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Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) » Croton zeylanicus Müll.Arg.
KROH-tun -- Greek: kroton (tick) due to the seed's similarity in shape ... Dave's Botanary
zey-LAN-ee-kus -- of or from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: Ceylon croton • Malayalam: പൊരിവട്ട porivatta • Marathi: पांढरी pandhari
Distribution: Western Ghats of India, Sri Lanka
References: India Biodiversity Portal • Biotik
Scientific Name: Batrachostomus moniliger
IUCN Status: LC - Least Concern
About Srilanka Frogmouth:
This species is found in the Western Ghats of southwest India and Sri Lanka. Its habitat is dense tropical forest usually with dense undergrowth; their presence can be overlooked due to their nocturnal behavior and camouflage
Ceylon Frogmouth, also called Sri Lanka Frogmouth, is a scarce endemic resident in South India and Sri Lanka. The Frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds mainly found in the tropical forests. The Ceylon Frogmouth is a highly adapted forest bird with froglike croaking call and shape of the head. At night, it hunts insects and beetles with its large gape.
Frogmouth is about 23 cm long. It looks large-headed, and has a large flattened hooked bill and huge frog-like gape. The female is rufous, lightly spotted with white. The male is grey and more heavily spotted. Frogmouths blend brilliantly with the surrounding of its day roosting perch, and roost everyday at the same location. The flight appears weak and fluttery.
Ceylon Frogmouth
Frogmouths build nests on woody climber, dense branches of trees or wooden platforms. They lay 1 or 2 white eggs, which both sexes incubate, usually the female by night, and the male by day. Frogmouths sleep horizontally or lengthwise on the branch of a tree with their heads up and eyes closed. While sleeping no one can easily identify or spot the bird because of its specific colour which perfectly matches with the colour of the surrounding. Frogmouth is best located at night by its song, which is a loud descending cackly and frog-like series of Klock-klock-klock-klock-klock calls. It has the quality of sound produced by rattling pebbles. This is the call of the male and it is often answered by the female whose call is low long harsh Krrshhhh.
Ceylon Frogmouth was first recorded by Dr. Salim Ali in 1930s in Thattekkad. Later it was rediscovered in circa 1990 by ornithologist Dr.R Sugathan, from the same sanctuary. Dr. R Sugathan the famous ornithologist and a student of Dr. Salim Ali.
The Ceylon Blue Oakleaf (Kallima philarchus) is a nymphalid butterfly found in Sri Lanka. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a spectacular example of camouflage....
Sri Lanka.
Nel tour in questo magnifico paese ai piedi dell'India, tra le vie della city nel pulmino della ns guida mi è balzato immediatamente questo signore, lo scatto è partito da solo
This was meant to be my muslin for my Ceylon, but it ended up fitting so well that the pink stripes won me over! I love it! I'm still making another one, but this will be perfect for a summer day at the beach.
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