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Photographer :
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: Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Other names
: Eastern Purple Heron
Taxonomy & status
: sp A purpurea resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Talangama
Date
: 3rd June 20007
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED III & Nikon Coolpix 7900
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: Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Other names
: Eurasian Oystercatcher
Taxonomy & status
: ssp H ostrlegus scarce winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: non breeding sub adults
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Chilaw Sand spit
Date
: 25th November 2008
Equipment
: Canon 350D with Canon 400 F5.6 lens
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: Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
Taxonomy & status
: sp P brachyura common winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Digana
Date
: 11th November 2008
Equipment
: Canon 350D with Canon 400 F5.6 lens
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: Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
Taxonomy & status
: nominate ssp L z zeylonica resident in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult female
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Warakapola
Date
: 1st February 2009
Equipment
: Canon 350D with Canon 400 F5.6 lens
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: Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Other names
: Water Pheasant
Taxonomy & status
: sp H chirurgus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in breeding plumage
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Bundala National Park
Date
: 8th February 2009
Equipment
: Canon 350D with Canon 400 F5.6 lens
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: Scaly Thrush Zoothera imbricata
Other names
: Ceylon Scaly Thrush
Taxonomy & status
: endemic sp Z imbricata scarce resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: endangered
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Date
: 24th January 2010
Equipment
: Canon 350D with Canon 400 F5.6 lens
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: Ceylon Small Barbet Megalaima rubricapillus
Other names
: Crimson-fronted Barbet, Crimson-throated Barbet
Taxonomy & status
: endemic sp M rubricapillus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Kirillapone, Colombo
Date
: 30th September 2005
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED III & Nikon Coolpix 7900
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: Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
Other names
: Black-capped Purple Kingfisher
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp H pileata scarce winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Thalpitiya, Wadduwa
Date
: 16th February 2007
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED III & Nikon Coolpix 7900
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: Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Other names
: Western Black-tailed Godwit
Taxonomy & status
: sp L limosa winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in breeding plumage
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Mampuri, Kalpitiya
Date
: 1st April 2007
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED III & Nikon Coolpix 7900
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: Lesser Whistling Teal Dendrocygna javanica
Other names
: Lesser Whistling Duck, Whistling Tree Duck
Taxonomy & status
: sp D javanica resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult pair
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Thalangama
Date
: 1st April 2007
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED III & Nikon Coolpix 7900
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