Birds of Sri Lanka
Number of displayed species: 530
- Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Fulvous Whistling Duck / Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling DuckLC
- Lesser Whistling Duck / Dendrocygna javanica Lesser Whistling DuckLC
- Bar-headed Goose / Anser indicus Bar-headed GooseLC
- Greylag Goose / Anser anser Greylag GooseLC
- Knob-billed Duck / Sarkidiornis melanotos Knob-billed DuckLC
- Ruddy Shelduck / Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy ShelduckLC
- Cotton Pygmy Goose / Nettapus coromandelianus Cotton Pygmy GooseLC
- Garganey / Spatula querquedula GarganeyLC
- Northern Shoveler / Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerLC
- Gadwall / Mareca strepera GadwallLC
- Eurasian Wigeon / Mareca penelope Eurasian WigeonLC
- Indian Spot-billed Duck / Anas poecilorhyncha Indian Spot-billed DuckLC
- Mallard / Anas platyrhynchos MallardLC
- Northern Pintail / Anas acuta Northern PintailLC
- Eurasian Teal / Anas crecca Eurasian TealLC
- Marbled Duck / Marmaronetta angustirostris Marbled DuckNT
- Red-crested Pochard / Netta rufina Red-crested PochardLC
- Common Pochard / Aythya ferina Common PochardVU
- Ferruginous Duck / Aythya nyroca Ferruginous DuckNT
- Tufted Duck / Aythya fuligula Tufted DuckLC
- Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
- Indian Peafowl / Pavo cristatus Indian PeafowlLC
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl / Galloperdix bicalcarata Sri Lanka SpurfowlLC
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl / Gallus lafayettii Sri Lanka JunglefowlLC
- Grey Francolin / Ortygornis pondicerianus Grey FrancolinLC
- Painted Francolin / Francolinus pictus Painted FrancolinLC
- King Quail / Synoicus chinensis King QuailLC
- Common Quail / Coturnix coturnix Common QuailLC
- Rain Quail / Coturnix coromandelica Rain QuailLC
- Jungle Bush Quail / Perdicula asiatica Jungle Bush QuailLC
- Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Podargiformes Podargiformes
- Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Treeswifts / Hemiprocnidae Treeswifts
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
- Indian Swiftlet / Aerodramus unicolor Indian SwiftletLC
- Himalayan Swiftlet / Aerodramus brevirostris Himalayan SwiftletLC
- Edible-nest Swiftlet / Aerodramus fuciphagus Edible-nest SwiftletLC
- White-throated Needletail / Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated NeedletailLC
- Brown-backed Needletail / Hirundapus giganteus Brown-backed NeedletailLC
- Asian Palm Swift / Cypsiurus balasiensis Asian Palm SwiftLC
- Alpine Swift / Tachymarptis melba Alpine SwiftLC
- Common Swift / Apus apus Common SwiftLC
- Pallid Swift / Apus pallidus Pallid SwiftLC
- Blyth's Swift / Apus leuconyx Blyth's SwiftNE
- Dark-rumped Swift / Apus acuticauda Dark-rumped SwiftVU
- Little Swift / Apus affinis Little SwiftLC
- Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
- Green-billed Coucal / Centropus chlororhynchos Green-billed CoucalVU
- Greater Coucal / Centropus sinensis Greater CoucalLC
- Lesser Coucal / Centropus bengalensis Lesser CoucalLC
- Sirkeer Malkoha / Taccocua leschenaultii Sirkeer MalkohaLC
- Red-faced Malkoha / Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus Red-faced MalkohaVU
- Blue-faced Malkoha / Phaenicophaeus viridirostris Blue-faced MalkohaLC
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo / Clamator coromandus Chestnut-winged CuckooLC
- Jacobin Cuckoo / Clamator jacobinus Jacobin CuckooLC
- Asian Koel / Eudynamys scolopaceus Asian KoelLC
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo / Chrysococcyx maculatus Asian Emerald CuckooLC
- Banded Bay Cuckoo / Cacomantis sonneratii Banded Bay CuckooLC
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo / Cacomantis passerinus Grey-bellied CuckooLC
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo / Surniculus dicruroides Fork-tailed Drongo-CuckooLC
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo / Hierococcyx varius Common Hawk-CuckooLC
- Lesser Cuckoo / Cuculus poliocephalus Lesser CuckooLC
- Indian Cuckoo / Cuculus micropterus Indian CuckooLC
- Common Cuckoo / Cuculus canorus Common CuckooLC
- Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Rock Dove / Columba livia Rock DoveLC
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon / Columba torringtoniae Sri Lanka Wood PigeonVU
- Pale-capped Pigeon / Columba punicea Pale-capped PigeonVU
- Oriental Turtle Dove / Streptopelia orientalis Oriental Turtle DoveLC
- Eurasian Collared Dove / Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared DoveLC
- Red Collared Dove / Streptopelia tranquebarica Red Collared DoveLC
- Spotted Dove / Spilopelia chinensis Spotted DoveLC
- Common Emerald Dove / Chalcophaps indica Common Emerald DoveLC
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon / Treron bicinctus Orange-breasted Green PigeonLC
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon / Treron pompadora Sri Lanka Green PigeonLC
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon / Treron phoenicopterus Yellow-footed Green PigeonLC
- Green Imperial Pigeon / Ducula aenea Green Imperial PigeonNT
- Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Water Rail / Rallus aquaticus Water RailLC
- Brown-cheeked Rail / Rallus indicus Brown-cheeked RailLC
- Corn Crake / Crex crex Corn CrakeLC
- Slaty-breasted Rail / Lewinia striata Slaty-breasted RailLC
- Common Moorhen / Gallinula chloropus Common MoorhenLC
- Eurasian Coot / Fulica atra Eurasian CootLC
- Allen's Gallinule / Porphyrio alleni Allen's GallinuleLC
- Grey-headed Swamphen / Porphyrio poliocephalus Grey-headed SwamphenNE
- Ruddy-breasted Crake / Zapornia fusca Ruddy-breasted CrakeLC
- Baillon's Crake / Zapornia pusilla Baillon's CrakeLC
- Slaty-legged Crake / Rallina eurizonoides Slaty-legged CrakeLC
- Watercock / Gallicrex cinerea WatercockLC
- White-breasted Waterhen / Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted WaterhenLC
- Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Buttonquail / Turnicidae Buttonquail
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing / Vanellus malabaricus Yellow-wattled LapwingLC
- Grey-headed Lapwing / Vanellus cinereus Grey-headed LapwingLC
- Red-wattled Lapwing / Vanellus indicus Red-wattled LapwingLC
- Sociable Lapwing / Vanellus gregarius Sociable LapwingCR
- Pacific Golden Plover / Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden PloverLC
- Grey Plover / Pluvialis squatarola Grey PloverLC
- Common Ringed Plover / Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed PloverLC
- Long-billed Plover / Charadrius placidus Long-billed PloverLC
- Little Ringed Plover / Charadrius dubius Little Ringed PloverLC
- Kentish Plover / Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish PloverLC
- Greater Sand Plover / Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand PloverLC
- Siberian Sand Plover / Charadrius mongolus Siberian Sand PloverLC
- Tibetan Sand Plover / Charadrius atrifrons Tibetan Sand PloverNE
- Caspian Plover / Charadrius asiaticus Caspian PloverLC
- Oriental Plover / Charadrius veredus Oriental PloverLC
- Painted-snipes / Rostratulidae Painted-snipes
- Jacanas / Jacanidae Jacanas
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Eurasian Whimbrel / Numenius phaeopus Eurasian WhimbrelLC
- Little Curlew / Numenius minutus Little CurlewLC
- Slender-billed Curlew / Numenius tenuirostris Slender-billed CurlewCR
- Eurasian Curlew / Numenius arquata Eurasian CurlewNT
- Bar-tailed Godwit / Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed GodwitNT
- Black-tailed Godwit / Limosa limosa Black-tailed GodwitNT
- Ruddy Turnstone / Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneLC
- Great Knot / Calidris tenuirostris Great KnotEN
- Red Knot / Calidris canutus Red KnotNT
- Ruff / Calidris pugnax RuffLC
