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

BirdLife Affiliate

Founded in 1976
Members: 5667
Staff: 3

Department of Zoology, University of Colombo, Colombo, LK, 03

fogsl@slt.lk

http://fogsl.cmb.ac.lk

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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The Special Way Long-tailed Tits Bring Up Their Chicks

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1 Mar 2020

The Green Pheasant, the National Bird of Japan

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A pair of Oriental Dollarbirds displaying courtship behaviour © HIH Princess Takamado

1 Aug 2020

Oriental Dollarbird: a curious case of mistaken identity

For more than a thousand years, Japanese citizens assumed the Oriental Dollarbird was responsible for a beautiful and distinctive call heard at night. But a chance radio broadcast revealed the true, unlikely culprit....

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Morning glow in Sweden © HIH Princess Takamado

9 Jun 2020

A Morning in Sweden

Birds in the owl family are popular not only among children but also adults: their ability to rotate their heads 180 degrees, as well as their resemblance to Russian nesting dolls, matryoshkas, seems to attract...

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