Sri Lanka Photographic Tour
Prospective Bird List
E = Endemic species Essp = Endemic subspecies
A Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus Common Teal Anas crecca Northern Pintail Anas acuta Gargeney Anas querquedula Shoveler Anas clypeata Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Little Egret Egretta garzetta Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Egret Casmerodius alba Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Striated Heron Butorides striatus Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
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Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus ruficollis Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Brahminy Kite Haliastur Indus White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Crested Serpent Eagle Essp. Spilornis cheela spilogaster Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Crested Goshawk Essp. Accipiter trivirgatus layardi Shikra Accipiter badius Besra Accipiter virgatus Steppe' Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii Crested Hawk Eagle Essp. Nisaetus cirrhatus ceylonensis Mountain Hawk Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti Common Kestrel Falco tinnuculus Peregrine Falcon 'Shaheen' Falco peregrinus peregrinator Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Sri Lanka Junglefowl E Gallus lafayetii Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Barred Buttonquail Essp. Turnix suscitator leggei Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
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Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Common Redshank Tringa totanus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Sanderling Ereunetes alba Little Stint Ereunetes minuta Temminck's Stint Ereunetes temminckii Curlew Sandpiper Erolia ferruginea Broad-billed Sandpiper Limocola falcinellus Ruff Philomachus pugnax Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Great Thick-knee Burhinus recurvirostris Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Small Pratincole Glareola lactea Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultti Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Red-wattled Lapwing Essp. Vanellus indicus lankae Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Common Tern Sterna hirundo Little Tern Sterna albifrons Saunders's Tern Sterna saundersi
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Rock Pigeon Columba livia Sri Lanka Woodpigeon E Columba torringtoni Spotted Dove Essp. Streptopelia chinensis ceylonensis Emerald Dove Essp. Chalcophaps indica robinsoni Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Essp. Treron bicincta leggei Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Layard's Parakeet E Psittacula calthropae Jacobine (Pied) Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus Common Hawk Cuckoo Essp. Hierococcyx varius ciceliae Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Banded Bay Cuckoo Essp. Cacomantis sonneratii waiti Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Fork-tailed' Drongo Cuckoo Essp. Surniculus dicruroides stewarti Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii Southern' (Greater) Coucal Centropus sinensis parroti Oriental Scops Owl Essp. Otus sunia leggei Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena Forest Eagle Owl Ketupa nipalensis Brown Fish Owl Essp. Ketupa z. zeylonensis Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica indranee Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus monileger Jerdon's Nightjar Essp. Caprimulgus atripennis aequabilis Indian Nightjar Essp. Caprimulgus asiaticus eidos Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Alpine Swift Essp. Tachumarptis melba bakeri Little Swift Essp. Apus affinis singalensis Malabar Trogon Essp. Harpactes f. fasciatus Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
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White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill E Ocyceros gingalensis Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus Brown-headed Barbet Essp. Megalaima z. zeylanica Yellow-fronted Barbet E Megalaima flavifrons Sri Lanka Small (Crimson-fronted) Barbet E Xantholaema rubricapillus Coppersmith Barbet Xantholaema haemacephala Indian Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus Lesser Yellownape Essp. Picus chlorolophus wellsi Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback E* Dinopium psarodes Crimson-backed Flameback E Chrysocolaptes stricklandi White-naped Woodpecker Essp. Chrysocolaptes festivus tantus Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola Black-naped Monarch Essp. Hypothymis azurea ceylonensis Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi paradisi Asian Paradise Flycatcher Essp. Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis Black Drongo Essp. Edolius macrocercus insula Ashy Drongo Edolius leucophaeus White-bellied Drongo Essp. Edolius caerulescens insularis White-bellied Drongo Essp. Edolius caerulescens leucopygialis Sri Lanka Crested Drongo E Dicrurus lophorinus Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo Essp. Dicrurus paradiseus ceylonicus House Crow Corvus splendens Indian Jungle Crow Corvus macrorhynchos culminates Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus Common Iora Aegithinia tiphia multicolour Marshall's Iora Aegithinia nigrolutea Black-hooded Oriole Essp. Oriolus xanthornus ceylonensis Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo Large Cuckoo-shrike Essp. Coracina macei layardi
