Some of the close ups of a male White-naped Flameback (Chrysocolaptes festivus)

Here are few picture of a male White-naped Flameback, taken near Debarawawa area, Tissamaharama.

A scarce Streak-throated Woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)

A close up of a male Streak-throated Woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus), in a tea estate in Bandarawela in the upcountry dry zone of Sri Lanka.

A Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) feeding on the ground in Yala National park

A Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops), which is relatively a common species in the dry zone of Sri Lanka, feeding on the ground.

Another Brown fish Owl at it's day roost in a coconut plantation in Tissamaharama

A Brown Fish Owl in it's daytime roost in Udawalawa National Park

A Jerdon’s Nightjar under a beam of flash light in Sigiriya sanctuary

Elusive Ceylon Scaly Thrush