Birds of Sri Lanka

Number of displayed species: 540

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Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
Podargiformes Podargiformes
- Frogmouths / Podargidae Frogmouths
  - Sri Lanka Frogmouth / Batrachostomus moniliger Sri Lanka Frogmouth
    LC
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Treeswifts / Hemiprocnidae Treeswifts
  - Crested Treeswift / Hemiprocne coronata Crested Treeswift
    LC
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
  - Little Grebe / Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe
    LC
Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteridae Flamingos
  - Greater Flamingo / Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo
    LC
  - Lesser Flamingo / Phoeniconaias minor Lesser Flamingo
    NT
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Buttonquail / Turnicidae Buttonquail
  - Barred Buttonquail / Turnix suscitator Barred Buttonquail
    LC
  - Common Buttonquail / Turnix sylvaticus Common Buttonquail
    LC
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
  - Great Stone-curlew / Esacus recurvirostris Great Stone-curlew
    NT
  - Indian Stone-curlew / Burhinus indicus Indian Stone-curlew
    LC
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
  - Eurasian Oystercatcher / Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher
    NT
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Painted-snipes / Rostratulidae Painted-snipes
  - Greater Painted-snipe / Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe
    LC
- Jacanas / Jacanidae Jacanas
  - Pheasant-tailed Jacana / Hydrophasianus chirurgus Pheasant-tailed Jacana
    LC
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Crab-plover / Dromadidae Crab-plover
  - Crab-plover / Dromas ardeola Crab-plover
    LC
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
Tropicbirds / Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds
- Tropicbirds / Phaethontidae Tropicbirds
  - Red-billed Tropicbird / Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird
    LC
  - White-tailed Tropicbird / Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird
    LC
Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Austral Storm Petrels / Oceanitidae Austral Storm Petrels
- Albatrosses / Diomedeidae Albatrosses
  - Grey-headed Albatross / Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross
    EN
- Northern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae Northern Storm Petrels
  - Swinhoe's Storm Petrel / Hydrobates monorhis Swinhoe's Storm Petrel
    NT
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Frigatebirds / Fregatidae Frigatebirds
- Gannets, Boobies / Sulidae Gannets, Boobies
- Anhingas, Darters / Anhingidae Anhingas, Darters
  - Oriental Darter / Anhinga melanogaster Oriental Darter
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - Eastern Barn Owl / Tyto javanica Eastern Barn Owl
    NE
  - Sri Lanka Bay Owl / Phodilus assimilis Sri Lanka Bay Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Trogons, quetzals / Trogoniformes Trogons, quetzals
- Trogons / Trogonidae Trogons
  - Malabar Trogon / Harpactes fasciatus Malabar Trogon
    LC
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
    LC
- Hornbills / Bucerotidae Hornbills
  - Malabar Pied Hornbill / Anthracoceros coronatus Malabar Pied Hornbill
    NT
  - Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill / Ocyceros gingalensis Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
    LC
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- Asian Barbets / Megalaimidae Asian Barbets
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Pittas / Pittidae Pittas
  - Indian Pitta / Pitta brachyura Indian Pitta
    LC
- Vangas & Allies / Vangidae Vangas & Allies
  - Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike / Hemipus picatus Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
    LC
  - Sri Lanka Woodshrike / Tephrodornis affinis Sri Lanka Woodshrike
    LC
- Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies / Artamidae Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies
  - Ashy Woodswallow / Artamus fuscus Ashy Woodswallow
    LC
- Ioras / Aegithinidae Ioras
  - Common Iora / Aegithina tiphia Common Iora
    LC
  - Marshall's Iora / Aegithina nigrolutea Marshall's Iora
    LC
- Cuckooshrikes / Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes
  - Small Minivet / Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Small Minivet
    LC
  - Orange Minivet / Pericrocotus flammeus Orange Minivet
    LC
  - Indian Cuckooshrike / Coracina macei Indian Cuckooshrike
    LC
  - Black-headed Cuckooshrike / Lalage melanoptera Black-headed Cuckooshrike
