Birds roaming in the Kirala Kalaya
Today we are going to talk about the stories of a few birds roaming freely in the cork forest. The birds that we see everyday like the kottoruwa, the hairy bird, the peacock, the diyakawa live in this forest. But today we are going to find out about some birds that live in this jungle without catching our eye.
01. Kurumini Kurulla
About 17 cm, a green bird of the MEROPIDAE family, very similar to the "little warbler". Near the throat is a black half-garland. The upper part of the head, the sides of the neck, the back is reddish brown. The throat is yellow.
Two or three individuals find prey from a branch in the canopy of the forest. The breeding season is between March and May.
The nest is made at the end of an underground tunnel (bill). Individual lays 3-4 white eggs.
Image by John from Pixabay
02. Dhum Bonna
It is a bird belonging to the family CORACIDAE, which is about 33 cm. The belly and lower tail area are blue.
The other parts are brown. The beak is black.
It hunts for prey by sitting on a branchless tree or pole near the dry region or other cultivated fields. It flies to the sky or lands on the ground to grab the prey. When it flies, it looks like a black pattern of light blue, dark blue and brown. Farmers in Hens When it is cut, the beetles go through the smoke and catch the beetles.
The breeding season is from January to May and the nest is made in a pile of debris in a tree trunk. Two white eggs are laid.
03.Wetarichcha-Gomarichcha
It is about 17 cm and the color of the body is brown. The upper body is dark and light colored from head to tail. The chest is white with stripes and spots. The belly is white and the eyebrows are light brown. The legs are light brown.
The breeding season is from March to July, but sometimes nests can be seen at other times. The nest is made of grass clippings
on the ground at the base of a blade of grass. It lays 3 grayish white eggs with purple, gray and reddish brown spots.
04.Bhema Sudhu Kondaya
It is a bird of the PYCNONOTIDAE family, which is about 20 cm. The upper part is olive gray. The lower part is light colored.
The eyebrows, throat and lower belly are also white. The eyelids are red. There is no hair (cress).
They behave as a couple and the breeding season is from February to March. The nest is made of a cup of twigs or roots by intertwining fibers and roots. The browns lay two pink and white eggs with red stripes and dots.
05.Seruwa
The 50 cm long seruwa belongs to the genus DENDROCYGNIDAE. The body is dark brown in color. A dark brown crown on the head extends down to the neck. The sides of the neck and the face are pale. The main feathers on the back and upper tail and lower tail are white.
The body is white and there are stripes from top to bottom of the body.
Exact information about the breeding season cannot be found.
06.Brahmana Ukussa
Belongs to the genus ACCIPTRIDAE, about 45 cm. The female is large in size. A sharp bent beak is seen. The head, neck and chest are white.
The tip of the main wing is black. The other feathers are dark brown. The breeding season is from October to April. Tall trees. A large nest is made of sticks and 2-3 white eggs with red spots are laid.
07.Laya nil watuwa
It is a small quail belonging to the genus PHASIANIDAE, which is about 15 cm. The wings of the male animal are blue-gray and gray in color. The throat area has a white and black pattern. The breast area is light blue. They often live in pairs or in small herds. The breeding season is from January to May, but nests are also made in August and September. Nests are made of grass and root pieces in a slightly buried place in the ground. The dark brown ones lay 5-7 yellow-green eggs.
Also, other birds as well as animals and trees are included in this small population. It is our responsibility to protect this ecologically valuable land.
Comments
Post a Comment