- Broad-billed Sandpiper / Calidris falcinellus Broad-billed SandpiperLC
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper / Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed SandpiperVU
- Curlew Sandpiper / Calidris ferruginea Curlew SandpiperNT
- Temminck's Stint / Calidris temminckii Temminck's StintLC
- Long-toed Stint / Calidris subminuta Long-toed StintLC
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper / Calidris pygmaea Spoon-billed SandpiperCR
- Red-necked Stint / Calidris ruficollis Red-necked StintNT
- Sanderling / Calidris alba SanderlingLC
- Dunlin / Calidris alpina DunlinLC
- Little Stint / Calidris minuta Little StintLC
- White-rumped Sandpiper / Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped SandpiperLC
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper / Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted SandpiperNT
- Pectoral Sandpiper / Calidris melanotos Pectoral SandpiperLC
- Asian Dowitcher / Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian DowitcherNT
- Eurasian Woodcock / Scolopax rusticola Eurasian WoodcockLC
- Jack Snipe / Lymnocryptes minimus Jack SnipeLC
- Wood Snipe / Gallinago nemoricola Wood SnipeVU
- Pin-tailed Snipe / Gallinago stenura Pin-tailed SnipeLC
- Swinhoe's Snipe / Gallinago megala Swinhoe's SnipeLC
- Great Snipe / Gallinago media Great SnipeNT
- Common Snipe / Gallinago gallinago Common SnipeLC
- Terek Sandpiper / Xenus cinereus Terek SandpiperLC
- Wilson's Phalarope / Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's PhalaropeLC
- Red-necked Phalarope / Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeLC
- Red Phalarope / Phalaropus fulicarius Red PhalaropeLC
- Common Sandpiper / Actitis hypoleucos Common SandpiperLC
- Spotted Sandpiper / Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperLC
- Green Sandpiper / Tringa ochropus Green SandpiperLC
- Solitary Sandpiper / Tringa solitaria Solitary SandpiperLC
- Common Redshank / Tringa totanus Common RedshankLC
- Marsh Sandpiper / Tringa stagnatilis Marsh SandpiperLC
- Wood Sandpiper / Tringa glareola Wood SandpiperLC
- Spotted Redshank / Tringa erythropus Spotted RedshankLC
- Common Greenshank / Tringa nebularia Common GreenshankLC
- Nordmann's Greenshank / Tringa guttifer Nordmann's GreenshankEN
- Crab-plover / Dromadidae Crab-plover
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Indian Courser / Cursorius coromandelicus Indian CourserLC
- Collared Pratincole / Glareola pratincola Collared PratincoleLC
- Oriental Pratincole / Glareola maldivarum Oriental PratincoleLC
- Black-winged Pratincole / Glareola nordmanni Black-winged PratincoleNT
- Small Pratincole / Glareola lactea Small PratincoleLC
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Brown Noddy / Anous stolidus Brown NoddyLC
- Lesser Noddy / Anous tenuirostris Lesser NoddyLC
- Black Noddy / Anous minutus Black NoddyLC
- Slender-billed Gull / Chroicocephalus genei Slender-billed GullLC
- Brown-headed Gull / Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Brown-headed GullLC
- Black-headed Gull / Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed GullLC
- Pallas's Gull / Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Pallas's GullLC
- Sooty Gull / Ichthyaetus hemprichii Sooty GullLC
- Vega Gull / Larus vegae Vega GullNE
- Lesser Black-backed Gull / Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed GullLC
- Gull-billed Tern / Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed TernLC
- Caspian Tern / Hydroprogne caspia Caspian TernLC
- Greater Crested Tern / Thalasseus bergii Greater Crested TernLC
- Lesser Crested Tern / Thalasseus bengalensis Lesser Crested TernLC
- Sandwich Tern / Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich TernLC
- Little Tern / Sternula albifrons Little TernLC
- Saunders's Tern / Sternula saundersi Saunders's TernLC
- Bridled Tern / Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled TernLC
