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	Ceylon / Sri Lanka Hanging Parrots
		The Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus) is a small parrot which is a resident endemic breeder in Sri Lanka.
		Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot is a bird of open forest.
		Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot is less gregarious than some of its relatives, and is usually alone or in small groups outside the breeding season.
	www.avianweb.com /ceylonhangingparrot.html (250 words)

	Sri Lanka - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Sri Lanka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Buddhism ushered in a new civilization in Sri Lanka after the arrival of the Arahat Mahinda Thera, son of Emperor Asoka, who was ruler of the Magadha empire in India.
		Sri Lanka is home to several forest ecoregions, whose flora and fauna is related to that of southern India.
		Sri Lanka is historically famous for its cinnamon and tea (introduced by the British in the 19th century).
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Sri-Lanka.html (1857 words)

	Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus) is a small parrot which is a resident endemic breeder in Sri Lanka.
		This is a small, mainly green hanging parrot, only 14 cm long with a short tail.
		Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot is less gregarious than some of its relatives, and is usually alone or in small groups outside the breeding season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sri_Lanka_Hanging_Parrot (208 words)

	Blue-Crowned Hanging Parrots
		Hanging parrots come from South and Southeast India, Sri-Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, the Philippines, and some Indonesian Islands.
		Blue-crowned hanging parrots are relatively easy to breed and it's often successfully achieved.
		Blue-crowned hanging parrots are intriguing birds to keep, fun to watch, and pleasant to listen to.
	www.tailfeathersnetwork.com /birdinformation/hangingparrots.php (822 words)

	Vernal Hanging Parrot - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Vernal Hanging Parrot (Loriculus vernalis) is a small parrot which is a resident breeder from India eastwards to Southeast Asia.
		Vernal Hanging Parrot is a bird of dry jungle and cultivation.
		Vernal Hanging Parrot is less gregarious than some of its relatives, and is usually in small groups outside the breeding season.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Loriculus_vernalis (210 words)

	Hanging parrot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The hanging parrots are birds in the parrot genus Loriculus.
		This is a group of small parrots from tropical southern Asia.
		These little parrots are mostly green plumaged and short-tailed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hanging_parrot (56 words)

	AITKEN SPENCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Sri Lanka is an ideal destination for bird lovers.
		Nesting at the foot of Ereulagala (696m) and Dikkandahena (618m), the Kandalama tank and the hotel are situated at the Northern end of the Knuckles mountain range and at the beginning point of the intermediate zone and the dry zone, the environs are very rich in bird life.
		Yala is the largest National Park in Sri Lanka and is the home of most of the large mammals of the country including wild elephants, wild boar, wild buffalo, leopard, bear and deer.
	www.naturevoyagers.com /wings_paradise.htm (1911 words)

	travelsrilanka - Birdlife - Sri Lanka
		Sri Lanka is fortunate in having a rich diversity of avifauna, in fact one of the richest in any comparable area of South Asia.
		Then there is the Sri Lanka hanging parrot, which has a red cap, yellow nape, and bright green wings and breast.
		Sri Lanka is an excellent bird watching destination because a great variety of birds can be viewed within a relatively short space of time.
	www.travelsrilanka.com /index.cfm?PAGE=467 (489 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Sri Lanka lowland rain forests (IM0154)
		A continental island, Sri Lanka is separated from the Indian peninsula by the shallow Palk Strait.
		Floristically, the lowland and lower hill forests are the richest in Sri Lanka (Erdelen 1988; Gunatilleke and Gunatilleke 1990; Singhakumara 1995) and of all south Asia (Ashton and Gunatilleke 1987).
		Sri Lanka's forests have been divided into two broad climatic sub-regions, the wet zone and the dry zone.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0154_full.html (1685 words)

	Sri Lanka Bird Watching & Safaris
		Sri Lanka has 233 resident species of bird, 26 of which are recognized as endemic to the island.
		For slightly less enthusiastic birders or those who may be restrained by the logistics of a family holiday, Sri Lanka 's birdlife is still extremely accessible through either a day trips to a national park or nature reserve, observation of the different environs surrounding cultural sights, or simply via an info rmed choice of accommodation.
		Although Sri Lanka is still fairly unknown as a safari destination, it has quietly been developing a network of highly professional operators who are now keen to promote the islands outstanding national parks.
	www.fleewinter.co.uk /sri_lanka/bird.php (774 words)

	Sri Lanka, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is a lush tropical island with some magnificent rain forest remnants, lovely beaches and friendly people.
		Sri Lanka has 21-27 (depending on your taxonomy) endemic species of birds, all of which are possible.
		The northern winter is the prime time for birding in Sri Lanka as the resident birds are mostly singing then and there are plenty of Palearctic migrants present.
	www.kingbirdtours.com /itineraries/srilanka05it.html (1271 words)

	Sri Lanka Birding Tour : : 02 : : 10 Days 09 Nights
		The Hill country of Sri Lanka is a sight to behold.
		After the heat of the low lands of Sri Lanka, the diversity of temperature and scenery of the high lands is incredible.
		At the foot of the central mountain massif, this is the area of higest rainfall in Sri Lanka.
	www.triptosrilanka.com /tour_packages_sri_lanka/bird_watching_10_days_09_nights_01.htm (1312 words)

