Murdannia simplex

 An indigenous perennial with basal rosette.  Locally common in shallow soil over rocks,  wet rocky and roadside banks from 875 to 900 m elevations. Flowering in December.

මා එඬරු (Mallotus resinosus)

An indigenous shrub or small tree common in both wet and dry rainforests up to 700 m elevations. 

Pilea melastomoides

 
An indigenous tall herb or undershrub common in damp shady places of wet zone forests from 700 to 2000 m elevations. Flowering and fruiting from March to September. 

Flower Size > Male flower - 0.4 cm across , Female flower - 0.15 cm across

                        

Lasianthus chrysocaulis

 An endemic shrub of montane shrubberies. 

කැහිපිත්තන්/කැසිපිත්තන් [Kehipiththan/Kesipiththan] (Cyclea peltata)

 An indigenous slender woody climber, locally common in lowland forests and waste and cultivated grounds up to 700  m elevations. 

නරි අල [Nari Ala] (Coelogyne imbricata [Syn: Pholidota imbricata])

 

An indigenous epiphyte common on trees or rocks in wet evergreen forests, extending to montane forests from 457 to 1524 m elevations. 

පෙනෙල/Soap Fruit Tree (Sapindus emarginatus [Syn: Sapindus emarginata])

An indigenous medium-sized to large tree common in dry zone forests up to 500 m elevations. Flowering from March to April and fruiting from May to July.

Phyllanthus sp.

 An endemic or indigenous subshrub occurs above 900 m elevations in the Knuckles range. Rather similar to the Phyllanthus baillonianus but with cream-white flowers. Probably an addition to the flora of Sri Lanka, first recorded in Vlas de J., 2019 with only male flowers (Female flowers are also shown here).

Vlas de J., 2019 - Illustrated field guide to the flowers of Sri Lanka Volume 3 

Phyllanthus rheedei

An indigenous perennial herb rare in montane forests from 1000 to 2000 m or higher. 

හුණුකිරිල්ල (Glochidion candolleanum)

An indigenous shrub or small tree of montane forests above 1000 m elevation.

* Glochidion pachycarpum Alston  and Glochidion pycnocarpum (Muell.Arg.) Beddome  are synonyms. 

Tawny-bellied Babbler/White-throated Babbler/Rufous Bellied Babbler/කුස කහ ලඳු-දෙමළිච්චා/ගෙල සුදු දෙමළිච්චා (Dumetia hyperythra)

Tawny-bellied Babbler is a local and rather uncommon breeding resident inhabiting forests, scrublands, grasslands, adjoining well wooded home gardens and tea plantations from lowlands to about 1500 m elevations in the mid hills or even higher in some areas. Much common in the dry zone and avoids interior of the wet zone forests. It lives as small flocks, maintaining a large territory and skulking among bushes in grasslands/scrublands or undergrowth of the forest, moving one after other with squeaks of alarms and chattering or churring notes. It feeds mainly on insects and berries. The breeding season lasts from March to May and probably again from August to September. The nest is a ball of dry grasses, twigs and fibers with an entrance hole on the side, sets usually near ground in a bush, tussock of a Mana grass or the like, where it lays 3 or 4 eggs. 

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Knuckles Corrugated Water Frog/දුම්බර වක රැලි දිය මැඩියා (Lankanectes pera)

An endemic and critically endangered frog restricted to the clear, shallow and slow flowing streams with sand and rock-strewn substrates in closed canopy sub montane and montane forests of the Knuckles range (Above 1100 m elevations in Dothalugala, Bambarella, Knuckles Peaks and Riveston areas) . Males can be found under rocks or rock-crevices in flowing water. Tadpoles of this frog occurs in deeper regions of the stream where decaying vegetation gathers. Nocturnal.

BIRDS OF THALANGAMA || තලංගම තෙත් බිම

Orange-breasted Green Pigeon - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Green Imperial Pigeon - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Scaly-breasted Munia - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Ashy Prinia - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Plain prinia - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Zitting Cisticola - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Common Myna - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... White-browed Bulbul - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Yellow-billed babbler - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Brown Shrike - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Common Hawk Cuckoo - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Asian Koel - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Darter - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Great Cormorant - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Little Cormorant - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Asian Openbill - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Great Egret - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Cattle Egret - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Yellow Bittern - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Black Bittern - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Indian Pond Heron - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Spot-billed Pelican - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Red-wattled Lapwing - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Common Kingfisher - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Pied Kingfisher - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... White-throated Kingfisher - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Red-baled Woodpecker - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Blue-tailed Bee-eater - http://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspo... Sri Lanka Swallow - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Indian Swiftlet Asian Palm Swift - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Crested Serpent Eagle - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Brahminy Kite - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Little Grebe - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Common Moorhen - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Purple Swamphen - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Lesser Whistling-duck - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... Pheasant-tailed Jacana - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp...

BIRD WATHCING @ KALAMATIYA || කලමැටිය අභයභූමිය

* Oriental Honey-Buzzard-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Sri Lanka Woodshrike-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Green Bee-eater-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Orange-breasted Green Pigeon-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Asian Koel-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Brahminy Starling-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Black-hooded Oriole-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Coppersmith Barbet-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Rose-ringed Parakeet-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Purple Sunbird-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Pied Kingfisher-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Brahminy Kite-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Black-tailed Godwit-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Pin-tailed Snipe-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Marsh Sandpiper-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Clamorous Reed Warbler-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Kentish Plover-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Common Ringed Plover-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Common Sandpiper-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Darter-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Lesser Sand Plover-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Pacific Golden Plover-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Jerdon's Bushlark-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Yellow-wattled Lapwing-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Chestnut-headed Bee-eater-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Great Thick-knee-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Green Sandpiper-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Intermediate Egret-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Grey Plover - https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Black-winged Stilt-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Whimbrel-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Eurasian Spoonbill-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Common Greenshank-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Wood Sandpiper-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp... * Common Redshank- https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp...