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Sri Lanka - Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka (FOGSL)

BirdLife Affiliate

Founded in 1976
Members: 13
Staff: 3
Department of Zoology, University of Colombo, Colombo, LK, 03
fogsl@slt.lk
www.fogsl.net

 

Key Activities

  • Important Bird areas programme - Phase II
  • National Bird ringing Programme
  • Studies on Ecology and Distribution of some selected Endemic bird species
  • Studies on Ecological evaluation of Wetland avifauna
  • Post tsunami rehabilitation programme
  • Environment Education programme
  • Product development Programme for “Bird Friendly Hotels”
  • “Fog Kids” programme for children

 

News

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Record-breaking wintering numbers of Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China

Thu, 25/02/2016
Record numbers of Spoon-billed Sandpiper, a Critically Endangered shorebird, have been
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Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor) in flight (Photo: Yun-tak Chung/HKBWS)

Record Black-faced Spoonbill count, despite deteriorating habitat

Fri, 11/03/2016
The annual International Black-faced Spoonbill Census recorded 3,356 individuals in January 2016, an increase of 2.6% from the last year’s 3,272 individuals, and a record recent count for this Endangered Asian waterbird.
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Prek Toal - South-East Asia’s largest waterbird colony (Image: Sun Visal)

Extraordinary waterbird colony – Prek Toal - recognised as Ramsar Site

Wed, 02/12/2015
South-East Asia’s largest waterbird colony, the 21,342 hectares Prek Toal (Ramsar Site
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Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis). Image: Li Zai

Decade-long Citizen Science project counts China’s waterbirds

Thu, 14/01/2016
Since 2005, more than 150 volunteers have taken part in the China Coastal Waterbird Cen
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One more in a cage; no more in the wild

Fri, 27/05/2016
A new study shows that, without action, soon the only places to see and hear Indonesian bird species will be in cages. There are 13 bird species found in Sundaic Indonesia which are at serious risk of extinction....
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Great Spotted Woodpecker © HIH Princess Takamado

A Wonder of Evolution - Woodpeckers

Wed, 01/06/2016
“Through the Lens”, Fujingahou Magazine,
June 2016
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National Red List book for Nepal's birds published and online

Wed, 09/03/2016
A new publication that features the first assessment of Nepal’s birdlife based on IUCN Red List criteria was launched at an event at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) on 26 February. The six-volume publication is...
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One of the Rufous-backed Buntings at Miyun Reservoir, Jan 2016. (Image: Terry Townshend/Birding Beijing)

Beijing buntings beguile birders

Wed, 20/01/2016
Asia’s rarest bunting, the Rufous-backed Bunting (also known as Jankowski's Bunting), has been found wintering close to China’s capital – the first record of this globally threatened species in Beijing municipality for...
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Survey confirms Chinese Crested Terns in Indonesia

Tue, 09/02/2016
A survey team led by Burung Indonesia (BirdLife in Indonesia) and BirdLife’s Asia Division has confirmed a wintering site of the globally threatened Chinese Crested Tern in eastern Indonesia.
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Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) Photo: HIH Princess Takamado

The Eyes of the Cormorant

Mon, 07/12/2015
‘Through the Lens’, Fujingaho Magazine, December 2015
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