| This document therefore seeks to make available a system of common name abbreviations for Sri Lankan avifauna. Four letter abbreviations (Alpha code) are used for each species, based on the Standard English common names. ............. |
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Standard Abbreviations for Common Names of Sri Lankan Birds
Birds observed during first quarter of the year 2010
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‘Sri Lanka Birds’, a citizen science programme to ensure people’s participation towards the conservation of birds, completed another successful year by the end of December 2009. Brief analysis on the observations recorded in the 'Sri Lanka Birds' system by members is published at the FOGSL blog. |
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A field trip to Beddegana wetland, by FOG kids
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The Beddegana wetland which is a part of Diyawanna Oya, had been a birds paradise for decades. It is well known to bird watchers nationally as well as internationally as a rare migrant birding site. The beautiful resident bird population uses it as a breeding site. There is so much natural variation that this site which has easy access from Colombo is invaluable to the young naturalist. |
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NEW BIRD GUIDE FOR SRI LANKA
| In the 16 years that have passed since Kotagama & Fernando’s work, much has changed in Sri Lankan Ornithology. Taxonomic research has shown that the number of endemic species is in fact much higher than previously thought, and the increasing affordability of digital photography has served to make new sightings more easily verifiable. This new knowledge is, up to end 2009, reflected in the present text............. |
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