Saturday, February 8, 2014

RAN NALAL KOTTORUWA

RAN NALAL KOTTORUWA - රන් නළල් කොට්ටෝරුවා
MUKALAN KOTTORUWA - මූකලන් කොට්ටෝරුවා
Yellow-fronted Barbet(Megalaima flavifrons) is an Asian barbet which is an ENDEMIC resident breeder in Sri Lanka. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.

Yellow-fronted Barbet is an arboreal species of forests and other woodland, including large gardens, which eats mainly small fruits and only rarely insects. It nests in a tree hole, laying 2-3 eggs.
This is a medium-sized barbet at 21 cm. It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head and short tail. The adult Yellow-fronted Barbet has a mainly green body and wing plumage, with a scaly appearance to the breast. It has a blue face and throat, and a yellow crown and moustachial stripes.
The call is a rollingkow-kow-kow-kow.

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