Whistling-Thrush ___ Ceylon White-eye ___ Ceylon Wood-Pigeon ___ Chestnut-backed Owlet ___ Dull-blue Flycatcher ___ Green-billed Coucal ___ Layard's Parakeet |
___ Orange-billed Babbler
___ Red-faced Malkoha ___ Spot-winged Thrush ___ White-faced Starling ___ White-throated Flowerpecker ___ Yellow-eared Bulbul ___ Yellow-fronted Barbet |
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___ Black-throated Munia
___ Blue-faced Malkoha ___ Crimson-fronted Barbet ___ Dark-fronted Babbler ___ Hill Swallow ___ Indian Scimitar-Babbler |
___ Indian Swiftlet
___ Jerdon's Nightjar ___ Jungle Bush-Quail ___ Long-billed Sunbird ___ Malabar Pied-Hornbill ___ Malabar Trogon |
___ Painted Francolin
___ Sri Lanka Frogmouth ___ White-browed Bulbul ___ Yellow-billed Babbler ___ Yellow-browed Bulbul |
(endemics are printed in bold italic) |
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___ Ashy-headed Laughingthrush
___ Green-billed Coucal ___ Lesser Adjutant ___ Red-faced Malkoho |
___ Spot-billed Pelican
___ Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Magpie ___ Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush ___ Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon |
___ Kashmir Flycatcher
___ Nordmann's Greenshank ___ Sociable Lapwing ___ Spoonbill Sandpiper ___ Wood Snipe |
Other Speciality and Near-endemic Birds in Sri Lanka (adapted from Where to watch birds in Asia - by Nigel Wheatley.) |
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___ Great Thick-knee
___ Indian Courser ___ Indian Pitta |
___ Jungle Prinia
___ Pied Thrush ___ Purple-rumped Sunbird |
___ Small Pratincole
___ White-bellied Drongo ___ White-naped Woodpecker |