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Green-billed Coucal
The green-billed coucal is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the hoatzin. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The green-billed coucal…
Sri Lankan Junglefowl
The Sri Lankan Junglefowl is a member of the Galliformes bird order which is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is the national bird. The Sri Lankan Junglefowl is common in every part of Sri Lanka, wherever…
Common Krait
The common krait known as Thel Karawala (තෙල් කරවලා) in Sinhala and Kattu Viriyan (கட்டு விரியன்) in Tamil, is most venomous land snake in Sri Lanka.…
Sri Lankan Leopard
The Sri Lankan leopard is one of eight recognized subspecies of leopard, and is native to Sri Lanka. This species is classified as endangered by IUCN Red List 2007 due to numerous threats and the…

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