SRI LANKA BIRDS

There are so many bird species living in Sri Lanka,

From those Maharath kerala is special.Greater

 flameback is his English name.They live in a small

unit of family.They fly from one tree to another

and they keep notes in tree.when they see a tree

body with open hole .they try to open it from

their peak and it makes a large noise which special

for long distance.

                                Sri Lanka blue magpie {Kehibella}

Kehibella is know as the sri lanka blue magpie .

This birds body colour is blue and soft wingis

black and white.the edge of the long wing is thinner

and incldues white colour stripes.they live with a small

 group .it includes 6-8 birds.they are mostly seen in

Sinharaja Rain forest and Adams peak .they lay eggs

Mixminum once a year.male bird is more colourful

Then the female bird.they are very activeand they eat

Frogs, creatures ,lizards,catterpilles and fruits.

                                   SINHARAJA  RAINFOREST 

Sinharaja rainforest is the first World Heritage Forest in Sri Lanka.

The forest at its lowest is 270m above the see level.its hightest point is

1060m.Sinharaja has 9 hills of which the tallest is Hinipitigala,Its

Peak is 1170 metres high.

                                  Many streams start from the high ground of the sinharaja and fall into bigger rivers.There is a small waterfall called

Duhuvilla Ella.Perhapsit is named after the dust like spray of the

Waterfall.The rainfall in the area is high throughout the year.

                               The birds and the animals are there,but

It is the trees,the plants and the flowers that attract the nature lover.

4500 of years the forest has mothered these trees,creepers   and  Streams.it has

 been home to the elephant,the leopard,the deer and   sambhur.