- Sooty Tern / Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty TernLC
- Roseate Tern / Sterna dougallii Roseate TernLC
- Black-naped Tern / Sterna sumatrana Black-naped TernLC
- Common Tern / Sterna hirundo Common TernLC
- White-cheeked Tern / Sterna repressa White-cheeked TernLC
- Whiskered Tern / Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered TernLC
- White-winged Tern / Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged TernLC
- Black Tern / Chlidonias niger Black TernLC
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
- Tropicbirds / Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds
- Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Austral Storm Petrels / Oceanitidae Austral Storm Petrels
- Northern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae Northern Storm Petrels
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
- Cape Petrel / Daption capense Cape PetrelLC
- White-headed Petrel / Pterodroma lessonii White-headed PetrelLC
- Soft-plumaged Petrel / Pterodroma mollis Soft-plumaged PetrelLC
- Barau's Petrel / Pterodroma baraui Barau's PetrelEN
- Streaked Shearwater / Calonectris leucomelas Streaked ShearwaterNT
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater / Ardenna pacifica Wedge-tailed ShearwaterLC
- Sooty Shearwater / Ardenna grisea Sooty ShearwaterNT
- Short-tailed Shearwater / Ardenna tenuirostris Short-tailed ShearwaterLC
- Flesh-footed Shearwater / Ardenna carneipes Flesh-footed ShearwaterNT
- Persian Shearwater / Puffinus persicus Persian ShearwaterLC
- Tropical Shearwater / Puffinus bailloni Tropical ShearwaterLC
- Bulwer's Petrel / Bulweria bulwerii Bulwer's PetrelLC
- Jouanin's Petrel / Bulweria fallax Jouanin's PetrelNT
- Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
- Asian Openbill / Anastomus oscitans Asian OpenbillLC
- Lesser Adjutant / Leptoptilos javanicus Lesser AdjutantVU
- Painted Stork / Mycteria leucocephala Painted StorkNT
- Black-necked Stork / Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Black-necked StorkNT
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork / Ciconia episcopus Asian Woolly-necked StorkNT
- Black Stork / Ciconia nigra Black StorkLC
- White Stork / Ciconia ciconia White StorkLC
- Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern / Botaurus stellaris Eurasian BitternLC
- Yellow Bittern / Ixobrychus sinensis Yellow BitternLC
- Von Schrenck's Bittern / Ixobrychus eurhythmus Von Schrenck's BitternLC
- Cinnamon Bittern / Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Cinnamon BitternLC
- Black Bittern / Ixobrychus flavicollis Black BitternLC
- Malayan Night Heron / Gorsachius melanolophus Malayan Night HeronLC
- Black-crowned Night Heron / Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night HeronLC
- Striated Heron / Butorides striata Striated HeronLC
- Indian Pond Heron / Ardeola grayii Indian Pond HeronLC
- Chinese Pond Heron / Ardeola bacchus Chinese Pond HeronLC
- Eastern Cattle Egret / Bubulcus coromandus Eastern Cattle EgretNE
- Grey Heron / Ardea cinerea Grey HeronLC
- Goliath Heron / Ardea goliath Goliath HeronLC
- Purple Heron / Ardea purpurea Purple HeronLC
- Great Egret / Ardea alba Great EgretLC
- Intermediate Egret / Ardea intermedia Intermediate EgretLC
- Little Egret / Egretta garzetta Little EgretLC
- Western Reef Heron / Egretta gularis Western Reef HeronLC
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
- Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Black-winged Kite / Elanus caeruleus Black-winged KiteLC
- Egyptian Vulture / Neophron percnopterus Egyptian VultureEN
- European Honey Buzzard / Pernis apivorus European Honey BuzzardLC
- Crested Honey Buzzard / Pernis ptilorhynchus Crested Honey BuzzardLC
- Jerdon's Baza / Aviceda jerdoni Jerdon's BazaLC
- Black Baza / Aviceda leuphotes Black BazaLC
- Crested Serpent Eagle / Spilornis cheela Crested Serpent EagleLC
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle / Nisaetus kelaarti Legge's Hawk-EagleNE
