Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Urocissa ornata)

The Sri Lanka Blue Magpie or Ceylon Magpie (Urocissa ornata) is a member of the crow family living in the hill forests of Sri Lanka, where it is endemic.  In Sri Lanka, this bird is known as Kehibella (කැහිබෙල්ලා) in Sinhala Language.

My attempt to photograph this stunning bird resulted in a lot of leaves so we will have to use this Wikipedia shot.

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They have a restricted range in south-central Sri Lanka.  Sinharaja is considered to be the best place to see them.  An award to Central Asia can get you to Colombo, then take a taxi or the bus to Kalawana then to Kudawa in Sinharaja.  See the red dot for location.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS BIRD

Wikipedia

Birdlife

Ceylon Bird Club

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