Species List SRI LANKA - SEPTEMBER 2018 Leader: James Adams

BIRDS Common Name Species Name Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica

GALLIFORMES Phasianidae

Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

CICONIIFORMES Ciconiidae Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus

PELECANIFORMES Threskiornithidae Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus

Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

PELECANIFORMES Ardeidae Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Striated Heron Butorides striata Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii

Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Egret Ardea alba Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia

Little Egret Egretta garzetta PELECANIFORMES Pelecanidae Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis

SULIFORMES Phalacrocoracidae Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger

Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

SULIFORMES Anhingidae Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

ACCIPITRIFORMES Accipitridae Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis Shikra Accipiter badius Besra Accipiter virgatus

Black Kite Milvus migrans Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Grey-headed Fish Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus

GRUIFORMES Rallidae

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus

CHARADRIIFORMES Turnicidae Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator

CHARADRIIFORMES Haematopodidae Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

CHARADRIIFORMES Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

CHARADRIIFORMES Charadriidae Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus

CHARADRIIFORMES Scolopacidae Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Common Redshank Tringa totanus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

CHARADRIIFORMES Laridae Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Common Tern Sterna hirundo Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

COLUMBIFORMES Columbidae

Rock Dove Columba livia Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis

Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea

CUCULIFORMES Cuculidae Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides

STRIGIFORMES Strigidae Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena

Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum

CAPRIMULGIFORMES Podargidae Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger

APODIFORMES Hemiprocnidae Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

APODIFORMES Apodidae Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Little Swift Apus affinis

CORACIIFORMES Coraciidae Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

CORACIIFORMES Alcedinidae Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

CORACIIFORMES Meropidae Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti

BUCEROTIFORMES Bucerotidae

Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis

PICIFORMES Megalaimidae Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons

Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus

PICIFORMES Picidae Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus

Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes

White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus

FALCONIFORMES Falconidae Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

PSITTACIFORMES Psittaculidae Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus

PASSERIFORMES Tephrodornithidae Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis

PASSERIFORMES Artamidae Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus

PASSERIFORMES Aegithinidae Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

PASSERIFORMES Campephagidae Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

PASSERIFORMES Oriolidae Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus

PASSERIFORMES Dicruridae Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens

PASSERIFORMES Rhipiduridae White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola

PASSERIFORMES Monarchidae Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

PASSERIFORMES Corvidae House Crow Corvus splendens Indian Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus

PASSERIFORMES Stenostiridae Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

PASSERIFORMES Paridae Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus

PASSERIFORMES Alaudidae Jerdon's Bush Lark Mirafra affinis

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 Acritillas indica

PASSERIFORMES Hirundinidae Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra

PASSERIFORMES Locustellidae Sri Lanka Bush Warbler Elaphrornis palliseri

PASSERIFORMES Cisticolidae

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius PASSERIFORMES Timaliidae Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra

Dark-fronted Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps

PASSERIFORMES Leiothrichidae Orange-billed Babbler Turdoides rufescens Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis

PASSERIFORMES Zosteropidae Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis

PASSERIFORMES Sittidae Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

PASSERIFORMES Sturnidae Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys

Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

PASSERIFORMES Turdidae Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus

PASSERIFORMES Muscicapidae Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata PASSERIFORMES Chloropseidae Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons

PASSERIFORMES Dicaeidae Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

PASSERIFORMES Nectariniidae Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius

PASSERIFORMES Passeridae

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

PASSERIFORMES Ploceidae White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca

PASSERIFORMES Motacillidae Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

REPTILES Common Name Scientific Name Indian Rock Python Python molurus

Green Vine Snake Ahaetulla nasuta Common Rough-sided Snake Aspidura trachyprocta Sri Lanka Wolf Snake Cercaspis carinatus Trinket Snake Coelognathus helena Common Bronzeback Tree Snake Dendrelaphis tristis

Common Wolf Snake Lycodon aulicus Variegated Kukri Snake Oligodon taeniolatus Indian Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa Indian Cobra Naja naja

Snakes Viperidae Russell's Viper Daboia russelii Saw-scaled Viper Echis carinatus Hump-nosed Pit Viper Hypnale hypnale Lowland Hump-nosed Pit Viper Hypnale zara Sri Lanka Green Pit Viper Trimeresurus trigonocephalus

Lizards Agamidae Common Green Forest Lizard Calotes calotes Crestless Lizard Calotes liocephalus Black-lipped Lizard Calotes nigrilabris Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor Rhino Horned Lizard Ceratophora stoddartii Leaf-nosed Lizard Ceratophora tennentii Hump-nosed Lizard Lyriocephalus scutatus Sri Lanka Kangaroo Lizard Otocryptis wiegmanni Bahir's Fan-throated Lizard Sitana bahiri

Kandyan Day Gecko Cnemaspis kandiana Brooke's House Gecko Hemidactylus brookii Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus Termite Hill Gecko Hemidactylus lankae Taylor's Lanka Skink Lankascincus taylori

Lizards Varanidae Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis Water Monitor Varanus salvator

Crocodiles Crocodylidae Mugger Crocodile Crocodylus palustris Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus

Turtles Bataguridae Indian Black Turtle Melanochelys trijuga

Turtles Testudinidae Indian Star Tortoise Geochelone elegans

Toads Bufonidae Common Indian Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Frogs Dicroglossidae Green Pond Frog Euphlyctis hexadactylus

Frogs Microhylidae Sri Lankan Painted Frog Kaloula taprobanica

Frogs Ranidae Golden frog Hylarana aurantiaca

Mammals Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum Toque Macaque Macaca sinica Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus Common House Rat Rattus rattus kandianus Gray Langur Semnopithecus priam Asian Elephant Elephas maximus Barking Deer Muntiacus muntjak Sambar Deer Rusa unicolor unicolor Dusky-striped Squirrel Funambulus obscurus Indian Brown Mongoose Herpestes fuscus Purple-faced Leaf Monkey Semnopithecus vetulus Indian Pipistrelle Pipistrellus coromandra Giant Gray Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus brachyotis Tree Mouse (unsure spp.) Grizzled Indian Squirrel Ratufa macroura Layard's Flame-striped Squirrel Funambulus layardi

Black-naped Hare Lepus nigricollis Northern Purple-faced Leaf Monkey Semnopithecus vetulus monticola Ruddy Mongoose Herpestes smithii Leopard Panthera pardus kotiya Wild Boar Sus scrofa Spotted Deer Axis axis ceylonensis Water Bufalo Bubalus arnee Indian Gerbil Tatera indica

Ring-tailed Civet Viverricula indica Jungle Cat Felis chaus Gray Slender Loris Loris lydekkerianus Indian Gray Mongoose Herpestes edwardsi Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus Rusty Spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus

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