Barbets and Woodpeckers
Photographed in the outskirts of Valachenai.
Photographed in the outskirts of Valachenai.
Photographed in the outskirts of Valachenai.
Coppersmith Barbet / Crimson-breasted Barbet (රත්ළය කොට්ටෝරුවා)
Psilopogon haemacephalus
This beauty is photographed in Kalkudah area on a beautiful morning. It was very interested in catching termite alates although I didn't see him catching one. I wish I was closer to take a better picture as he is a uniquely beautiful bird. Hopefully I will come across more of them.
Photographed in the outskirts of Rathnapura.
Photographed in the outskirts of Bodhinagala Forest Reserve.
Photographed in the outskirts of Bodhinagala Forest Reserve.
Photographed in the outskirts of Rathnapura.
Sri Lanka Small Barbet / Ceylon Small Barbet
(රත්-මූනත් කොට්ටෝරුවා)
Xantholaema rubricapillus
When I was initially taking the photographs, I didn’t realise that it was a Sri Lanka Small Barbet as I thought it is a Yellow-fronted Barbet. I was positively surprised when I found out later on. Captured in the outskirts of The Bodinagala forest reserve and in the outskirts of Rathnapura.
Photographed in the outskirts of Nawala.
Photographed in the outskirts of Gampaha.
Photographed in the outskirts of Weeravila.
Photographed in the outskirts of Nawala.
Brown-headed Barbet
(පොලොස් කොට්ටෝරුවා)
Megalaima zeylanica
After so many tries, I was able to take a decent set of pictures of this beauty. Although they are quite common and can be seen even in urban settings often, they are very shy and almost always stay inside the tree leaves making it very hard to take a decent picture.
There were a pair of them when I took these pictures flying around the hotel I operate. I’m especially intrigued by the whiskers on their beaks.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
Yellow-fronted Barbet
(ශ්රි ලංකා රන්මූනත් කොට්ටෝරුවා)
Megalaima flavifrons
Seen at the outskirts of Sinharaja forest, in images 1 and 2, this endemic beauty was looking for food by digging tree barks at the joints. As he was photographed from a distance, I was unable to get a perfect photo. Thus hoped I will run into them again as they are such beautiful bird species.
My wish came true on a subsequent trip where I managed to take some beautiful captures on a rainy morning.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Brown-capped Woodpecker / Pygmy Woodpecker (බොර එසසි ගෝමර-කෑරලා)
Dendrocopos nanus
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker / Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker (කහ-සිලු ගෝමර-කෑරලා) Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Yet to capture image
Photographed in the outskirts of Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
Lesser Yellownape / Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker (හීන් කහ-ගෙලැසි කෑරලා)
Picus chlorolophus
First seen at the outskirts of the Sinharaja rain forest, this beautiful male was checking tree trunks I assume for insects. Such beautiful colour combination.
Later, I came across a pair in Bulathsinhala near my ancestral home. (Images 4 and 5)
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Streak-throated Woodpecker / Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (පුන්චි කවුරු කෑරලා)
Picus xanthopygaeus
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Golden-backed Woodpecker
Dinopium benghalense
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Rufous Woodpecker
(බෝරත් කොඩ-කෑරලා)
Micropternus brachyurus
Yet to capture image
Photographed on the outskirts of Sinharaja Rainforest.
Photographed on the outskirts of Polonnaruwa.
Photographed on the outskirts of Sinharaja Rainforest.
Photographed on the outskirts of Sinharaja Rainforest.
Red-backed Flameback (රත්-කෑරලා)
Dinopium psarodes
First photographed in Polonnaruwa where this beauty was close to his nest in a tree trunk. Not sure whether he had little ones inside the nest.
Image 5 is from 'Debarawewa'.
Image 6 to 12 are from the outskirts of the Sinharaja rain forest. Image 13 from the outskirts of Bodhinagala forest reserve.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Crimson-backed Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
White-naped Woodpecker / Black-backed Yellow Woodpecker (කැහැපිට මහ-කෑරලා)
Chrysocolaptes festivus
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Eurasian Wryneck / Wryneck
(යුරාසියා ගෙලනැමියා)
Jynx torquila
Yet to capture image
