Serendib Scops - owl (Otus thilohoffmanni), Animals # 02

in animals •  8 years ago 

පඩුවන් බස්සා in Sinhala.

Description overall reddish hue and soft , single - note call help make confusion with other birds unlikely. male has orangish irides , female' are yellowish. Each pair is believed to maintain a territory year-round .

Disturbed forest edges, often near the ground. Appears to be insectivorous.

Restricted to a few lowland rain forests such as sinsharaja, Morapitiya -Runakanda and kitulgala.
Status- first seen in 2001 Described to science only in 2004 by Deepal Warakagoda. First endemic bird to be described from Sri Lanka after 132 years - it is amazing that an endemic sri lankan bird eluded being known for so long.

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      ·  8 years ago 

    ලංකාවට අවේණික පක්ෂියෙක් වන පඩුවන් බස්සා 2001 වාර්ෂයේදී දීපාල් වරකාගොඩ මාහතා විසින් හදුන්වා දෙන ලදි, කිතුල්ගල, රැණකන්ද යන වානන්තර ප්‍රදේශයන්ගෙන් වසර 132 කට පසු හදුනා ගත් පක්ෂියේකු වේ.

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        ·  8 years ago 

      Nice!

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          ·  8 years ago 

        Thanks @ chelsy...

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            ·  8 years ago 

          @chanaka,
          Nice post bro! Thanks for sharing!

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              ·  8 years ago 

            Thanks bro...

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                ·  8 years ago 

              Thanks for sharing

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                  ·  8 years ago 

                you are welcome.

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                    ·  8 years ago 

                  wow.. amazing .. can't believe that this bird was hidden from us till 2001. Great photos . I assume that these photos were taken by you. great work. please keep posting interesting things like this.. thanks

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                      ·  8 years ago 

                    yes bro... this is my photo, thanks you so much for your good comment.

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