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle / Nisaetus cirrhatus Changeable Hawk-EagleLC
- Rufous-bellied Eagle / Lophotriorchis kienerii Rufous-bellied EagleNT
- Black Eagle / Ictinaetus malaiensis Black EagleLC
- Greater Spotted Eagle / Clanga clanga Greater Spotted EagleVU
- Booted Eagle / Hieraaetus pennatus Booted EagleLC
- Bonelli's Eagle / Aquila fasciata Bonelli's EagleLC
- Crested Goshawk / Accipiter trivirgatus Crested GoshawkLC
- Shikra / Accipiter badius ShikraLC
- Besra / Accipiter virgatus BesraLC
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk / Accipiter nisus Eurasian SparrowhawkLC
- Western Marsh Harrier / Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh HarrierLC
- Eastern Marsh Harrier / Circus spilonotus Eastern Marsh HarrierLC
- Pallid Harrier / Circus macrourus Pallid HarrierNT
- Pied Harrier / Circus melanoleucos Pied HarrierLC
- Montagu's Harrier / Circus pygargus Montagu's HarrierLC
- Black Kite / Milvus migrans Black KiteLC
- Brahminy Kite / Haliastur indus Brahminy KiteLC
- White-bellied Sea Eagle / Icthyophaga leucogaster White-bellied Sea EagleLC
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle / Icthyophaga ichthyaetus Grey-headed Fish EagleNT
- Eastern Buzzard / Buteo japonicus Eastern BuzzardLC
- Himalayan Buzzard / Buteo refectus Himalayan BuzzardLC
- Long-legged Buzzard / Buteo rufinus Long-legged BuzzardLC
- Common Buzzard / Buteo buteo Common BuzzardLC
- Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
- Brown Boobook / Ninox scutulata Brown BoobookLC
- Jungle Owlet / Glaucidium radiatum Jungle OwletLC
- Chestnut-backed Owlet / Glaucidium castanotum Chestnut-backed OwletNT
- Serendib Scops Owl / Otus thilohoffmanni Serendib Scops OwlEN
- Oriental Scops Owl / Otus sunia Oriental Scops OwlLC
- Indian Scops Owl / Otus bakkamoena Indian Scops OwlLC
- Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus Short-eared OwlLC
- Brown Fish Owl / Ketupa zeylonensis Brown Fish OwlLC
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl / Ketupa nipalensis Spot-bellied Eagle-OwlLC
- Brown Wood Owl / Strix leptogrammica Brown Wood OwlLC
- Trogons, quetzals / Trogoniformes Trogons, quetzals
- Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
- Stork-billed Kingfisher / Pelargopsis capensis Stork-billed KingfisherLC
- White-throated Kingfisher / Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated KingfisherLC
- Black-capped Kingfisher / Halcyon pileata Black-capped KingfisherVU
- Blue-eared Kingfisher / Alcedo meninting Blue-eared KingfisherLC
- Common Kingfisher / Alcedo atthis Common KingfisherLC
- Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher / Ceyx erithaca Oriental Dwarf KingfisherLC
- Pied Kingfisher / Ceryle rudis Pied KingfisherLC
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
- Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- Asian Barbets / Megalaimidae Asian Barbets
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck / Jynx torquilla Eurasian WryneckLC
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker / Yungipicus nanus Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerLC
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker / Leiopicus mahrattensis Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLC
- Lesser Yellownape / Picus chlorolophus Lesser YellownapeLC
- Streak-throated Woodpecker / Picus xanthopygaeus Streak-throated WoodpeckerLC
- Black-rumped Flameback / Dinopium benghalense Black-rumped FlamebackLC
- Red-backed Flameback / Dinopium psarodes Red-backed FlamebackLC
- Crimson-backed Flameback / Chrysocolaptes stricklandi Crimson-backed FlamebackLC
- White-naped Woodpecker / Chrysocolaptes festivus White-naped WoodpeckerLC
- Rufous Woodpecker / Micropternus brachyurus Rufous WoodpeckerLC
- Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
- Black-thighed Falconet / Microhierax fringillarius Black-thighed FalconetLC
