SRI LANKA ~Blue Magpie - Sinharaja Rain Forest - UNESCO~

...One of Sri Lanka most beautiful birds...for bird watching the island is the best country in the world... a birds paradise... Thanks once again Ravindra!!

Photo: Venura Ubayathilaka
The Sri Lanka blue magpie or Ceylon magpie is a member of the crow family living in the hill forests of Sri Lanka, where it is endemic.

It is declining due to loss of this habitat. Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is usually found in small groups of up to six or seven birds. It is largely carnivorous, eating small frogs, lizards, insects and other invertebrates, but will eat fruit. Their nest, usually situated on a tree or shrub, is made of sticks and is somewhat similar to the crow’s nest.

The Sinharaja Rainforest has been part of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1978 and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.

Stamps:

Moonstone
(Issued 12-12-2012)

Visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to Sri Lanka
(Issued 13-01-2015)

Solar System - Earth
(Issued 05-12-2014)