Spot winged Ground Thrush (Zoothera spiloptera)

English: Spot-winged thrush/Spot winged Ground Thrush
Binomial Name: Zoothera spiloptera/Geokichla spiloptera
Sinhala: පුල්ලි වල් අවිච්චියා / ශ්‍රී ලංකා තිත්පිය තිරාසිකයා [Pulli wal awichchiya / Sri Lannka thithpiya thirasikaya]

Endemic species of bird found mainly in wet zone of Sri Lanka. Rare to find in dry zone. Feed mainly on insects and sometimes on fruits. Above photographs were taken at Sinharaja rain forest when the bird is feeding on the ground in the leaf litter.

Eurasian Black bird (Turdus merula kinnisii)

English: Eurasian Black bird/Indian blackbird
Binomial: Turdus merula kinnisii
Sinhala:කළු බිම්සැරියා[Kalu Bimsariya]

Widely distributed bird around the world including Indian subcontinent and Europe. Few sub species of this bird has been identified. Sub sp. T. m. kinnisii is endemic to Sri Lanka and restricted to montane zone where the elevation above the sea level is greater than 1000m. This bird can be identified by bright orange colored beak, legs and eye rings.