Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush

Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush (Myophonus blighi)

The rarest and shyest of the hill birds. It keeps to dark, wet ravines at dawn and dusk, and many birders leave the island without seeing it.

Serendib Scops Owl

Serendib Scops Owl (Otus thilohoffmanni)

First heard in Kitulgala in 1995, first seen in Sinharaja in 2001, and described as new to science in 2004. It was there all along.