Sri lanka blue magpie –urocissa ornate.

This beautiful endemic bird is most appropriately called locally as “kahibella” meaning beautiful damsel of the forest according to some etymologists it is a social species living in small groups of 4-6 individuals out side the breeding season. During the breeding season the pairs move out but remain not far away from the rest of its social members . they feed mainly on insects ,small lizards etc. its distribution is confined to the forest away from human habitations.