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Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike Lalage melanoptera Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Essp. Hemipus picatus leggei Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Sri Lanka Woodshrike E Tephrodornis affinis Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush E Myiophoneus blighi Pied Thrush Zoothera wardii Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina Spot-winged Thrush E Geokichla spiloptera Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush E Zoothera imbricata Indian Blackbird Essp. Turdus simillimus kinnissi Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus White-faced Starling E Sturnus albofrontatus Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Common Myna Essp. Acridotheres tristis melanosturnus Sri Lanka Hill Myna E Gracula ptilogenys Lesser Hill Myna Gracula indica Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra Dusky (Dull) Blue Flycatcher E Eumyias sordida Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Essp. Culicicapa c. ceylonensis Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis ceylonensis White-rumped Shama Essp. Copsychus malabaricus leggei Indian (Black) Robin Essp. Copsychus fulicata leucoptera Pied Bush Chat Essp. Saxicola caprata atrata Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola Sri Lanka Swallow E Cecropis hyperythra Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Black-capped Bulbul E Pycnonotus melanicterus Red-vented Bulbul Essp. Pycnonotus cafer haemorrhousus
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Yellow-eared Bulbul E Kelaartia penicillatus White-browed Bulbul Essp. Pycnonotus luteolus insulae Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica indica Yellow-browed Bulbul Essp. Acritillas indica guglielmi Square-tailed Black Bulbul Essp. Hypsipetes ganeesa humei Sri Lanka White-eye E Zosterops ceylonensis Oriental White-eye Essp. Zosterops palpebrosus egregia Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis cursitans Zitting Cisticola Essp. Cisticola juncidis omalura Grey-breasted Prinia Essp. Prinia hodgsoni leggei Jungle Prinia Essp. Prinia sylvatica valida Ashy Prinia Essp. Prinia socialis brevicauda Plain Prinia Essp. Prinia inornata insularis Sri Lanka Bush-warbler E Bradypterus palliseri Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Locustella certhiola Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus meridionalis Common Tailorbird Essp. Orthotomus s. sutorius Common Tailorbird Essp. Orthotomus sutorius fernandornis Hume's Whitethroat Sylvia althaea Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris Ashy-headed Laughingthrush E Garrulax cinereifrons Brown-capped Babbler E Pellorneum uscocapillsu babaulti Brown-capped Babbler E Pellorneum uscocapillus scortium Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler E Pomatorhinus melanurus melanurus Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler E Pomatorhinus melanurus holdsworthi Tawny-bellied Babbler Essp. Dumetia hyperythra phillipsi Yellow-eyed Babbler Essp. Chrysomma sinense nasale Orange-billed Babbler E Turdoides rufescens Yellow-billed Babbler Essp. Turdoides affinis taprobanus Cinereous (Asian Grey) Tit Parus cinereus mahrattarum Jerdon’s Bushlark Mirafra affinis Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix grisea Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus Indian Silverbill Munia Euodice malabarica White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata Black-throated Munia Essp. Lonchura kelaarti kelaarti Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
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Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus White Wagtail Motacilla alba dukhunensis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail (Grey-headed) Motacilla flava thunbergi Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus Thick-billed Flowerpecker Essp. Tachyglossa agile zeylonicum White-throated (Legge's) Flowerpecker E Tachyglossa vincens Pale-billed Flowerpecker Essp. Dicaeum erythrorhychos ceylonense Purple-rumped Sunbird Essp. Leptocoma zeylonica zeylonica Purple Sunbird Cynnyris asiatica Loten’s Sunbird Essp. Cynnyris lotenius. lotenia
Mammals: Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel Ratufa macrura Indian Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum Layard's Palm Squirrel E Funambulus layardi Dusky-striped Jungle Squirrel E Funambulus obscurus Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica Asian Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Jungle Cat Felis chaus Rusty-spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus Leopard Panthera pardus Indian Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii Ruddy Mongoose Herpestes smithi Indian Brown Mongoose Herpestes (brachyurus) fuscus Stripe-necked Mongoose Herpestes vitticollis Golden Jackal Canis aureus Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus Red Slender Loris E Loris tardigradus Toque Macaque E Macaca sinica Tufted Grey Langur Presbytis priam Purple-faced Leaf Monkey E Presbytis vetulus Eurasian Wild Boar Sus scrofa
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Sri Lankan White-spotted Chevrotain E Moschiola meminna Sri Lankan Yellow-spotted Chevrotain E Moschiola kathygre Sambar Cervus unicolor Chital (Spotted Deer) Axis axis Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak Wild Buffalo Bubalus arnee feral Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
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