Yellow-eared Bulbul
A hill-country bird with a face built from tiny patches of colour. Each one only shows when the bird turns its head.
Sri Lanka Drongo
Often heard first, leading the mixed feeding flocks of the rainforest. It copies the calls of other birds, so check what you think you heard.
Yellow-fronted Barbet
Heard everywhere in the hills, hard to find among the leaves. Follow the call up the trunk, then wait for it to move.
Crimson-backed Flameback
Compare it with the Red-backed Flameback. The bill colour tells them apart, and few people ever check.
Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon
From a distance it is a grey pigeon. Then it turns its neck and the chequerboard appears.
Sri Lanka Junglefowl
The national bird of Sri Lanka. Everyone thinks they know a chicken, until the light finds that comb.
Sri Lanka Spurfowl
The Latin name means two-spurred. You will usually hear this bird long before a shadow moves on the forest floor.