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Sri Lanka Drongo / Ceylon crested drongoමහසිළු කවුඩා Dicrurus lophorinus Nikon d7200Nikon 200-500 mm Endemic to Sri Lank...
05/10/2025

Sri Lanka Drongo / Ceylon crested drongo
මහසිළු කවුඩා
Dicrurus lophorinus

Nikon d7200
Nikon 200-500 mm

Endemic to Sri Lanka. The species can be found throughout Wet zone of South Western parts of Sri Lanka.
It is a forest bird as other drongos that can is confined to forest edges, plantations, and wooded gardens. Like most drongos, it feeds on insects from open perches. A superb mimic of the calls of other birds but always has a metallic sound.

Sri lankan Junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii )The Sri Lankan junglefowl, also known as the Ceylon junglefowl or Lafayette's ...
14/09/2025

Sri lankan Junglefowl
(Gallus lafayettii )

The Sri Lankan junglefowl, also known as the Ceylon junglefowl or Lafayette's junglefowl, is a member of the Galliformes bird order which is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is the national bird. It is closely related to the red junglefowl, the wild junglefowl from which the chicken was domesticated. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Gallus lafayettii

Higher classification: Junglefowl

Family: Phasianidae

Class: Aves

Order: Landfowl

Phylum: Chordata

Boiga ceylonensis (GÜNTHER, 1858)Sri Lanka cat snakeනිදි මාපිලාMildly venomous ( සුළු විෂ)Endemic to Sri Lanka
31/08/2025

Boiga ceylonensis (GÜNTHER, 1858)
Sri Lanka cat snake
නිදි මාපිලා

Mildly venomous ( සුළු විෂ)
Endemic to Sri Lanka

Chestnut Backed Owlet (Glaucidium castanotum)The chestnut-backed owlet, is an owl which is endemic to Sri Lanka. This sp...
24/08/2025

Chestnut Backed Owlet
(Glaucidium castanotum)

The chestnut-backed owlet, is an owl which is endemic to Sri Lanka. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most of the smaller owl species. This species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the jungle owlet. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Glaucidium castanotum

Rank: Species

Higher classification: Pygmy owls

Nikon D3200
200-500mm

Sri Lankan leopard(Panthera pardus kotiya)ශ්‍රී ලංකා කොටියාCanon 80D Sigma 150-600mm"Spotted this beautiful female cub o...
22/06/2025

Sri Lankan leopard
(Panthera pardus kotiya)
ශ්‍රී ලංකා කොටියා
Canon 80D
Sigma 150-600mm

"Spotted this beautiful female cub of Selina resting peacefully on a rock at Yala National Park. Yala is home to one of the highest leopard densities in the world, making truly special moments like this.


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Serandib Scops OwlOtus thilohoffmanniපඬුවන් බස්සා Endemic (ආවේණික)The Serendib scops owl is the most recently discovered...
19/05/2025

Serandib Scops Owl
Otus thilohoffmanni
පඬුවන් බස්සා
Endemic (ආවේණික)

The Serendib scops owl is the most recently discovered bird of Sri Lanka. It was originally located by its unfamiliar poo-ooo call in the Kitulgala rainforest by prominent Sri Lankan ornithologist Deepal Warakagoda.

Canon 7d mark II

natgeowild nikon


   

International Leopard Day - May 03Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)Wilpattu National Park "International Leopa...
03/05/2025

International Leopard Day - May 03

Sri Lankan leopard 
(Panthera pardus kotiya)
Wilpattu National Park

"International Leopard Day: A moment to celebrate and protect the Sri Lankan leopard. Native only to Sri Lanka, these elusive cats face shrinking habitats and increasing threats. Let’s stand for conservation—before silence replaces their roar."

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)Nikon 7200200-500mmThe common kingfisher, also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and riv...
02/03/2025

Common Kingfisher
(Alcedo atthis)
Nikon 7200
200-500mm

The common kingfisher, also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Alcedo atthis

Phylum: Chordata

Family: Alcedinidae

Order: Coraciiformes

Kingdom: Animalia








Srilankan Elephant (Elephas maximus maximus)Wilpattu National Park The Sri Lankan elephant is native to Sri Lanka and o...
23/02/2025

Srilankan Elephant
(Elephas maximus maximus)
Wilpattu National Park

The Sri Lankan elephant is native to Sri Lanka and one of three recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant. It is the type subspecies of the Asian elephant and was first described by Carl Linnaeus under the binomial Elephas maximus in 1758


 


 


Apogonia sp.Nikon D7200 100mm - MacroApogonia sp. is a species of beetle in the order Coleoptera. It is classified in th...
11/02/2025

Apogonia sp.
Nikon D7200
100mm - Macro

Apogonia sp. is a species of beetle in the order Coleoptera. It is classified in the following taxonomic groups: 
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
There are multiple matches for Apogonia sp., including a species of beetle photographed in Southeast Asia and a biological control agent (BCA). 



 


 

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