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: Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
Taxonomy & status
: nominate ssp M l leschenaulti resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Wilpattu National Park
Date
: 5th March 2010
Equipment
: Canon 7D with Canon 300 F2.8 lens and 2X converter
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: Blackbird Turdus simillimus
Other names
: Eurasian Blackbird, Indian Blackbird
Taxonomy & status
: endemic ssp T s kinnisii resident above 1000 metres elevation in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult male
Red data status
: endangered
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Pattipola
Date
: 10th February 2008
Equipment
: Canon 30D with Canon 300 F2.8 lens and 2X converter
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: Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Other names
: Brain-fever Bird
Taxonomy & status
: ssp H v ciceliae resident in the hills of Sri Lanka (nominate H v varius winters in Sri Lanka)
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Horton plains National Park
Date
: 10th February 2008
Equipment
: Canon 30D with Canon 300 F2.8 and 2X converter
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: Ceylon Junglefowl Gallus lafeyetti
Other names
: Sri Lanka Junglefowl
Taxonomy & status
: endemic sp G lafeyetti resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult male
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Date
: 8th February 2009
Equipment
: Canon 30d with Canon 300 F2.8 lens and 1.4X converter
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: Ceylon Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
Other names
: Sri Lanka Frogmouth
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp B moniliger resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult female
Red data status
: near threatened
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Kithulgala
Date
: 1st January 2000
Equipment
: Canon 30D with sigma 500 F4.5 lens
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: Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Taxonomy & status
: sp N phaeopus winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in non breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 30th November 2009
Equipment
: Canon 30D with Canon 300 f2.8 lens and 2X converter
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: European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Taxonomy & status
: sp M apiaster scarce winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Lunugamwehera
Date
: 14th January 2010
Equipment
: Canon 30D with Canon 300 F2.8 and 2X converter
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: Lesser Adjutant Leptotilos javanicus
Other names
: Adjutant Stork
Taxonomy & status
: sp L javanicus scarce resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: breeding adult
Red data status
: vulnerable
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Ruhuna National Park
Date
: 18th March 2009
Equipment
: Canon 30D with Canon 300 F2.8 lens
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: Ceylon Lorikeet Loriculus beryllinus
Other names
: Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot
Taxonomy & status
: endemic sp L.beryllinus resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Ampitiya
Date
: 10th March 2010
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Canon 300 F2.8 lens and 2X converter
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: Ceylon Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
Other names
: Sri Lanka Spurfowl
Taxonomy & status
: endemic sp G bicalcarata resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult male
Red data status
: near threatened
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Kanneliya
Date
: 24th January 2008
Equipment
: Canon 30D with canon 300 F2.8 lens
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