Glimpse of Nature by Buddika Rathninda

18/10/2025

Cinereous tit

Cinereous tit or Asian tit (Parus cinereus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. These birds are grey backed with white undersides. The distribution of this species extends from parts of West Asia across South Asia and into Southeast Asia.

14/10/2025

Jungle bush quail - වන පදුරැ වටුවා

Jungle bush quail (Perdicula asiatica) is a species of quail in the family Phasianidae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, where it is found in peninsular India and Sri Lanka.

04/10/2025

01/10/2025

Grey-bellied cuckoo

Grey-bellied cuckoo or the Indian plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) is a cuckoo with widespread occurrence throughout Asia.

19/09/2025

Indian scops owl

The Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena) is a species of owl native to South Asia.

08/09/2025

Grey francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus)- අළු උස්සවටුවා/උස්වටුවා

Grey francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus) is a species of francolin found in the plains and drier parts of the Indian subcontinent and Iran.
One of the two francolin species found in Sri Lanka .

Location- Mannar wetlands

06/09/2025

Lesser black-backed Gull

04/09/2025

Sri Lanka leopard

03/09/2025

Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), also known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers, found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia.

31/08/2025

Tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam)

27/08/2025

Brahminy starling

Brahminy starling or brahminy myna (Sturnia pagodarum) is a member of the starling family of birds. It is usually seen in pairs or small flocks in open habitats on the plains of the Indian subcontinent.

25/08/2025

Grey-headed swamphen

Grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) is a species of swamphen occurring from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand.