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Twilight Canopy
THE AVIAN KINGDOM

Bird Species
of Sri Lanka

- Sky Symphony

Explore the rich avifauna of the island. From the vibrant endemic Blue Magpie to the majestic changeable hawk-eagle, discover the 462+ species that grace our twilight canopies.

Sri Lankan Bird
#001
Sri Lanka Spurfowl
Galloperdix bicalcarata
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala GardenGal Oya Valley National Park
E
#002
Sri Lanka Junglefowl
Gallus lafayettii
All Island
E
#003
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
All Island
R
#004
Rain Quail
Coturnix coromandelica
All Island
U/M
#005
Blue-breasted Quail
Synoicus chinensis
Gal Oya Valley National Park
R
#006
Jungle Bush-quail
Perdicula asiatica
Gal Oya Valley National Park
U/R
#007
Grey Francolin
Francolinus pondicerianus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
U/R
#008
Painted Francolin
Francolinus pictus
Gal Oya Valley National Park
U/R
#009
Fulvous Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
RM
#010
Lesser Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna javanica
All Island
RM
#011
Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
V
#012
Greylag Goose
Anser anser
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
V
#013
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
UM
#014
Knob-billed Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
RM
#015
Cotton Pygmy-goose
Nettapus coromandelianus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#016
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
V
#017
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
M
#018
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeatas
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
M
#019
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
V
#020
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
M
#021
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
RM
#022
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
M
#023
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
M
#024
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
All Island
R
#025
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
M
#026
Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon aethereus
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#027
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#028
Rock Dove
Columba livia
All Island
R
#029
Sri Lanka Woodpigeon
Columba torringtoniae
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
E
#030
Pale-capped Pigeon
Columba punicea
All Island
V
#031
Oriental Turtle-dove
Streptopelia orientalis
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
M
#032
Eurasian Collared-dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
R
#033
Red Turtle-dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
V
#034
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia suratensis
All Island
R
#035
Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala RainforestsGal Oya Valley National Park
R
#036
Orange-breasted Green-pigeon
Treron bicinctus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#037
Sri Lanka Green-pigeon
Treron pompadora
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
E
#038
Yellow-footed Green-pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus
Gal Oya Valley National Park
UR
#039
Green Imperial-pigeon
Ducula aenea
All Island
R
#040
Sri Lanka Frogmouth
Batrachostomus moniliger
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala RainforestsGal Oya Valley National Park
R
#041
Great Eared-nightjar
Lyncornis macrotis
All Island
V
#042
Jungle Nightjar
Caprimulgus indicus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#043
Jerdon’s Nightjar
Caprimulgus atripennis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#044
Indian Nightjar
Caprimulgus asiaticus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#045
Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksGal Oya Valley National ParkBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
M
#046
Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UR
#047
Indian Swiftlet
Aerodramus unicolor
All Island
R
#048
Asian Palm-swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
All Island
R
#049
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UR
#050
Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus
All Island
V
#051
Little Swift
Apus affinis
All Island
R
#052
Green-billed Coucal
Centropus chlororhynchos
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#053
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
All Island
R
#054
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#055
Red-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsGal Oya Valley National Park
E
#056
Blue-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#057
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
UR
#058
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksGal Oya Valley National ParkBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
UM
#059
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
All Island
R
#060
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx maculatus
All Island
V
#061
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsGal Oya Valley National Park
UR
#062
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
M
#063
Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo
Surniculus dicruroides
Gal Oya Valley National Park
R
#064
Common Hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
RM
#065
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
RM
#066
Eurasian Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UM
#067
Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UM
#068
Slaty-legged Crake
Rallina eurizonoides
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
RM
#069
Eastern Water Rail
Rallus indicus
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
V
#070
Slaty-breasted Rail
Lewinia striata
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
RM
#071
Corn crake
Crex crex
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
V
#072
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Zapornia fusca
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
RM
#073
Baillon’s Crake
Zapornia pusilla
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
M
#074
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
All Island
R
#075
Watercock
Gallicrex cinerea
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#076
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyria
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#077
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#078
Common Coot
Fulica atra
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
RM
#079
Wilson’s Storm-petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#080
White-faced Storm-petrel
Pelagodroma marina
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#081
Black-bellied Storm-petrel
Fregetta tropica
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#082
Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel
Hybrobates monorhis
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#083
Cape Petrel
Daption capense
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#084
Barau’s Petrel
Pterodroma baraui
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#085
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#086
Short-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna tenuirostris
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#087
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#088
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Ardenna carneipes
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#089
Streaked Shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#090
Bulwer’s Petrel
Bulweria bulwerii
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#091
Jouanin’s Petrel
Bulweria fallax
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#092
Lesser Adjutant
Leptoptilos javanicus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#093
Painted Stork
Mycteria leucocephala
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#094
Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#095
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
V
#096
Asian Woollyneck Stork
Ciconia episcopus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#097
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
V
#098
Black-necked Stork
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
UR
#099
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#100
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#101
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
RM
#102
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
V
#103
Yellow Bittern
Ixobrychus sinensis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
RM
#104
Schrenck’s Bittern
Ixobrychus eurhyphmus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
V
#105
Cinnamon Bittern
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
RM
#106
Black Bittern
Ixobrychus flavicollis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
RM
#107
Malayan Night-heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
UM
#108
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#109
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#110
Indian Pond-heron
Ardeola grayii
All Island
RM
#111
Chinese Pond-heron
Ardeola bacchus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
V
#112
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
All Island
RM
#113
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#114
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
V
#115
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#116
Great Egret
Ardea alba
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#117
Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#118
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#119
Western Reef-heron
Egretta gularis
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#120
Spot-billed Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#121
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#122
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#123
Christmas Frigatebird
Fregata andrewsi
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#124
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#125
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#126
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#127
Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#128
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#129
Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#130
Oriental Darter
Anhinga melanogaster
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#131
Indian Thick-knee
Burhinus indicus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#132
Great Thick-knee
Esacus recurvirostris
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#133
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
M
#134
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
UM
#135
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksMannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#136
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
UM
#137
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#138
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#139
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
RM
#140
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
RM
#141
Lesser Sandplover
Charadrius mongolus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#142
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#143
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#144
Oriental Plover
Charadrius veredus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#145
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
R
#146
Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#147
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
R
#148
Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#149
Greater Painted-snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
R
#150
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
RM
#151
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#152
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#153
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
UM
#154
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#155
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#156
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
UM
#157
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
UM
#158
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#159
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
UM
#160
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#161
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#162
Temminck’s Stint
Calidris temminckii
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#163
Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
UM
#164
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Calidris pygmaea
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#165
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#166
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#167
Dunlin
Calidris alpine
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#168
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#169
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#170
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#171
Asian Dowitcher
Limnodromus semipalmatus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#172
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#173
Wood Snipe
Gallinago nemoricola
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#174
Pintail Snipe
Gallinago stenura
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#175
Swinhoe’s Snipe
Gallinago megala
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#176
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#177
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#178
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#179
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
UM
#180
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#181
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#182
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#183
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#184
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#185
Common Redshank
Tringa tetanus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#186
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#187
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#188
Small Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#189
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
R
#190
Crab-plover
Dromas ardeola
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
R
#191
Indian Courser
Cursorius coromandelicus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
RM
#192
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
V
#193
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
RM
#194
Small Pratincole
Glareola lacteal
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & WetlandsBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#195
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
RM
#196
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
RM
#197
Slender-billed Gull
Larus genei
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#198
Brown-headed Gull
Larus brunnicephalus
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#199
Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundus
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#200
Pallas’s Gull
Larus ichthyaetus
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#201
Sooty Gull
Larus hemprichii
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#202
Heuglin’s Gull
L. f. heuglini
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#203
Steppe Gull
L. f. barabensis
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#204
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
RM
#205
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
RM
#206
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
R
#207
Saunders’s Tern
Sternula saundersi
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
UR
#208
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
RM
#209
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
RM
#210
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrid
All Island
M
#211
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#212
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#213
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
R
#214
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#215
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
RM
#216
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
M
#217
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
UM
#218
Greater Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & LagoonsKalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
R
#219
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#220
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
UM
#221
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
UM
#222
South Polar Skua
Catharacta maccormicki
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#223
Brown Skua
Catharacta Antarctica
KalpitiyaNegomboChilawMirissaMannar & Jaffna Shores
V
#224
Sri Lanka Bay-owl
Phodilus assimilis
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
UR
#225
Barn-owl
Tyto alba
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#226
Brown Hawk-owl
Ninox scutulata
All Island
R
#227
Jungle Owlet
Glaucidium radiatum
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksGal Oya Valley National ParkBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
UR
#228
Chestnut-backed Owlet
Glaucidium castanotum
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#229
Serendib Scops-owl
Otus thilohoffmanni
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#230
Indian Scops-owl
Otus bakkamoena
All Island
R
#231
Oriental Scops-owl
Otus sunia
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#232
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
All Island
UM
#233
Brown Wood-owl
Strix leptogrammica
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksGal Oya Valley National ParkBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#234
Spot-bellied Eagle-owl
Bubo nipalensis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala GardenBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
UR
#235
Brown Fish-owl
Ketupa zeylonensis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksGal Oya Valley National ParkBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
R
#236
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
BundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
M
#237
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#238
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
V
#239
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
RM
#240
Jerdon’s Baza
Aviceda jerdoni
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
UR
#241
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
V
#242
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
V
#243
Crested Serpent-eagle
Spilornis cheela
All Island
R
#244
Mountain Hawk-eagle (Legge’s Hawk-eagle)
N. n. kelaarti
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
R
#245
Changeable Hawk-eagle (Crested Hawk-eagle)
N. c. ceylanensis
All Island
R
#246
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
UR
#247
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malaiensis
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
R
#248
Greater Spotted Eagle
Clanga clanga
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UM
#249
Bonelli’s Eagle
Aquila fasciata
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
V
#250
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
UM
#251
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
M
#252
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
UM
#253
Pied Harrier
Circus melanoleucos
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
V
#254
Montagu’s Harrier
Circus pygargus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksBundalaKumanaAnawilundawaTanks & Lagoons
UM
#255
Crested Goshawk
Accipiter trivirgatus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksGal Oya Valley National Park
UR
#256
Shikra
Accipiter badius
All Island
R
#257
Besra
Accipiter virgatus
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
R
#258
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
V
#259
White-bellied Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
All Island
R
#260
Grey-headed Fish-eagle
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#261
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
All Island
R
#262
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
R
#263
Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo refectus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
V
#264
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
V
#265
Malabar Trogon
Harpactes fasciatus
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
UR
#266
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
Ocyceros gingalensis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala RainforestsGal Oya Valley National Park
E
#267
Malabar Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros coronatus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#268
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
RM
#269
Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#270
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaultia
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#271
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
All Island
M
#272
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UM
#273
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#274
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
V
#275
Oriental Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
UR
#276
Oriental Dwarf-kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UR
#277
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UR
#278
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
All Island
R
#279
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#280
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#281
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
All Island
R
#282
Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UM
#283
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#284
Sri Lanka Barbet
Psilopogon rubricapillus
All Island
E
#285
Brown-headed Barbet
Psilopogon zeylanicus
All Island
R
#286
Yellow-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon flavifrons
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#287
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
V
#288
Greater Sri Lanka Flameback
Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
E
#289
White-naped Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes festivus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#290
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
R
#291
Red-backed Woodpecker
Dinopium psarodes
All Island
E
#292
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UR
#293
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
R
#294
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Gal Oya Valley National Park
UR
#295
Indian Pygmy Woodpecker
Picoides nanus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#296
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Leiopicus mahrattensis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#297
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
All Island
V
#298
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala GardenGal Oya Valley National Park
RM
#299
Red-headed Falcon
Falco chicquera
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala GardenGal Oya Valley National Park
V
#300
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UM
#301
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
All Island
V
#302
Oriental Hobby
Falco severus
All Island
UM
#303
Peregrine Falcon (Calidus / Shaheen)
Falco peregrinus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
MR
#304
Sri Lanka Hanging-parrot
Loriculus beryllinus
All Island
E
#305
Plum-headed Parakeet
Himalayapsitta cyanocephala
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
R
#306
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Alexandrinus krameri
All Island
R
#307
Alexandrine Parakeet
Palaeornis eupatria
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#308
Layard’s Parakeet
Psittacula calthrapae
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#309
Indian Pitta
Pitta brachyura
All Island
M
#310
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
All Island
RM
#311
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
All Island
V
#312
Indian Golden Oriole
Oriolus kundoo
All Island
M
#313
Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis
All Island
V
#314
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala RainforestsGal Oya Valley National Park
R
#315
Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala RainforestsGal Oya Valley National Park
R
#316
Large Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksGal Oya Valley National Park
R
#317
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Lalage melanoptera
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksGal Oya Valley National Park
R
#318
Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#319
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus picatus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
R
#320
Sri Lanka Woodshrike
Tephrodornis affinis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
E
#321
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
R
#322
Marshall’s Iora
Aegithina nigrolutea
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
UR
#323
White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#324
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
RM
#325
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
M
#326
White-bellied / White-vented Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
All Island
R
#327
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Gal Oya Valley National Park
UR
#328
Sri Lanka Drongo
Dicrurus lophorinus
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#329
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
R
#330
Indian / Ceylon Paradise-flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
All Island
MR
#331
Brown / Philippine Shrike
Lanius cristatus
All Island
M
#332
Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
V
#333
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
R
#334
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitor
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
V
#335
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie
Urocissa ornata
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#336
House Crow
Corvus splendens
All Island
R
#337
Indian Jungle Crow
C. m. culminatus
All Island
R
#338
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
R
#339
Great Tit (Cinereous Tit)
P. m. mahrattarum
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
R
#340
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark
Eremopterix griseus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#341
Jerdon’s Bushlark
Mirafra affinis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#342
Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Calandrella dukhunensis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
M
#343
Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#344
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#345
Grey-breasted Prinia
Prinia hodgsonii
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#346
Jungle Prinia
Prinia sylvatica
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#347
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#348
Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#349
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
All Island
R
#350
Booted Warbler
Iduna caligata
All Island
V
#351
Sykes’s Warbler
Iduna rama
All Island
M
#352
Black-browed Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
All Island
V
#353
Blyth’s Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
M
#354
Clamorous Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#355
Pallas’s Grasshopper-warbler
Helopsaltes certhiola
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
UM
#356
Lanceolated Warbler
Locustella lanceolata
All Island
V
#357
Common Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella naevia
All Island
V
#358
Broad-tailed Grassbird
Schoenicola platyurus
All Island
V
#359
Sri Lanka Warbler
Elaphrornis palliseri
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
E
#360
Dusky Warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus
All Island
V
#361
Green Warbler
Phylloscopus nitidus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
M
#362
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
V
#363
Large-billed Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus magnirostris
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
M
#364
Western Crowned Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus occipitalis
All Island
V
#365
Lesser / Small / Hume’s Whitethroat
Curruca curruca
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksMannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
VM
#366
Northern House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
V
#367
Streak-throated Swallow
Petrochelidon fluvicola
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
V
#368
Asian Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
M
#369
Sri Lanka Swallow
Cecropis hyperythra
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala RainforestsGal Oya Valley National Park
E
#370
Hill Swallow
Hirundo domicola
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
R
#371
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
V
#372
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
All Island
M
#373
Dusky Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne concolor
Mannar Islands & WetlandsJaffna Islands & Wetlands
V
#374
Sand Martin
Riparia riparia
All Island
M
#375
Square-tailed Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
R
#376
Black-capped Bulbul
Rubigula melanictera
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
E
#377
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
All Island
R
#378
Yellow-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus penicillatus
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
E
#379
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
All Island
R
#380
Yellow-browed Bulbul
Acritillas indica
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
R
#381
Sri Lanka White-eye
Zosterops ceylonensis
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
E
#382
Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
R
#383
Yellow-eyed Babbler
Chrysomma sinense
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#384
Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler
Pomatorhinus melanurus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#385
Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#386
Dark-fronted Babbler
Dumetia atriceps
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
R
#387
Brown-capped Babbler
Pellorneum fuscocapillus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#388
Ashy-headed Laughingthrush
Argya cinereifrons
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#389
Orange-billed Babbler
Argya rufescens
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#390
Yellow-billed Babbler
Argya affinis
All Island
R
#391
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
R
#392
Rosy Starling
Pastor roseus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
M
#393
Daurian Starling
Agropsar sturninus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UM
#394
White-faced Starling
Sturnornis albofrontatus
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#395
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
M
#396
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
V
#397
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
All Island
R
#398
Sri Lanka Hill Myna
Gracula ptilogenys
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#399
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
R
#400
Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush
Zoothera imbricata
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
E
#401
Pied Thrush
Geokichla wardii
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
M
#402
Spot-winged Thrush
Geokichla spiloptera
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
E
#403
Orange-headed Thrush
Geokichla citrina
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
M
#404
Indian Blackbird
Turdus simillimus
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
R
#405
Eyebrowed Thrush
Turdus obscurus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UM
#406
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin
Cercotrichas galactotes
All Island
V
#407
Oriental Magpie-robin
Copsychus saularis
All Island
R
#408
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
All Island
R
#409
White-rumped Shama
Kittacincla malabarica
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#410
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa muttui
SinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
M
#411
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
M
#412
Blue-and-White Flycatcher
Cyanoptila cyanomelana
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
V
#413
Dusky-blue Flycatcher
Eumyias sordidus
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
E
#414
Tickell’s Blue-flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
R
#415
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UM
#416
Indian Blue Robin
Larvivora brunnea
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
M
#417
Bluethroat
Cyanecula svecica
All Island
V
#418
Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush
Myophonus blighi
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
E
#419
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Ficedula zanthopygia
All Island
V
#420
Kashmir Flycatcher
Ficedula subrubra
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
M
#421
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush
Monticola saxatilis
All Island
V
#422
Blue Rock-thrush
Monticola solitarius
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
UM
#423
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
All Island
V
#424
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
R
#425
Common / Eastern Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
All Island
M
#426
Northern / Isabelline / Desert / Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe spp.
All Island
VUM
#427
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella
All Island
V
#428
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Chloropsis aurifrons
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
UR
#429
Jerdon’s Leafbird
Chloropsis jerdoni
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#430
Legge’s Flowerpecker
Dicaeum vincens
SinharajaKitulgala Rainforests
E
#431
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum agile
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#432
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
All Island
R
#433
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
All Island
R
#434
Purple Sunbird
Cynnyris asiaticus
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#435
Loten’s Sunbird
Cynnyris lotenius
All Island
R
#436
Streaked / Baya Weaver
Ploceus spp.
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#437
Indian Silverbill
Euodice malabarica
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
R
#438
White-rumped / Scaly-breasted / Tricoloured Munia
Lonchura spp.
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
R
#439
Black-throated Munia
Lonchura kelaarti
Horton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
UR
#440
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
All Island
R
#441
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Gymnoris xanthocollis
All Island
V
#442
Olive-backed / Red-throated Pipit
Anthus spp.
All Island
V
#443
Richard’s / Paddyfield / Blyth’s / Tawny Pipit
Anthus spp.
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
MRV
#444
Forest / Grey Wagtail
Dendronanthus / Motacilla
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National ParksSinharajaKitulgala RainforestsHorton PlainsVictoria ParkHakgala Garden
M
#445
Citrine / White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla spp.
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
MV
#446
White / Yellow Wagtail (All Subspecies)
Motacilla spp.
WilpattuYalaSigiriyaUdawalaweMinneriyaKaudulla National Parks
MV
#447
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
All Island
V
#448
Black-headed / Red-headed / Grey-necked Bunting
Emberiza spp.
All Island
VUM