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13/09/2025

The yellow-fronted barbet (Psilopogon flavifrons) is an Asian barbet, which is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical moist forests, wetlands, plantations and rural gardens up to an altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft). It has green plumage with a yellow crown and blue patches below the eyes, on the throat and the chin. It is 21–22 cm (8.3–8.7 in) long and weighs 57–60 g (2.0–2.1 oz). It feeds on berries, fruits and occasionally insects. It nests in a tree hole, where it lays 2-3 eggs.

Gear: Nikon Z8 - NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x
Camera Settings: 560 mm, 1/800 at f/6.3, ISO 1600

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13/09/2025

The yellow-fronted barbet (Psilopogon flavifrons) is an Asian barbet, which is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical moist forests, wetlands, plantations and rural gardens up to an altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft). It has green plumage with a yellow crown and blue patches below the eyes, on the throat and the chin. It is 21–22 cm (8.3–8.7 in) long and weighs 57–60 g (2.0–2.1 oz). It feeds on berries, fruits and occasionally insects. It nests in a tree hole, where it lays 2-3 eggs.

Gear: Nikon Z8 - NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x
Camera Settings: 560 mm, 1/800 at f/6.3, ISO 1600

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25/08/2025

The Sri Lankan wood pigeon or Ceylon wood pigeon (Columba torringtoniae) is a pigeon which is an endemic resident breeding bird in the mountains of Sri Lanka. Most of its food is vegetable. Normally silent it utters an owl-like hoo call in the breeding season. The Sri Lanka wood pigeon is 36 cm in length. Its upperparts and tail are dark grey, and the head and underparts are lilac, becoming paler on the belly. There is a black-and-white chessboard pattern on the nape.

Gear: Nikon Z8 - NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x
Camera Settings: 560 mm, 1/640 at f/6.3, ISO 5200

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19/08/2025

The Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii), also known as the Ceylon junglefowl or Lafayette’s junglefowl, is a member of the Galliformes bird order. It is a common endemic bird in Sri Lanka, where it is the national bird. It is closely related to the red junglefowl (G. gallus), the wild junglefowl from which the chicken was domesticated. However, it is even more closely related to the grey junglefowl. Sri Lankan junglefowl and red junglefowl diverged about 2.8 million years ago, whereas the time of divergence between the Sri Lankan junglefowl and grey junglefowl was 1.8 million years ago.

Gear: Nikon Z8 - NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x
Camera Settings: 560 mm, 1/125 at f/4.5, ISO 25,600

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07/08/2025

The white-browed bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in Sri Lanka and peninsular India. Largely olive coloured above with whitish underparts, it has a pale supercilium and a yellow vent. They are found in dense scrub habitats, where they skulk within vegetation and can be difficult to see although their loud and distinct burst of calls is distinctive.

Gear: Nikon Z8 - NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S
Camera Settings: 400 mm, 1/800 at f/4.5, ISO 320

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05/08/2025

The Sri Lanka spurfowl (Galloperdix bicalcarata) is an endemic member of the pheasant family found in Sri Lanka’s dense rainforests. This secretive bird is hard to spot due to its size and preference for dense undergrowth, often revealing its presence only through its distinctive ringing call of three-syllabled whistles. A ground nester, the spurfowl lays 2-5 eggs in a scrape. It measures about 37 cm in length, with both sexes exhibiting brown upperparts, wings, and tail.

Gear: Nikon Z8 - NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x
Camera Settings: 560 mm, 1/640 at f/6.3, ISO 12,800

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04/08/2025

Sri Lanka Kangaroo Lizard - Otocryptis wiegmanni, commonly called the brown-patched kangaroo lizard, Sri Lankan kangaroo lizard or Wiegmann’s agama, is a small, ground-dwelling agamid lizard endemic to Sri Lanka.

Gear: Nikon Z8 - NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x
Camera Settings: 560 mm, 1/250 at f/6.3, ISO 11,400

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01/08/2025

The Sri Lanka hill myna or Ceylon myna (Gracula ptilogenys) is a myna, a member of the starling family. This bird is endemic to Sri Lanka. This passerine is typically found in forest and cultivation. The Sri Lanka myna builds a nest in a hole. The normal clutch is two eggs. These 25 cm long birds have green-glossed black plumage, purple-tinged on the head and neck. There are large white wing patches, which are obvious in flight. The strong legs are bright yellow, and there are yellow wattles on the nape.

Gear: Nikon Z8 - NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x
Camera Settings: 560 mm, 1/800 at f/6.3, ISO 125

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30/07/2025

The Sri Lanka bay owl (Phodilus assimilis) is a species of bay owl in the family Tytonidae. It is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats in Kerala, South Western India. It was considered a subspecies of the Oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius) but is now treated as a full species due to its distinctive call, plumage and disjunct distribution.

Gear: Nikon Z8 - NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x
Camera Settings: 560 mm, 1/200 at f/6.3, ISO 11,400

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05/07/2025

The spot-winged thrush, (Geokichla spiloptera), is an Asian thrush, a group within the large thrush family Turdidae. It is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. Adults of this medium-sized thrush, which measures 21 to 27 cm (8.3 to 10.6 in) in total length and weighs 70 g (2.5 oz) are light brown above with a double wing bar of white spots. The pale face has two dark bars. The underparts are white with heavy spotting. The bill is black and legs are yellow. The song is a rich and varied whistling.

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Gear: Nikon Z8 - NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x
Camera Settings: 560 mm, 1/640 at f/6.3, ISO 1250

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Gear: Nikon Z8 - NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S
Camera Settings: 400 mm, 1/400 at f/4.5, ISO 18000

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