Close-ups of the endangered Ceylon Whistling Thrush (Myophonus blighi)

Following pictures were taken during some of the close encounters with endangered Ceylon Whistling Thrush (Myophonus blighi), in Nuwara Eliya and Horton Plains National park.

Apart from the below pictures, I’v posted a close-up of a male with the “Male Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush” post.

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