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BOLETAS Birdwatching centre
22192 Loporzano (Huesca) – Spain
tel/fax 00 34 974 262027 or 01162 889318
e.mail: [email protected] // www.boletas.org
Esther Diago Millán - NIF 38493051K
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RECOMMENDED SIGNS: Vista/Seen ( X ) º a/Heard ( H)
SIRI LANKA FIELD CHECK LIST
Abundant (+++) Common (++) Rare (+) Juvenile (Juv) Immature
(Inm) Adult (Ad) Female Male
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Graylag Goose
Anser anser
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Marbled Teal
Marmaronetta angustirostris
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Sri Lanka Spurfowl
Galloperdix bicalcarata
Blue-breasted Quail
Synoicus chinensis
Rain Quail
Coturnix coromandelica
Jungle Bush-Quail
Perdicula asiatica
Painted Francolin
Francolinus pictus
Gray Francolin
Francolinus pondicerianus
Sri Lanka Junglefowl
Gallus lafayettii
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
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Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo
Phoeniconaias minor
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Cape Petrel
Daption capense
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis
Barau's Petrel
Pterodroma baraui
White-headed Petrel
Pterodroma lessonii
Bulwer's Petrel
Bulweria bulwerii
Jouanin's Petrel
Bulweria fallax
Streaked Shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Ardenna carneipes
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea
Short-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna tenuirostris
Persian Shearwater
Puffinus persicus
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
White-faced Storm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta tropica
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma monorhis
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon aethereus
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus
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White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Black-necked Stork
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Lesser Adjutant
Leptoptilos javanicus
Painted Stork
Mycteria leucocephala
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
Christmas Island Frigatebird
Fregata andrewsi
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae
Oriental Darter
Anhinga melanogaster
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Spot-billed Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis
Dalmatian Pelican
Pelecanus crispus
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Yellow Bittern
Ixobrychus sinensis
Cinnamon Bittern
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Black Bittern
Ixobrychus flavicollis
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
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Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-Heron
Egretta gularis
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Indian Pond-Heron
Ardeola grayii
Chinese Pond-Heron
Ardeola bacchus
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Malayan Night-Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Jerdon's Baza
Aviceda jerdoni
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Legge's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus kelaarti
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malaiensis
Greater Spotted Eagle
Clanga clanga
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
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Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Pied Harrier
Circus melanoleucos
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Crested Goshawk
Accipiter trivirgatus
Shikra
Accipiter badius
Besra
Accipiter virgatus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus ichthyaetus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo refectus
Eastern Buzzard
Buteo japonicus
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Slaty-legged Crake
Rallina eurizonoides
Slaty-breasted Rail
Gallirallus striatus
Corn Crake
Crex crex
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Zapornia fusca
Baillon's Crake
Zapornia pusilla
Watercock
Gallicrex cinerea
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Indian Thick-knee
Burhinus indicus
Great Thick-knee
Esacus recurvirostris
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
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Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
Gray-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
Lesser Sand-Plover
Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sand-Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Long-billed Plover
Charadrius placidus
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
Oriental Plover
Charadrius veredus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Little Curlew
Numenius minutus
Slender-billed Curlew
Numenius tenuirostris
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
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Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Calidris pygmea
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Asian Dowitcher
Limnodromus semipalmatus
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
Swinhoe's Snipe
Gallinago megala
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
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Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Nordmann's Greenshank
Tringa guttifer
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae
Crab-Plover
Dromas ardeola
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Indian Courser
Cursorius coromandelicus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Sooty Gull
Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Pallas's Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
White-cheeked Tern
Sterna repressa
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon
Columba torringtoniae
Pale-capped Pigeon
Columba punicea
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Red Collared-Dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica
Spotted Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
Asian Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
Orange-breasted Pigeon
Treron bicinctus
Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon
Treron pompadora
Yellow-footed Pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus
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Green Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula aenea
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Green-billed Coucal
Centropus chlororhynchos
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
Red-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Blue-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Pied Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx maculatus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Gray-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus dicruroides
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Sri Lanka Bay-Owl
Phodilus assimilis
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Serendib Scops-Owl
Otus thilohoffmanni
Indian Scops-Owl
Otus bakkamoena
Oriental Scops-Owl
Otus sunia
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Bubo nipalensis
Brown Fish-Owl
Ketupa zeylonensis
Jungle Owlet
Glaucidium radiatum
Chestnut-backed Owlet
Glaucidium castanotum
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Brown Wood-Owl
Strix leptogrammica
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Brown Boobook
Ninox scutulata
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae
Sri Lanka Frogmouth
Batrachostomus moniliger
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Great Eared-Nightjar
Lyncornis macrotis
Jungle Nightjar
Caprimulgus indicus
Jerdon's Nightjar
Caprimulgus atripennis
Indian Nightjar
Caprimulgus asiaticus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
Indian Swiftlet
Aerodramus unicolor
Alpine Swift
Apus melba
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus
Blyth's Swift
Apus leuconyx
Dark-rumped Swift
Apus acuticauda
Little Swift
Apus affinis
Asian Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Hemiprocnidae
Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
Malabar Trogon
Harpactes fasciatus
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae
Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill
Ocyceros gingalensis
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Malabar Pied-Hornbill
Anthracoceros coronatus
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
PICIFORMES: Megalaimidae
Crimson-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon rubricapillus
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus
Brown-headed Barbet
Psilopogon zeylanicus
Yellow-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon flavifrons
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Brown-capped Woodpecker
Dendrocopos nanus
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
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Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
Crimson-backed Flameback
Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
White-naped Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes festivus
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Black-thighed Falconet
Microhierax fringillarius
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicquera
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
Oriental Hobby
Falco severus
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Alexandrine Parakeet
Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
Plum-headed Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala
Layard's Parakeet
Psittacula calthrapae
Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot
Loriculus beryllinus
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae
Indian Pitta
Pitta brachyura
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae
Sri Lanka Woodshrike
Tephrodornis affinis
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus picatus
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae
Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
White-tailed Iora
Aegithina nigrolutea
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
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Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Large Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Lalage melanoptera
Indochinese Cuckooshrike
Lalage polioptera
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Southern Gray Shrike
Lanius meridionalis
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Indian Golden Oriole
Oriolus kundoo
Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis
Slender-billed Oriole
Oriolus tenuirostris
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Sri Lanka Drongo
Dicrurus lophorinus
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae
White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie
Urocissa ornata
House Crow
Corvus splendens
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Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix griseus
Jerdon's Bushlark
Mirafra affinis
Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Pale Sand Martin
Riparia diluta
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Dusky Crag-Martin
Ptyonoprogne concolor
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Hill Swallow
Hirundo domicola
Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
Sri Lanka Swallow
Cecropis hyperythra
Streak-throated Swallow
Petrochelidon fluvicola
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Black-capped Bulbul
Pycnonotus melanicterus
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
Yellow-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus penicillatus
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
Yellow-browed Bulbul
Iole indica
Square-tailed Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
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PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae
Pale-footed Bush Warbler
Urosphena pallidipes
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Green Warbler
Phylloscopus nitidus
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus magnirostris
Golden-spectacled Warbler
Seicercus burkii
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Booted Warbler
Iduna caligata
Sykes's Warbler
Iduna rama
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum
Clamorous Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
Pallas's Grasshopper-Warbler
Locustella certhiola
Lanceolated Warbler
Locustella lanceolata
Common Grasshopper-Warbler
Locustella naevia
Sri Lanka Bush Warbler
Elaphrornis palliseri
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Rufescent Prinia
Prinia rufescens
Gray-breasted Prinia
Prinia hodgsonii
Jungle Prinia
Prinia sylvatica
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Desert Whitethroat
Sylvia minula
Hume's Whitethroat
Sylvia althaea
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
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PASSERIFORMES: Paradoxornithidae
Yellow-eyed Babbler
Chrysomma sinense
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Sri Lanka White-eye
Zosterops ceylonensis
Oriental White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra
Dark-fronted Babbler
Rhopocichla atriceps
Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus melanurus
PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae
Brown-capped Babbler
Pellorneum fuscocapillus
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Orange-billed Babbler
Turdoides rufescens
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Ashy-headed Laughingthrush
Garrulax cinereifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Irenidae
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa muttui
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes
Indian Robin
Copsychus fulicatus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis pallipes
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides
Hill Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis banyumas
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Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
Dull-blue Flycatcher
Eumyias sordidus
Indian Blue Robin
Larvivora brunnea
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus blighi
Korean Flycatcher
Ficedula zanthopygia
Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Ficedula tricolor
Kashmir Flycatcher
Ficedula subrubra
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Pied Thrush
Geokichla wardii
Spot-winged Thrush
Geokichla spiloptera
Orange-headed Thrush
Geokichla citrina
Sri Lanka Thrush
Zoothera imbricata
Indian Blackbird
Turdus simillimus
Eyebrowed Thrush
Turdus obscurus
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Sri Lanka Myna
Gracula ptilogenys
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
Rosy Starling
Pastor roseus
Daurian Starling
Agropsar sturninus
Asian Pied Starling
Gracupica contra
White-faced Starling
Sturnornis albofrontatus
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
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PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae
Jerdon's Leafbird
Chloropsis jerdoni
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Chloropsis aurifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum agile
White-throated Flowerpecker
Dicaeum vincens
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus
Long-billed Sunbird
Cinnyris lotenius
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi
Paddyfield Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Gray-necked Bunting
Emberiza buchanani
Black-headed Bunting
Emberiza melanocephala
Red-headed Bunting
Emberiza bruniceps
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PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
Streaked Weaver
Ploceus manyar
Baya Weaver
Ploceus philippinus
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Indian Silverbill
Euodice malabarica
White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata
Black-throated Munia
Lonchura kelaarti
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
Tricolored Munia
Lonchura malacca
Chestnut Munia
Lonchura atricapilla
· This checklist includes all bird species found in Sri Lanka ,
based on the best information available at this time. It is based
on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am
pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If
you find any error, please do not hesitate to report them.
· The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements, version
2017.
· The birds marked in yellow are those which not appear in
the”HELM FIELD GUIDES” Birds of Siri Lanka - Deepal Warakagoda.
Karol Inskipp. Tim Inskipp. Richard Grimmett
