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The Sri Lanka blue magpie or Ceylon magpie is a member of the crow family living in the hill forests of Sri Lanka, where it is endemic.
This is a species of a dense wet evergreen temperate rain forest. It is declining due to loss of this habitat. Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is usually found in small groups of up to six or seven birds. It is largely carnivorous, eating small frogs, lizards, insects and other invertebrates, but will eat fruit.
Similar species: Perching Birds
By JohnR
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Uploaded Jan 28, 2015. Captured Apr 20, 2014 06:45 in Pallegama-Mideripitiya Road, Sri Lanka.
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I was in Sri Lanka this year and am slowly sharing my set here, with this bird as one of the last pics. Now you beat me to it :)
That's a good thing by the way, I'm of course kidding. Posted 10 years ago
I'm having fun playing a game i like to call "is it all ready in here"... i'm going through all the odd species i have shot, and can identify, and seeing if they are here... if not, i add them! :) Posted 10 years ago
That sounds like a fun game. Make a "species intro" here is quite addictive, something chased by regular members all the time. Note though that you are invited to also share photos of which the species are already on here. We still want those! Posted 10 years ago