English : Sri Lanka White-eyeBinomial name : Zosterops ceylonensisSinahal : ශ්රී ලංකා සිතැසියාSri Lanka White-eye is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. It lives in highlands elevation above sea level is greater than 1200 meters. This bird can be identified by its white color ring around the eye which made of tiny feathers. They mainly feed on insects, but ...
English : Chocolate Soldier / Chocolate PansyBinomial name : Junonia iphitaChocolate Soldier is a common butterfly that can be seen in most parts of Sri Lanka.Special habit of this butterfly is laying eggs on the ground or dried twigs near the host plant. Later larvae have to find their way to the host plant to continue its life-cycle.
English : Gladeye BushbrownBinomial name : Mycalesis patnia Gladeye Bushbrown is a common butterfly that can be seen in Sri Lanka and southern India. Butterfly can be easliy identified by eyelike spot on the forewing.
English: Red-wattled LapwingScientific: Vanellus indicusSinhala: රත් යටිමල් කිරළාThis bird can be seen in wetlands of Udawalawa and Yala in pairs or small groups. Still small groups of Red-wattled Lapwings can be seen even in wetlands of Colombo district Of Sri Lanka. V. indicus can be identified easily by its red color fleshy wattle in front of each eye and the ...
Left-English: Black-headed Ibis / Oriental White ibisScientific: Threskiornis melanoceSinhala: ඉන්දු සුදු දෑතුඩුවා [Indu sudu dethuduwa]Black-headed Ibis can be seen in lowland regions of Sri Lanka. They live mostly in wet areas of Udawala and Yala national parks. Long down-curved beak is used to hunt their pray hidden in shallow mud or water. Their Male and female birds look similar.Right- English ...
English : Tawny CosterScientific : Acraea violaeTawny Coster is a butterfly lives in all regions of Sri lanka and India. Even though the Towny Coaster is a slow moving butterfly, It is ignored by most of the predators like birds. Reason for that is it's ability of secreting a smelly and unpleasant liquid for predators when threatened.
English : Little Green Bee-eater / Green Bee-eaterScientific : Merops orientalisSinhala : කොළ කුරුමිණි කුරුල්ලා / පුංචි බිඟුහරයා / හරිත බිඟුහරයා [Kola kurumini kurulla / Punchi binguharaya / Haritha binguharaya]Merops orientalis is the smallest among the other four species of Bee-Eaters living in Sri Lanka. Due to that reason it is given the name ‘Little Green Bee-eater’. Their male and ...
E.sordida in 50 rupee noteEnglish : Sri Lanka Dull-blue Flycatcher / Dusky-Blue FlycatcherScientific : Eumyias sordidaSinhala : අඳුරු නිල් මැසිමාරා / Anduru nil masimaraSri Lanka Dull-blue Flycatcher is an endemic bird living in highlands of Sri Lanka. It can be seen mostly in forests and well wooded areas where elevation from the sea level is greater than 600 meters. Horton ...
English : Common Bluebottle / Blue TriangleScientific : Graphium sarpedonCommon Bluebottle is a butterfly living in South and Southeast Asia including almost all environmental regions of Sri Lanka. It feeds on nectar of flowers and males have the habit of feeding by the edges of puddles. Larvae of the G. sarpedon feed on trees which belong to Lauraceae family. It ...
Flower Bud (Young)Flower BudEngish : Azalea Scientific: Rhododendron arboreum subsp. ZeylanicumSinhala : මහරත්මල් / අශෝක [Maha Rathmal / Ashoka]R.subsp.zeylanicum is an endemic tree grows in highlands of Sri Lanka. It can only be seen in montane environments where elevation above sea level is greater than 1500 meters. It is the most prominent tree in grass lands of Horton National Park.The ...
English: Pygmy lizardScientific: Cophotis ceylanicaSinhala: කුරු බෝදිලියාThis slow moving rare endemic arboreal lizard is restricted only to highlands of Sri Lanka. It can be found in Horton Plains National Park, Hakgala and Piduruthalagala mountain range. C. ceylanica has been well adopted to the cold and windy climate of central hills. As adaptations it bears live young instead of laying eggs. ...
English: Sri Lankan Kangaroo lizardScientific: Otocryptis wiegmanniSinhala: පිනුම් කටුස්සා / යක් කටුස්සා / තැලි කටුස්සා O. wiegmanni is an endemic lizard mostly living in wet zone forest such as Kanneliya and Sinharaja. They can also be seen in lower mountain forests. It’s Diet consists of insects and tender leaves. This lizard got its name, "Kangaroo lizard" due to the ability ...
English: Sri Lanka Grey HornbillScientific: Ocyceros gingalensisSinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා අළු කෑදැත්තා O. gingalensis is an endemic and widely distributed bird in Sri Lanka. Mostly eat fruits. It has gray and black feathers. Male and female of this bird looks similar. Nests are made on holes of trees.
