Ornithvacations Birding & Wildlife Holidays

27/02/2025

Elusive endemic Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush
(Myophonus blighii) as displayed himself superbly during a birding tour.

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04/02/2025

Grey Francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus)
A resident in South Asia, as captured in a recent birding tour.

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02/02/2025

Celebrating World Wetlands Day (February 2nd)
~Don't chase, find on your own & observe from far.. Let them be~

Crab-plover; sole member of family: Dromadidae
One of the rarest breeding birds in Sri Lanka, found only in Indian Ocean coasts.

Image & caption: Tharanga Herath

30/01/2025

One of the 'most looked for'
The beautiful Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) as captured during a recent birding tour. A regular highlight in our travels.

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29/01/2025

The graceful Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya), a young resting by the jeep track during a recent tour.

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01/01/2025

22/12/2024

Beautiful as always..
The Barn Owl during a recent birding tour.

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28/11/2024

The elusive Sri Lanka Spurfowl (Galloperdix bicalcarata), a c**k displaying ahead of a hen.

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25/11/2024

The Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush (Myophonus blighi), one of the trickiest endemics to see.. And it's always a thrill to have such close and clear views of the elegant male.

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18/10/2024

Ashy Prinia
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10/10/2024

Common Moorhen in an urban wetland, Sri Lanka.
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