- Lesser Kestrel / Falco naumanni Lesser KestrelLC
- Common Kestrel / Falco tinnunculus Common KestrelLC
- Red-necked Falcon / Falco chicquera Red-necked FalconNT
- Amur Falcon / Falco amurensis Amur FalconLC
- Eurasian Hobby / Falco subbuteo Eurasian HobbyLC
- Oriental Hobby / Falco severus Oriental HobbyLC
- Peregrine Falcon / Falco peregrinus Peregrine FalconLC
- Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
- Plum-headed Parakeet / Psittacula cyanocephala Plum-headed ParakeetLC
- Layard's Parakeet / Psittacula calthrapae Layard's ParakeetLC
- Alexandrine Parakeet / Psittacula eupatria Alexandrine ParakeetNT
- Rose-ringed Parakeet / Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed ParakeetLC
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot / Loriculus beryllinus Sri Lanka Hanging ParrotLC
- Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Pittas / Pittidae Pittas
- Vangas & Allies / Vangidae Vangas & Allies
- Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies / Artamidae Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies
- Ioras / Aegithinidae Ioras
- Cuckooshrikes / Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes
- Small Minivet / Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Small MinivetLC
- Orange Minivet / Pericrocotus flammeus Orange MinivetLC
- Large Cuckooshrike / Coracina macei Large CuckooshrikeLC
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike / Lalage melanoptera Black-headed CuckooshrikeLC
- Indochinese Cuckooshrike / Lalage polioptera Indochinese CuckooshrikeLC
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
- Black-hooded Oriole / Oriolus xanthornus Black-hooded OrioleLC
- Indian Golden Oriole / Oriolus kundoo Indian Golden OrioleLC
- Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden OrioleLC
- Black-naped Oriole / Oriolus chinensis Black-naped OrioleLC
- Slender-billed Oriole / Oriolus tenuirostris Slender-billed OrioleLC
- Drongos / Dicruridae Drongos
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus paradiseus Greater Racket-tailed DrongoLC
- Sri Lanka Drongo / Dicrurus lophorinus Sri Lanka DrongoLC
- Ashy Drongo / Dicrurus leucophaeus Ashy DrongoLC
- White-bellied Drongo / Dicrurus caerulescens White-bellied DrongoLC
- Black Drongo / Dicrurus macrocercus Black DrongoLC
- Fantails / Rhipiduridae Fantails
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
- Fairy Flycatchers / Stenostiridae Fairy Flycatchers
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix griseus Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkLC
- Jerdon's Bush Lark / Mirafra affinis Jerdon's Bush LarkLC
- Oriental Skylark / Alauda gulgula Oriental SkylarkLC
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark / Calandrella dukhunensis Mongolian Short-toed LarkLC
- Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed LarkLC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
- Yellow-browed Bulbul / Acritillas indica Yellow-browed BulbulLC
- Square-tailed Bulbul / Hypsipetes ganeesa Square-tailed BulbulLC
- Black-capped Bulbul / Rubigula melanictera Black-capped BulbulLC
- White-browed Bulbul / Pycnonotus luteolus White-browed BulbulLC
- Yellow-eared Bulbul / Pycnonotus penicillatus Yellow-eared BulbulLC
- Red-vented Bulbul / Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented BulbulLC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
- Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand MartinLC
- Pale Martin / Riparia diluta Pale MartinLC
- Pale Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Pale Crag MartinLC
- Dusky Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne concolor Dusky Crag MartinLC
- Hill Swallow / Hirundo domicola Hill SwallowNE
- Wire-tailed Swallow / Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed SwallowLC
- Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowLC
- Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House MartinLC
