Sri Lanka men's national volleyball team Details

Sri Lanka men's national volleyball team Details The game consists of two disciplines, Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, and is a dynamic sport played by two teams on a playing court divided by a net. Continuous rally scoring maintains spectator excitement and game excitement. Volleyball is played indoors with six players per side. Beach Volleyball is played outdoors on sand with two players per side. New rules, an attractive look, "libero" defensive players, vibrant ball colours and interactive coaching have brought a new era to the game, making it more dramatic and entertaining than ever before. There are different versions...

Bird of sri lanka-Ceylon Small Barbet

Crimson-fronted Barbet or Ceylon Small Barbet or Small Barbet (Megalaima rubricapilla) is an Asian barbet endemic to Sri Lanka. The Malabar Barbet endemic to the Western Ghats of India used to be treated as a subspecies of this species. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. The Crimson-fronted Barbet is an arboreal species of open woodland which eats fruit and insects. It nests in a tree hole, laying 2-4 eggs. This is a small barbet at 15 cm....

Bird of sri lanka-Crimson-backed Flameback

The Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus, also known as Greater Golden back, Large Golden-backed Woodpecker or Malherbe's Golden-backed Woodpecker, is a woodpecker species. It occurs widely in tropical Asia, from the Indian subcontinent eastwards to Indonesia and the Philippines. The Greater Flameback is a large woodpecker, at 33 cm in length. It is of typical woodpecker shape, has an erect crest and a long neck. Coloration is highly variable between subspecies; it always has unmarked golden-yellow to dark brown back and wings. The rump is red and the tail is black. The under parts are white with dark markings (chevrons,...

Bird of sri lanka-Red Rumped Swallow

This bird has been recently recognized as a distinct species and added to the Sri Lankan endemic list. Sparrow sized and stockier than our other swallows, it is unmistakable with purple-blue glossed upperparts and rusty under parts and rump. Both sexes are alike. Young are duller. The species is well distributed throughout the Island up to about 1500 metres elevation. The birds associate in pairs or more often in scattered groups and spend their time flying after the insect prey they feed on. The usual habitat is open areas such as paddy fields, roadsides, grasslands, grass covered hillsides...

Bird of sri lanka-Ceylon Wood Shrike

The Ceylon Wood Shrike; Pondicerianus affinis is a nondescript, sparrow sized bird of mostly grey plumage. The male has a dark mask across the eye. A prominent feature which stands out in this drab plumage is a white rump bordered below with black upper tail coverts. The female is browner with a less prominent mask. The Wood Shrike is a common bird in the low country dry zone and ascends the hills to about 1200 metres especially on the dryer, eastern side. It is scarce and local in the wet zone. This bird generally moves about in pair’s frequent...

Bird of sri lanka-Yellow-eared Bulbul

The Yellow-eared Bulbul, Pycnonotus penicillatus, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is an endemic resident breeder in the highlands of Sri Lanka. This is a bird of jungle and wooded farmland. Despite its restricted range, it is quite readily found at sites such as Horton Plains and Victoria Park in Nuwara Eliya. It builds its nest in a bush; two eggs is a typical clutch. The Yellow-eared Bulbul is about 20 cm (7 inches) in length, with a long tail. It has olive upperparts and yellowish under parts. The crown of the head is...