Central Province, Sri Lanka
Central Province
Localities
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Central Province
Materials recorded in Central Province
List of all the materials recorded in Central Province, sorted by rating.86 Videos
Pied Thrush (Zoothera wardii)
A bird foraging close to the water
LocalityVictoria Park, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species) Mike Edgecombe 28 February 2006 69 sec 4.7
Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
A male eating on the ground.
LocalityNuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp atratus) Eldert Groenewoud 28 October 2008 27 sec 4.7
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)
A bird performing different calls.
LocalityVictoria Park, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species) Eldert Groenewoud 30 October 2008 72 sec 4.7
Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush (Myophonus blighi)
A male that responded to tape playback.
LocalityHorton Plains National Park, Central Province, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species) Frank Witebsky 11 March 2008 72 sec 4.6
Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis)
A bird singing.
LocalityNuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp brevicauda) Eldert Groenewoud 30 October 2008 21 sec 4.6
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)
A bird resting on a branch
LocalityVictoria Park, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species) Mike Edgecombe 28 February 2006 27 sec 4.5
Chestnut-backed Owlet (Glaucidium castanonotum)
A bird looking for prey.
LocalityKithulgala Forest Reserve, Kithulgala, Central Province, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species) Fran Trabalon 02 January 2012 23 sec 4.5
Sri Lanka White-eye (Zosterops ceylonensis)
A bird feeding on flowers
LocalityVictoria Park, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka Mike Edgecombe 28 February 2006 41 sec 4.4
129 Photographs
Serendib Scops-owl (Otus thilohoffmanni)
Roosting
LocalityKithulgala Forest Reserve, Kithulgala, Central Province, Sri Lanka Guy Poisson 06 January 2011 4.7
Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela)
Adult with a Green vine snake just captured.
LocalityKithulgala Forest Reserve, Kithulgala, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp spilogaster) Fran Trabalon 01 January 2012 4.4
Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans)
Opening a shell
LocalityKandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka Guy Poisson 02 January 2011 4.4
Dull Verditer-flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus)
A perched singing adult male.
LocalityNuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species) Steve Garvie 01 August 2009 4.4
White-browed Fantail (Rhipidura aureola)
Perched.
LocalityKnuckles Range, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp compressirostris) Fran Trabalon 10 January 2012 4.3
Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
Drying
LocalityKandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka Guy Poisson 01 January 2011 4.3
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
On the lake shore
LocalityKandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp phoenicurus) Guy Poisson 02 January 2011 4.3
Sri Lanka White-eye (Zosterops ceylonensis)
Brief stop a bird foraging.
LocalityHorton Plains National Park, Central Province, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species) Fran Trabalon 09 January 2012 4.3
4 Sounds
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Ceylon Spurfowl (Galloperdix bicalcarata)
Calls.
Locality:Kithulgala Forest Reserve, Kithulgala, Central Province, Sri Lanka herve jacob 14 December 2012 5
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Sri Lanka White-eye (Zosterops ceylonensis)
A bird singing.
Locality:Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka Eldert Groenewoud 30 October 2008 4
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Tickell's Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)
A male singing.
Locality:Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka Mike Edgecombe 01 March 2006 4
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Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
Calls near the nest.
Locality:Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka herve jacob 10 December 2012 4
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in Central Province
Species with materials recorded in Central Province
List of species with materials recorded in Central Province. Species that occur in Central Province but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
- Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
- Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia)
- Indian Pond-heron (Ardeola grayii)
- Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Storks (Ciconiidae)
- Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- Crested Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus)
- Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela)
- Shikra (Accipiter badius)
- Indian Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis)
- Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- Ceylon Spurfowl (Galloperdix bicalcarata)
- Ceylon Junglefowl (Gallus lafayetii)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- Sri Lanka Woodpigeon (Columba torringtoni)
- Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
- Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
- Pompadour Green-pigeon (Treron pompadora)
- Parrots (Psittacidae)
- Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
- Ceylon Hanging-parrot (Loriculus beryllinus)
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
- Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Serendib Scops-owl (Otus thilohoffmanni)
- Chestnut-backed Owlet (Glaucidium castanonotum)
- Treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae)
- Crested Treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)
- Trogons (Trogonidae)
- Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
- Oriental Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)
- Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
- Bay-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)
- Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
- Sri Lankan Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis)
- Barbets (Capitonidae)
- Brown-headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica)
- Crimson-throated Barbet (Megalaima rubricapillus)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Brown-capped Woodpecker (Dendrocopos moluccensis)
- Pittas (Pittidae)
- Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)
- Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
- Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus)
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus)
- Common Wood-shrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus)
- Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
- Yellow-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus)
- Yellow-browed Bulbul (Acritillas indica)
- Square-tailed Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes ganeesa)
- Leafbirds (Chloropseidae)
- Jerdon's Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni)
- Golden-fronted Leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Pied Thrush (Zoothera wardii)
- Spot-winged Thrush (Zoothera spiloptera)
- Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush (Zoothera imbricata)
- Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush (Myophonus blighi)
- Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)
- Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
- Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
- Kashmir Flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra)
- Dull Verditer-flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus)
- Tickell's Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
- Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
- White-browed Fantail (Rhipidura aureola)
- Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
- Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
- Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
- Jungle Prinia (Prinia sylvatica)
- Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis)
- Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- Sri Lankan Bush-warbler (Elaphrornis palliseri)
- Green Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus)
- Large-billed Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)
- Babblers (Timaliidae)
- Dark-fronted Babbler (Rhopocichla atriceps)
- Tawny-bellied Babbler (Dumetia hyperythra)
- Sri Lankan Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus melanurus)
- Brown-capped Babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus)
- Orange-billed Babbler (Turdoides rufescens)
- Yellow-billed Babbler (Turdoides affinis)
- Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
- Great Tit (Parus major)
- Nuthatches (Sittidae)
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
- Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
- Loten's Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius)
- Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
- White-throated Flowerpecker (Dicaeum vincens)
- White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
- Sri Lanka White-eye (Zosterops ceylonensis)
- Orioles (Oriolidae)
- Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
- Shrikes (Laniidae)
- Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)
- Drongos (Dicruridae)
- Sri Lanka Crested Drongo (Dicrurus lophorinus)
- White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- House Crow (Corvus splendens)
- Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Southern Hill Myna (Gracula indica)
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Gracula ptilogenys)
- Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- Black-throated Munia (Lonchura kelaarti)
- White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata)