- Asian House Martin / Delichon dasypus Asian House MartinLC
- Red-rumped Swallow / Cecropis daurica Red-rumped SwallowLC
- Sri Lanka Swallow / Cecropis hyperythra Sri Lanka SwallowLC
- Streak-throated Swallow / Petrochelidon fluvicola Streak-throated SwallowLC
- Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies / Cettiidae Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
- Dusky Warbler / Phylloscopus fuscatus Dusky WarblerLC
- Green-crowned Warbler / Phylloscopus burkii Green-crowned WarblerLC
- Green Warbler / Phylloscopus nitidus Green WarblerLC
- Greenish Warbler / Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish WarblerLC
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler / Phylloscopus magnirostris Large-billed Leaf WarblerLC
- Western Crowned Warbler / Phylloscopus occipitalis Western Crowned WarblerLC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
- Clamorous Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed WarblerLC
- Black-browed Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Black-browed Reed WarblerLC
- Blyth's Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed WarblerLC
- Booted Warbler / Iduna caligata Booted WarblerLC
- Sykes's Warbler / Iduna rama Sykes's WarblerLC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler / Helopsaltes certhiola Pallas's Grasshopper WarblerLC
- Lanceolated Warbler / Locustella lanceolata Lanceolated WarblerLC
- Common Grasshopper Warbler / Locustella naevia Common Grasshopper WarblerLC
- Sri Lanka Bush Warbler / Elaphrornis palliseri Sri Lanka Bush WarblerNT
- Broad-tailed Grassbird / Schoenicola platyurus Broad-tailed GrassbirdVU
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
- Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting CisticolaLC
- Rufescent Prinia / Prinia rufescens Rufescent PriniaLC
- Grey-breasted Prinia / Prinia hodgsonii Grey-breasted PriniaLC
- Jungle Prinia / Prinia sylvatica Jungle PriniaLC
- Ashy Prinia / Prinia socialis Ashy PriniaLC
- Plain Prinia / Prinia inornata Plain PriniaLC
- Common Tailorbird / Orthotomus sutorius Common TailorbirdLC
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
- Parrotbills & Allies / Paradoxornithidae Parrotbills & Allies
- White-eyes / Zosteropidae White-eyes
- Babblers, Scimitar Babblers / Timaliidae Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
- Ground Babblers / Pellorneidae Ground Babblers
- Laughingthrushes & Allies / Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
- Fairy-bluebirds / Irenidae Fairy-bluebirds
- Nuthatches / Sittidae Nuthatches
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna / Gracula ptilogenys Sri Lanka Hill MynaNT
- Southern Hill Myna / Gracula indica Southern Hill MynaLC
- Common Myna / Acridotheres tristis Common MynaLC
- Indian Pied Myna / Gracupica contra Indian Pied MynaLC
- Daurian Starling / Agropsar sturninus Daurian StarlingLC
- Chestnut-tailed Starling / Sturnia malabarica Chestnut-tailed StarlingLC
- Brahminy Starling / Sturnia pagodarum Brahminy StarlingLC
- White-faced Starling / Sturnornis albofrontatus White-faced StarlingVU
- Rosy Starling / Pastor roseus Rosy StarlingLC
- Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common StarlingLC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
- Sri Lanka Thrush / Zoothera imbricata Sri Lanka ThrushNE
- Pied Thrush / Geokichla wardii Pied ThrushLC
- Spot-winged Thrush / Geokichla spiloptera Spot-winged ThrushNT
- Orange-headed Thrush / Geokichla citrina Orange-headed ThrushLC
- Indian Blackbird / Turdus simillimus Indian BlackbirdLC
- Eyebrowed Thrush / Turdus obscurus Eyebrowed ThrushLC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinLC
- Oriental Magpie-Robin / Copsychus saularis Oriental Magpie-RobinLC
- Indian Robin / Copsychus fulicatus Indian RobinLC
- White-rumped Shama / Copsychus malabaricus White-rumped ShamaLC
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher / Muscicapa muttui Brown-breasted FlycatcherLC