	Vernal Hanging Parrots
		The Vernal Hanging Parrot (Loriculus vernalis) is a small parrot which is a resident breeder from India eastwards to Southeast Asia.
		Vernal Hanging Parrot is a bird of dry jungle and cultivation.
		Vernal Hanging Parrot is less gregarious than some of its relatives, and is usually in small groups outside the breeding season.
	www.avianweb.com /vernalhangingparrots.html (239 words)

	Birding Trip Report to Sri Lanka 1999
		Sri Lanka has something like 26 endemic species (depending on whose taxonomy you follow) including some superb birds such as Red-faced Malkoha.
		Sri Lanka is the stronghold for this globally threatened bird.
		The common drongo in Sri Lanka, frequent in the wet lowlands and lower hills e.g.
	www.bubo.org /trips/srilan01.htm (6724 words)

	minneriya national wildlife park sri lanka
		The park consists of mixed evergreen forest and scrub areas and is home to Sri Lanka 's favourites such as sambar deer, leopards and elephants.
		Not close to being the largest tank in Sri Lanka, Minneriya Tank - with the woods that surround it forming the Minneriya-Giritale National Park — is nevertheless home to an extraordinary diversity of wildlife.
		But do try to spot the Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl, Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Sri Lanka Brown-capped Babbler and Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill, because, as you can guess from their names, nowhere else are you going to find them but here, in Sri Lanka.
	www.srilankaecotourism.com /minneriya_national_park.htm (483 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Sri Lanka is a continental island of the Indian subcontinent, shaped like a teardrop falling from the southern end of India, situated between longitudes 79º 39E and 81º 53E and latitudes 5º 54N and 9º 52N.
		Sri Lanka is a country that will indulge the senses from the minute you arrive, a tropical land where the warm humid air carries with it the scent of an ocean breeze, exotic fruit and rich spices.
		Whilst it is only a small country Sri Lanka plays host to a most marvellous display of ecological diversity and is home to an amazing array of bird life with some 426 species of which 230 are resident and 26 (although there is no clear consensus) are endemic...
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/asia/sri_lanka.html (4276 words)

	Sri Lanka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Participants on this one-week birdwatching trip to Sri Lanka were: Jeff Blincow, Robert Bullock, Nigel Goodgame, Mark Piper, Nick Roberts and Rob Woodall.
		Sri Lanka also has a very high number of sub-species and we made an effort to see these as well(we saw 45 out of 58).
		Sri Lanka Stilt is already split by Howard and Moore and so was viewed as number 27 by me.
	atschool.eduweb.co.uk /jblincow/triplist/srilanka.htm (688 words)

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		Sri Lanka is ideal destination for bird lovers.
		Yala is the largest National Park in Sri Lanka and is the home of most of the large mammals of the country including wild elephants, wild boar, wild buffalo, leopard, bear and deer.
		Sri Lanka Spurfowl, Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Green-billed Caucal, Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Red-faced Malkoha, Sri Lanka Blue Magpie, White —faced Starling, Sri Lanka Myna, Orange-billed Babbler, Malabar trogon and Greater Racket- tailed Drongo are among the many birds you can observe.
	www.eaiadventure.com /srilanka/sri01.asp (2118 words)

	Tree Tops Jungle Lodge - Yala
		Situated in uninhabited jungle bordering Sri Lanka 's largest protected area, the 1300 km2 Yala NP, we live amidst the whole range of animals found in the neighboring sanctuary.
		Manager Kushan – who is also the cheff - prepares delicious traditional Sri Lankan vegetable curries using exotic ingredients such as banana flower, manioc, green bananas, jack nut and fruits, as well as herbs and spices often found in the jungle.
		Two excellent examples dating back to the 10th (Maligawila) and 6th century AD (Buduruvagala) are remote and off the beaten track without the swarms of tourists found at Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa or Dambulla in the north of Sri Lanka.
	www.srilanka.com /travel/traveldetail/TL00352 (1119 words)

	Rangala House - A Hill Country Residence in Sri Lanka
		His knowledge of the flora and fauna of Sri Lanka is extensive and he has particular experience of the Knuckles region.
		Many Sri Lankan trees have red young leaves and shoots which is said to protect the developing chloroplasts from the strong sunshine until the leaves mature and become the usual dark green.
		In the sky are the swallows (Sri Lanka swallow and hill swallow), the swifts (little swift with house martin colours with white rump, the palm swift, brown with narrow wings and deeply forked tail, and the Indian swiftlet with notched tail which is the bird that makes the nest of bird’s nest soup).
	www.rangalahouse.com /florafauna.htm (1391 words)

	KANDY
		Lake, in the center of town, the Temple of the Tooth is a place of pilgrimage for millions of devout Buddhists from all over Sri Lanka, and is regarded by Buddhist Sri Lankans as the treasury of their entire culture.
		Sri Lanka's premiers and presidents traditionally deliver their first post-election speeches from its balcony, and lesser politicians too make thanksgiving visits to the temple on election.
		In the center of the gardens is an artificial lake in the shape of the island of Sri Lanka, beside which a white-domed rotunda commemorates George Gardner, superintendent of the gardens in the mid 19th century.
	www.sritravel.8m.net /kandy.htm (847 words)

