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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Biological diversity of Sri Lanka


Sri Lanka is an island, 65,610 km2 in area situated close to the Southeast corner of the peninsula of India. Despite its relatively small size, Sri Lanka possesses a high level of bioddiversity. A nortworthy feature of Sri Lanka's biodiversity is the remarkable high proportion of endemic species among its flora and fauna: 23% of the flowering plants and 16% of the mammals in the island are endemic. Sri Lanka has a wide range of topographic and climatic variation and this contributes to the special features of its biodiversity. 

  •           Lanka Habam Kukula - Sri Lanka Spurfowl 
  •           Lanka Wali Kukula - Sri Lanka Junglefowl
              Lanka Mailagoya - Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon

              Lanka Giramalitha -Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot
              Lanka Alu Girawa - Layard's Parakeet
              Vatha Rathu Malkoha - Red Faced Malkoha
              Lanka Bata Eti Kukula - Sri Lanka green Billed Coucal
              Lanka Pitathbala Vana Bssa - Chestnut Backed Owlet
              Alu Kadaththa - Sri Lanka grey hornbill
              Rannalal Kottoruwa - Sri Lanka Yellow Fronted Barbet
              Oluwa Rathu Kottoruwa - Sri Lanka Crimson Barbet
              Hisa Kalu Kondaya - Black-crested Bulbul
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              Lanka Arangaya - Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush
              Lanka Thitpiya Thirasikya - Sri Lanka Spot-winged Thrush
              Lanka Rasa-Raviya - Sri Lanka Bush Warbler
              Lanka Adhuru Nil-Massimara - Sri Lanka dull blue flycatcher
              Lanka Mudun Bora Demalichcha - Brown Capped Barbbler
              Ratu Demalichcha - Sri Lanka Orange-billed babbler
              Alu Demalichcha - Ashy-headed laughing thrush
              Lanka Pilachcha - White-throated flowerpecker
              Lanka Sithasiya - Sri Lanka White-eye
              Lanka Kahibella - Sri Lanka blue magpie
              Hisa-sudu Sharikava - Sri Lanka White Faced Starling
              Lanka Salalihiniya - Sri Lanka Mynah
              Kadukara Wikurulla - Black-throated Munia

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