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SCOTT - TRIP TO SRI LANKA



Photo © Colin Scott


Layard’s or the Emerald-collared Parakeet is among a number of species found only


on Sri Lanka.



Day five involved an early morning visit to Udawallakelle Forest Reserve

in the city. There we saw two more parrot species, both of which are endemic

to Sri Lanka. One was the Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus and

the other was Layard’s Parakeet P. calthorpae. We also saw the Sri Lanka

Grey Hornbill Tockus gingalensis and Yellow-fronted Barbet M. flavifrons ,

both endemic to the island. Other birds we saw included: Greater Flameback

(Woodpecker) Chrysocolaptes lucidus stricklandi, Red-backed Woodpecker

Dinopium benghalense psarodes , Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus ,

Black-headed Yellow Bulbul Pycnonotus m. melanicterus and Black Bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus humii. In the afternoon we visited Pinnawala



