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Sri Lanka Blue Magpie/Ceylong Magpie This is half of a pair of Sri Lanka Blue Magpie - Urocissa ornata that was nesting. Geotagged,Singharaja,Sri Lanka,Sri Lanka blue magpie,Urocissa ornata,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie/Ceylong Magpie

This is half of a pair of Sri Lanka Blue Magpie - Urocissa ornata that was nesting.

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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 Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Oct 1, 2016. Captured Feb 14, 2014 11:25 in Dewala Rd, Sri Lanka.
  • NIKON D5200
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 270mm