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Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The bird life of Sri Lanka is very rich for its size and more than 500 species have been recorded. In addition to the many resident birds, a considerable number of migratory species winter in the country to escape their northern breeding grounds.
Vankalai Sanctuary, also known as the Mannar Bird Sanctuary, is located in the northwest of Sri Lanka in the Mannar District. This site covers an area of 4,839 ha (11,960 acres). This site covers an area of 4,839 ha (11,960 acres).
Ranging from 20 to 22 cm (8–8 3 ⁄ 4 in) long with a 32 cm (12 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) wingspan, the turquoise parrot is a small and slightly built parrot weighing around 40 g (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz). Both sexes have predominantly green upperparts and yellow underparts.
Kokkilai Lagoon and its surrounding area was designated as a bird sanctuary on 18 May 1951 under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (No. 2) of 1937. [1] [2] It had an area of 2,995 ha (7,401 acres) in 1990. [1] It currently has an area of 1,995 ha (4,930 acres). [2]
Layard's parakeet (Psittacula calthrapae) is a parrot which is a resident endemic breeder in Sri Lanka.The common name of this bird commemorates the British naturalist Edgar Leopold Layard; his first wife, Barbara Anne Calthrop, whom he married in 1845, is commemorated in the specific epithet.
This is the first new bird species discovered in Sri Lanka since 1868, when the Sri Lanka whistling-thrush (Myophonus blighi) was described. [4] There are some proposals for species level taxonomic revisions, and therefore endemic status in Sri Lanka. [1] The country prefix "Sri Lanka" in common names is normally restricted to endemic species.
The Bird Sounds of Sri Lanka. An Identification Guide Part 2 (1998) audio tape; The Bird Sounds of Sri Lanka. 99 Species (2003) audio CD; The Bird Sounds of Sri Lanka. Habitat Edition 2005 (2005) audio tape; Bird of Sri Lanka, MP3 sound and image collection (2008) CD-ROM – by Deepal Warakagoda and Uditha Hettige.
Important Bird Areas of Sri Lanka (10 P) Pages in category "Birds of Sri Lanka" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total.