	Sri Lanka (Endemic Birds Areas of the world)
		General characteristics The climate and vegetation of Sri Lanka are greatly influenced by the ranges of mountains which rise to 2,518 m in the south of the island.
		Threats and conservation Sri Lanka has suffered rapid forest loss and degradation in the past 40 years, largely to meet the demands of an expanding population.
		IUCN (1990, 1992c) lists 67 protected areas for Sri Lanka, but most of these are in the dry zone and only contain suitable habitat for a few of the restricted-range species.
	www.birdlife.org /datazone/ebas/index.html?action=EbaHTMDetails.asp&sid=126&m=0 (761 words)

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		This report covers my trip to Sri Lanka in November 2003 as part of a tour organised by Naturetrek and their ground agents in Sri Lanka, Baurs Travel.
		Sri Lanka proved to be a wonderful country with magnificent scenery and full of smiling people who always seemed pleased to see you.
		Sri Lanka's highest town at around 1900 metres in elevation, it is situated in the heart of the islands tea industry.
	uk.geocities.com /birdingam/sri_lanka_2003.htm (1970 words)

	Birding Trip Report to Sri Lanka, March - April 2001
		Sri Lanka has 26 endemic bird species (if you include three commonly recognised taxonomic splits), including the endangered Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush and Green-billed Coucal, as well as being an important wintering area for a number of Indian species such as Indian Pitta and Kashmir Flycatcher.
		After an early morning's birding at Kandalama (seeing Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Barred Buttonquail, Forest Wagtail, Tawny-bellied Babbler and Long-billed Sunbird) we visited the magnificent ancient city of Polonnaruwa for the morning, and went to Sigiriya in the afternoon.
		The forest is the largest remaining area of primary rainforest in Sri Lanka, although interestingly most of the birding is done in secondary forest.
	www.bubo.org /trips/srilan02.htm (6266 words)

	Sri Lanka birding. Sri Lanka birding & cultural tour. World's best responsible & ecotourism holidays
		For a small island Sri Lanka has a rich bird fauna and many passionate bird lovers rank Sri Lanka among their favourite destinations.
		Sri Lanka's first inhabitants arrived more than 10,000 years ago and are known to have engaged in trade in gems, metals and spices with people as distant as China.
		This is the single most important site in Sri Lanka in term of endemic birds and you will encounter spectacular mixed feeding flocks of birds.
	www.responsibletravel.com /Trip/Trip900717.htm (1394 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Sinharaja is one of those places I haven't visited," said Dr. D.B. Wijeykoon a respected personality in the medical scene in Sri Lanka who was with his son and daughter-in-law Lasith and Chamila Wijeykoon, also doctors.
		Amila explained that Plum Judy is the only butterfly in Sri Lanka who is a member of the butterfly family Riodinidae.
		We returned to Martin's and were rewarded with a flock of endemic Sri Lanka Mynas which were feasting on ripened fruits of an endemic Aariddha Tree (Campnosperma zeylanicum) about two hundred meters away.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2001/11/18/fea11.html (766 words)

	Journeys - Ecotours and Travel - Sri Lanka: Wings of Paradise
		Bee eaters are common birds in Sri Lanka.
		Nuwara Eliya is also in the heart of Sri Lanka’s tea country, producing a significant amount of the world’s best tea.
		Yala is the largest national park in Sri Lanka and is home to most of the country’s large mammals including elephants, wild boar, buffalo, leopards, bears and deer.
	www.journeys-intl.com /destinations/asia/sri_lanka/455 (1237 words)

	Birdwatching and Wildlife Holidays in Sri Lanka with The Travelling Naturalist
		Sri Lanka's appeal runs much deeper than this, however, for the one-time island of Ceylon also has many specialities shared only with southern India.
		A visit to Sri Lanka is even more welcome during the late autumn or early spring - not just so we can enjoy some unseasonable sunshine and warmth, but because this enchanting tropical isle is also a winter retreat for large numbers of birds from farther north.
		Sinharaja is home to more than half of Sri Lanka's endemic species of mammals and butterflies, and all but one of Sri Lanka's wonderful endemic birds.
	www.naturalist.co.uk /tours2005/srilanka.php (1890 words)

	Sri Lanka - Wildlife Holidays and Wildlife Tours from Naturetrek
		Birds are never far away in Sri Lanka, even in the midst of archaeological sites, nor are the ubiquitous Grey Langur Monkeys which loiter among the ruins waiting for hand-outs from tourists.
		At nearby Mihintale there is a huge dagoba at the place where Buddhism was first introduced to the island, and we will also visit the towering rock fortress at Sigiriya, famed for its ancient wall frescos and an impressive panorama for those energetic enough to reach the summit.
		Sri Lanka Junglefowl are particularly numerous here, and during the early mornings they emerge from cover to display their gaudy plumage.
	www.naturetrek.co.uk /wildlife-holidays-in-asia/detailsdb.asp?ID=66 (759 words)

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