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Sri Lanka Blue Magpie in tree - II, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka Note the lifted one leg, just like a dog that is listening and thinking what its next step will be. Asia,Sinharaja,Sri Lanka,Sri Lanka blue magpie,Urocissa ornata Click/tap to enlarge

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie in tree - II, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

Note the lifted one leg, just like a dog that is listening and thinking what its next step will be.

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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
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jul 4, 2015. Captured Nov 17, 2014 13:22.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/320s
  • ISO3200
  • 400mm