Ashy-headed Laughingthrush (Endemic bird to Sri Lanka)
The ashy-headed laughingthrush is a rangy bird, 23 centimetre (9 in) in length with a long floppy tail. It is rufous brown above and deep buff below, with a grey head and white throat. Like other babblers, these are noisy birds, and the characteristic laughing calls are often the best indication that they are present, since they are often difficult to see in their preferred habitat.
I manged to photograph this bird in
Sinharaja Forest Reserve. One of my favorite shots as I mange to get the isolated bird with a clear background.
Location : Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Sri Lanka
Name: Ashy-headed Laughingthrush
Endemism : Endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka
Scientific name : Argya cinereifrons
Conservation status: Vulnerable
The orange-billed babbler also known as Ceylon rufous babbler or Sri Lankan rufous babbler is an endemic to Sri Lanka. Commonly found in largely undisturbed forests.
Always in small groups busily working their way through foliage of trees and under story. I was lucky enough to observe this mother feeding the baby and capture this unique moment.
Location : Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Sri Lanka
Name: Orange-billed babbler | Ceylon rufous babble | Sri Lankan rufous babbler
Endemism : Endemic resident
breeder in Sri Lanka
Scientific name : Turdoides rufescens
Conservation status: Near Threatened (Population decreasing)
Velvet Fronted Nuthatch is one of the most difficult bird that I have photographed so far. This bird is always in constant movement in search of insects that sits in the bark of trees. It take small quick jumps to either side of the tree trunks and also have the ability to climb upside down of the tree trunks using its strongly clawed toes. Velvet Fronted Nuthatch can be easily located if one listens to its repetitious “sit-sit-sit” call. They are found in forests with good tree cover and are often found along with other species in mixed-species foraging flocks
Location : Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Sri Lanka
Name: Velvet Fronted Nuthatch
Scientific name : Sitta frontalis
Conservation status: Least concern