- Asian Brown Flycatcher / Muscicapa dauurica Asian Brown FlycatcherLC
- Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted FlycatcherLC
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher / Cyanoptila cyanomelana Blue-and-white FlycatcherLC
- Dull-blue Flycatcher / Eumyias sordidus Dull-blue FlycatcherNT
- Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher / Cyornis rubeculoides Blue-throated Blue FlycatcherLC
- White-bellied Blue Flycatcher / Cyornis pallidipes White-bellied Blue FlycatcherLC
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher / Cyornis tickelliae Tickell's Blue FlycatcherLC
- Hill Blue Flycatcher / Cyornis whitei Hill Blue FlycatcherLC
- Bluethroat / Luscinia svecica BluethroatLC
- Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush / Myophonus blighi Sri Lanka Whistling ThrushEN
- Indian Blue Robin / Larvivora brunnea Indian Blue RobinLC
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher / Ficedula zanthopygia Yellow-rumped FlycatcherLC
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher / Ficedula tricolor Slaty-blue FlycatcherLC
- Kashmir Flycatcher / Ficedula subrubra Kashmir FlycatcherVU
- Red-breasted Flycatcher / Ficedula parva Red-breasted FlycatcherLC
- Black-and-orange Flycatcher / Ficedula nigrorufa Black-and-orange FlycatcherLC
- Common Rock Thrush / Monticola saxatilis Common Rock ThrushLC
- Blue Rock Thrush / Monticola solitarius Blue Rock ThrushLC
- Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra WhinchatLC
- Pied Bush Chat / Saxicola caprata Pied Bush ChatLC
- Siberian Stonechat / Saxicola maurus Siberian StonechatNE
- Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern WheatearLC
- Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline WheatearLC
- Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert WheatearLC
- Pied Wheatear / Oenanthe pleschanka Pied WheatearLC
- Leafbirds / Chloropseidae Leafbirds
- Flowerpeckers / Dicaeidae Flowerpeckers
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
- Indian Silverbill / Euodice malabarica Indian SilverbillLC
- Java Sparrow / Padda oryzivora Java SparrowEN
- Scaly-breasted Munia / Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted MuniaLC
- Black-throated Munia / Lonchura kelaarti Black-throated MuniaLC
- White-rumped Munia / Lonchura striata White-rumped MuniaLC
- Tricolored Munia / Lonchura malacca Tricolored MuniaLC
- Chestnut Munia / Lonchura atricapilla Chestnut MuniaLC
- Red Avadavat / Amandava amandava Red AvadavatLC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
- Forest Wagtail / Dendronanthus indicus Forest WagtailLC
- Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow WagtailLC
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla tschutschensis Eastern Yellow WagtailLC
- Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine WagtailLC
- Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey WagtailLC
- White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White WagtailLC
- White-browed Wagtail / Motacilla maderaspatensis White-browed WagtailLC
- Richard's Pipit / Anthus richardi Richard's PipitLC
- Paddyfield Pipit / Anthus rufulus Paddyfield PipitLC
- Blyth's Pipit / Anthus godlewskii Blyth's PipitLC
- Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny PipitLC
- Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree PipitLC
- Olive-backed Pipit / Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed PipitLC
- Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated PipitLC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
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Sri Lanka types of birds
25 orders
90 families
272 genera
530 species
Sri Lanka
An island in the Indian Ocean off the southeast tip of India, Sri Lanka is about half the size of Alabama. Most of the land is flat and rolling; mountains in the south-central region rise to over 8,000 ft (2,438 m).