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Cape Petrel Daption Capense V 3 Sri Lanka List (Country List) of bird species Version 2. May 2020 The Sri Lanka List of bird species (the Country List of bird species for Sri Lanka) is compiled by the Ceylon Bird Club (CBC). Its basis is explained in The Avifauna of Sri Lanka: An overview of the current status, 2009, D. Warakagoda and U. Sirivardana, Taprobanica. Vol. 1 (1), pp. 28-35, and the section ‘The CBCRRC List Categories’ in the document ‘The Ceylon Bird Club Rarities and Records Committee’. The current List records 459 species of birds of which 242 breed in the country. A number of further species is under evaluation by the Ceylon Bird Club Rarities and Records Committee (CBCRRC), and those ratified will be added to the list. The species added to this list since the last version (September 2011) are those ratified by the CBCRRC since that time to December 2018. The classification, taxonomy and sequence followed in this List conform to Birds of South Asia: the Ripley Guide, Vols. 1 and 2, Second Edition (2012) P. C. Rasmussen and J. C. Anderton, and the revision to species status of Dinopium psarodes in Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, Vol.1 (2014) J. del Hoyo and N. J. Collar. The listing is to species level, giving the binomen of each species, except that when two or more subspecies occurring within Sri Lanka are conspicuously distinct in plumage from each other these are listed, with their trinomina. The common or English names given first are those chosen by the CBC Bird Names Committee in 2008 and 2011 for use by the CBC, and the alternatives (with a ‘/’ before each) are those in popular guide books for the country and the region, and a recent world checklist, which are indicated by superscripts as shown below. English names for bird Families are those of the group/s of species which occur in the country. 1 Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Vols 1 and 2. Second edition (2012). P. C. Rasmussen and J. C. Anderton. 2 Birds of Sri Lanka (2012) D. Warakagoda, C. Inskipp, T. Inskipp and R. Grimmett 3 Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (2011) R. Grimmett, C. Inskipp and T. Inskipp. 4 A Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka Second edition (2011) J. Harrison and T. Worfolk. 5 HBW & BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World Vols. 1 and 2 (2014 and 2016) J. del Hoyo and N. Collar. Status of species and subspecies is given in accordance with the information known of their occurrence in the country including its coastal waters. The status of species migrant to the country is divided into ’migrant’ and ‘vagrant’ as explained below. Two status codes for a species (with ‘+’ between) indicate that a population of each status occurs in the country. The codes used are as follows. E: the species is endemic to Sri Lanka. R: the species or subspecies is a breeding resident in Sri Lanka, i.e. resident in the country throughout or (as mainly in the case of seabirds) part of the year. M: the species or subspecies is a regular migrant, which may be a common, fairly common, rare or very rare migrant, to Sri Lanka. V: the species or subspecies is a vagrant to Sri Lanka, i.e. the country is outside its usual wintering range, it occurs irregularly and in small numbers. U: the status of the species or subspecies in Sri Lanka is uncertain. ( ): (with a status code) the status shown is appropriate but not possible to clearly resolve on the information presently available. ? : (against a status code) the number of birds so far recorded in the country and/or the frequency of occurrence is uncertain (as relevant to that status). GREBES PODICIPEDIDAE 1. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis R PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS PROCELLARIIDAE 2. Cape Petrel Daption capense V 3. Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui M 4. Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii M 5. Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax M 6. Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas V 7. Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica M 8. Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes M 9. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea V 10. Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris V SOUTHERN STORM PETRELS OCEANITIDAE 11. Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus M / Wilson's Storm-petrel1,2,3,4,5 12. White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina M / White-faced Storm-petrel1,2,3,5 13. Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica M / Black-bellied Storm-petrel1,2,3,5 NORTHERN STORM PETRELS HYDROBATIDAE 14. Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis M / Swinhoe's Storm-petrel1,2,3,4,5 TROPICBIRDS PHAETHONTIDAE 15. White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus M 16. Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus M PELICANS PELECANIDAE 17. Spotted-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis R / Spot-billed Pelican1,2,3,4,5 GANNETS AND BOOBIES SULIDAE 18. Masked Booby Sula dactylatra M 19. Brown Booby Sula leucogaster M 20. Red-footed Booby Sula sula M CORMORANTS AND SHAGS PHALACROCORACIDAE 21. Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger R 22. Indian Shag Phalacrocorax fuscicollis R / Indian Cormorant2,3,4,5 23. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo R DARTERS ANHINGIDAE 24. Indian Darter Anhinga melanogaster R / Oriental Darter1,4,5 / Darter2,3 FRIGATEBIRDS FREGATIDAE 25. Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel M 26. Great Frigatebird Fregata minor M 27. Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi V / Christmas Frigatebird1 HERONS AND EGRETS ARDEIDAE 28. Little Egret Egretta garzetta R 29. Indian Reef Heron Egretta gularis M / Western Reef-heron1 / Western Reef Egret2,3,4 / Western Reef-egret5 30. Large Egret Egretta alba R / Great Egret1,2,3,4 / Great White Egret5 31. Median Egret Egretta intermedia R / Intermediate Egret1,2,3,4,5 32. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea R 33. Goliath Heron Ardea goliath V 34. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea R 35. Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus R?+M / Eastern Cattle Egret1 36. Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii R+M / Indian Pond-heron5 37. Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus V / Chinese Pond-heron5 38. Little Green Heron Butorides striata R / Striated Heron1,2,3,4/ Green-backed Heron5 39. Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax R / Black-crowned Night-heron1/ /Black-crowned Night Heron2,3,4 40. Malay Bittern Gorsachius melanolophus M / Malayan Night-heron1 / Malayan Night Heron2,3,4 / Malay Night-heron5 41. Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis R+M 42. Chestnut Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus R+(M) / Cinnamon Bittern2,3,4,5 43. Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis R+M 44. Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris V / Great Bittern2,3 STORKS CICONIIDAE 45. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala R 46. Openbill Anastomus oscitans R / Asian Openbill1,2,3,4,5 47. Black Stork Ciconia nigra V 48. White-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus R / Woolly-necked Stork1,2,3,4/ Asian Woollyneck5 49. White Stork Ciconia ciconia V 50. Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus R 51. Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus R IBISES AND SPOONBILLS THRESKIORNITHIDAE 52. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus R+M 53. White Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus R / Black-headed Ibis1,2,3,4,5 54. Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia R / Eurasian Spoonbill1,2,3,4,5 FLAMINGOS PHOENICOPTERIDAE 55. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus M GEESE AND DUCKS ANATIDAE 56. Large Whistling Teal Dendrocygna bicolor R+M / Fulvous Whistling-duck1,2,3,4,5 57. Lesser Whistling Teal Dendrocygna javanica R+(M) / Lesser Whistling-duck1,2,3,4,5 58. Greylag Goose Anser anser V 59. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea V 60. Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos R?+M / Knob-billed Duck1,2,3/ African Comb Duck5 61. Cotton Teal Nettapus coromandelianus R / Cotton Pygmy-goose2,3,4,5 62. Gadwall Mareca strepera V 63. Wigeon Mareca penelope M / Eurasian Wigeon1,2,3,4,5 64. Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha R+M / Indian Spot-billed Duck1,2,3 65. Shoveller Spatula clypeata M / Northern Shoveler1,2,3,4,5 66. Pintail Anas acuta M / Northern Pintail1,2,3,4,5 67. Garganey Querquedula querquedula M 68. Common Teal Anas crecca M 69. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula V HAWKS, KITES, EAGLES AND VULTURES ACCIPITRIDAE 70. Brown Baza Aviceda jerdoni R / Jerdon’s Baza1 71. Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes V 72. Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus R+M / Oriental Honey Buzzard1 73. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus R / Black-shouldered Kite 74. Black Kite Milvus migrans R+(M) 75. Brahminy Kite Haliaster indus R 76. White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster R 77. Grey-headed Fishing Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus R / Grey-headed Fish Eagle1,2,3,4,5 78. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus V 79. Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela R 80. Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus M 81. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus M 82. Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos V 83. Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus M 84. Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus R 85. Shikra Accipiter badius R 86. Besra Sparrowhawk Accipiter virgatus R 87. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus V 88. Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus V? / Common Buzzard4 89. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus V 90. Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis R 91. Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga V 92. Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata V 93. Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus M 94. Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii R / Rufous-bellied Eagle1,2,3,4,5 95. Crested Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus R / Changeable Hawk-Eagle2,3,4,5 96. Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti R / Legge’s Hawk-eagle1 OSPREY PANDIONIDAE 97. Osprey Pandion haliaetus M / Western Osprey1 FALCONS FALCONIDAE 98. Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni V 99. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus R+M 100. Red-headed Merlin Falco chicquera V / Red-headed Falcon1,5/ Red-necked Falcon2,3,4 101. Amur Falcon Falco amurensis M 102. Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo V 103. Indian Hobby Falco severus M / Oriental Hobby1,2,3,4,5 104.
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