    LC
  - Indochinese Cuckooshrike / Lalage polioptera Indochinese Cuckooshrike
    LC
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Black-hooded Oriole / Oriolus xanthornus Black-hooded Oriole
    LC
  - Indian Golden Oriole / Oriolus kundoo Indian Golden Oriole
    LC
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
  - Black-naped Oriole / Oriolus chinensis Black-naped Oriole
    LC
  - Slender-billed Oriole / Oriolus tenuirostris Slender-billed Oriole
    LC
- Drongos / Dicruridae Drongos
  - Greater Racket-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus paradiseus Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
    LC
  - Sri Lanka Drongo / Dicrurus lophorinus Sri Lanka Drongo
    LC
  - Ashy Drongo / Dicrurus leucophaeus Ashy Drongo
    LC
  - White-bellied Drongo / Dicrurus caerulescens White-bellied Drongo
    LC
  - Black Drongo / Dicrurus macrocercus Black Drongo
    LC
- Fantails / Rhipiduridae Fantails
  - White-browed Fantail / Rhipidura aureola White-browed Fantail
    LC
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
  - Black-naped Monarch / Hypothymis azurea Black-naped Monarch
    LC
  - Indian Paradise Flycatcher / Terpsiphone paradisi Indian Paradise Flycatcher
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Great Grey Shrike / Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Lesser Grey Shrike / Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Bay-backed Shrike / Lanius vittatus Bay-backed Shrike
    LC
  - Red-backed Shrike / Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike
    LC
  - Brown Shrike / Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike
    LC
  - Long-tailed Shrike / Lanius schach Long-tailed Shrike
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - Sri Lanka Blue Magpie / Urocissa ornata Sri Lanka Blue Magpie
    VU
  - House Crow / Corvus splendens House Crow
    LC
  - Indian Jungle Crow / Corvus culminatus Indian Jungle Crow
    NE
- Fairy Flycatchers / Stenostiridae Fairy Flycatchers
  - Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher / Culicicapa ceylonensis Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - Cinereous Tit / Parus cinereus Cinereous Tit
    NE
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix griseus Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Jerdon's Bush Lark / Plocealauda affinis Jerdon's Bush Lark
    LC
  - Oriental Skylark / Alauda gulgula Oriental Skylark
    LC
  - Mongolian Short-toed Lark / Calandrella dukhunensis Mongolian Short-toed Lark
    LC
  - Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark
    LC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
  - Yellow-browed Bulbul / Acritillas indica Yellow-browed Bulbul
    LC
  - Square-tailed Bulbul / Hypsipetes ganeesa Square-tailed Bulbul
    LC
  - Black-capped Bulbul / Rubigula melanictera Black-capped Bulbul
    LC
  - White-browed Bulbul / Pycnonotus luteolus White-browed Bulbul
    LC
  - Yellow-eared Bulbul / Pycnonotus penicillatus Yellow-eared Bulbul
    LC
  - Red-vented Bulbul / Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Pale Martin / Riparia diluta Pale Martin
    LC
  - Pale Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Pale Crag Martin
    LC
  - Dusky Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne concolor Dusky Crag Martin
    LC
  - Hill Swallow / Hirundo domicola Hill Swallow
    NE
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - Wire-tailed Swallow / Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
  - Asian House Martin / Delichon dasypus Asian House Martin
    LC
  - Eastern Red-rumped Swallow / Cecropis daurica Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
    LC
  - Sri Lanka Swallow / Cecropis hyperythra Sri Lanka Swallow
    LC
  - Streak-throated Swallow / Petrochelidon fluvicola Streak-throated Swallow
    LC
- Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies / Cettiidae Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
  - Pale-footed Bush Warbler / Hemitesia pallidipes Pale-footed Bush Warbler
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Dusky Warbler / Phylloscopus fuscatus Dusky Warbler
    LC
  - Common Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff
    LC
  - Green-crowned Warbler / Phylloscopus burkii Green-crowned Warbler
    LC
  - Green Warbler / Phylloscopus nitidus Green Warbler
    LC
  - Greenish Warbler / Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish Warbler
    LC
  - Large-billed Leaf Warbler / Phylloscopus magnirostris Large-billed Leaf Warbler
    LC
  - Western Crowned Warbler / Phylloscopus occipitalis Western Crowned Warbler
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Clamorous Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Black-browed Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Black-browed Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Blyth's Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Booted Warbler / Iduna caligata Booted Warbler
    LC
  - Sykes's Warbler / Iduna rama Sykes's Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler / Helopsaltes certhiola Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
    LC
  - Lanceolated Warbler / Locustella lanceolata Lanceolated Warbler
    LC
  - Common Grasshopper Warbler / Locustella naevia Common Grasshopper Warbler
    LC
  - Sri Lanka Bush Warbler / Elaphrornis palliseri Sri Lanka Bush Warbler
    NT
  - Broad-tailed Grassbird / Schoenicola platyurus Broad-tailed Grassbird
    NT
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
    LC
  - Rufescent Prinia / Prinia rufescens Rufescent Prinia
    LC
  - Grey-breasted Prinia / Prinia hodgsonii Grey-breasted Prinia
    LC
  - Jungle Prinia / Prinia sylvatica Jungle Prinia
    LC
  - Ashy Prinia / Prinia socialis Ashy Prinia
    LC
  - Plain Prinia / Prinia inornata Plain Prinia
    LC
  - Common Tailorbird / Orthotomus sutorius Common Tailorbird
    LC
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Lesser Whitethroat / Curruca curruca Lesser Whitethroat
    LC
- Parrotbills & Allies / Paradoxornithidae Parrotbills & Allies
  - Yellow-eyed Babbler / Chrysomma sinense Yellow-eyed Babbler
    LC
- White-eyes / Zosteropidae White-eyes
  - Sri Lanka White-eye / Zosterops ceylonensis Sri Lanka White-eye
    LC
  - Indian White-eye / Zosterops palpebrosus Indian White-eye
    LC
- Babblers, Scimitar Babblers / Timaliidae Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
  - Tawny-bellied Babbler / Dumetia hyperythra Tawny-bellied Babbler
    LC
  - Dark-fronted Babbler / Dumetia atriceps Dark-fronted Babbler
    LC
  - Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler / Pomatorhinus melanurus Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler
    LC
- Ground Babblers / Pellorneidae Ground Babblers
  - Brown-capped Babbler / Pellorneum fuscocapillus Brown-capped Babbler
    LC
- Laughingthrushes & Allies / Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
  - Ashy-headed Laughingthrush / Argya cinereifrons Ashy-headed Laughingthrush
    VU
  - Orange-billed Babbler / Argya rufescens Orange-billed Babbler
    LC
  - Yellow-billed Babbler / Argya affinis Yellow-billed Babbler
    LC
- Fairy-bluebirds / Irenidae Fairy-bluebirds
  - Asian Fairy-bluebird / Irena puella Asian Fairy-bluebird
    LC
- Nuthatches / Sittidae Nuthatches
  - Velvet-fronted Nuthatch / Sitta frontalis Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Sri Lanka Hill Myna / Gracula ptilogenys Sri Lanka Hill Myna
    NT
  - Southern Hill Myna / Gracula indica Southern Hill Myna
    LC
  - Common Myna / Acridotheres tristis Common Myna
    LC
  - Indian Pied Myna / Gracupica contra Indian Pied Myna
    LC
  - Daurian Starling / Agropsar sturninus Daurian Starling
    LC
  - Chestnut-tailed Starling / Sturnia malabarica Chestnut-tailed Starling
    LC
  - Brahminy Starling / Sturnia pagodarum Brahminy Starling
    LC
  - White-faced Starling / Sturnornis albofrontatus White-faced Starling
    VU
  - Rosy Starling / Pastor roseus Rosy Starling
    LC
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Sri Lanka Thrush / Zoothera imbricata Sri Lanka Thrush
    NE
  - Pied Thrush / Geokichla wardii Pied Thrush
    LC
  - Spot-winged Thrush / Geokichla spiloptera Spot-winged Thrush
    NT
  - Orange-headed Thrush / Geokichla citrina Orange-headed Thrush
    LC
  - Indian Blackbird / Turdus simillimus Indian Blackbird
    LC
  - Eyebrowed Thrush / Turdus obscurus Eyebrowed Thrush
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Oriental Magpie-Robin / Copsychus saularis Oriental Magpie-Robin
    LC
  - Indian Robin / Copsychus fulicatus Indian Robin
    LC
  - Sri Lanka Shama / Copsychus leggei Sri Lanka Shama
    NE
  - White-rumped Shama / Copsychus malabaricus White-rumped Shama
    LC
  - Dark-sided Flycatcher / Muscicapa sibirica Dark-sided Flycatcher
    LC
  - Brown-breasted Flycatcher / Muscicapa muttui Brown-breasted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Asian Brown Flycatcher / Muscicapa dauurica Asian Brown Flycatcher
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Blue-and-white Flycatcher / Cyanoptila cyanomelana Blue-and-white Flycatcher
    LC
  - Dull-blue Flycatcher / Eumyias sordidus Dull-blue Flycatcher
    NT
  - Chinese Blue Flycatcher / Cyornis glaucicomans Chinese Blue Flycatcher
    LC
  - Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher / Cyornis rubeculoides Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher
    LC
  - Hainan Blue Flycatcher / Cyornis hainanus Hainan Blue Flycatcher
    LC
  - White-bellied Blue Flycatcher / Cyornis pallidipes White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
    LC
  - Tickell's Blue Flycatcher / Cyornis tickelliae Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
    LC
  - Hill Blue Flycatcher / Cyornis whitei Hill Blue Flycatcher
    LC
  - Bluethroat / Luscinia svecica Bluethroat
    LC
  - Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush / Myophonus blighi Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush
    EN
  - Indian Blue Robin / Larvivora brunnea Indian Blue Robin
    LC
  - Yellow-rumped Flycatcher / Ficedula zanthopygia Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
    LC
  - Slaty-blue Flycatcher / Ficedula tricolor Slaty-blue Flycatcher
    LC
  - Kashmir Flycatcher / Ficedula subrubra Kashmir Flycatcher
    VU
  - Red-breasted Flycatcher / Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Black-and-orange Flycatcher / Ficedula nigrorufa Black-and-orange Flycatcher
    LC
  - Common Rock Thrush / Monticola saxatilis Common Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Blue Rock Thrush / Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
    LC
  - Pied Bush Chat / Saxicola caprata Pied Bush Chat
    LC
  - Siberian Stonechat / Saxicola maurus Siberian Stonechat
    NE
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
    LC
  - Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear
    LC
  - Pied Wheatear / Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear
    LC
- Leafbirds / Chloropseidae Leafbirds
  - Jerdon's Leafbird / Chloropsis jerdoni Jerdon's Leafbird
    LC
  - Golden-fronted Leafbird / Chloropsis aurifrons Golden-fronted Leafbird
    LC
- Flowerpeckers / Dicaeidae Flowerpeckers
  - Legge's Flowerpecker / Pachyglossa vincens Legge's Flowerpecker
    NT
  - Thick-billed Flowerpecker / Pachyglossa agilis Thick-billed Flowerpecker
    LC
  - Pale-billed Flowerpecker / Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Pale-billed Flowerpecker
    LC
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
  - Purple-rumped Sunbird / Leptocoma zeylonica Purple-rumped Sunbird
    LC
  - Crimson-backed Sunbird / Leptocoma minima Crimson-backed Sunbird
    LC
  - Purple Sunbird / Cinnyris asiaticus Purple Sunbird
    LC
  - Loten's Sunbird / Cinnyris lotenius Loten's Sunbird
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Yellow-throated Sparrow / Gymnoris xanthocollis Yellow-throated Sparrow
    LC
  - Eurasian Tree Sparrow / Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    LC
  - House Sparrow / Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    LC
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
  - Streaked Weaver / Ploceus manyar Streaked Weaver
    LC
  - Baya Weaver / Ploceus philippinus Baya Weaver
    LC
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
  - Indian Silverbill / Euodice malabarica Indian Silverbill
    LC
  - Java Sparrow / Padda oryzivora Java Sparrow
    EN
  - Scaly-breasted Munia / Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted Munia
    LC
  - Black-throated Munia / Lonchura kelaarti Black-throated Munia
    LC
  - White-rumped Munia / Lonchura striata White-rumped Munia
    LC
  - Tricolored Munia / Lonchura malacca Tricolored Munia
    LC
  - Chestnut Munia / Lonchura atricapilla Chestnut Munia
    LC
  - Red Avadavat / Amandava amandava Red Avadavat
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Forest Wagtail / Dendronanthus indicus Forest Wagtail
    LC
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Eastern Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla tschutschensis Eastern Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail
    LC
  - Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - White-browed Wagtail / Motacilla maderaspatensis White-browed Wagtail
    LC
  - Richard's Pipit / Anthus richardi Richard's Pipit
    LC
  - Paddyfield Pipit / Anthus rufulus Paddyfield Pipit
    LC
  - Blyth's Pipit / Anthus godlewskii Blyth's Pipit
    LC
  - Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Olive-backed Pipit / Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit
    LC
  - Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Common Rosefinch / Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Grey-necked Bunting / Emberiza buchanani Grey-necked Bunting
    LC
  - Ortolan Bunting / Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting
    LC
  - Black-headed Bunting / Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting
    LC
  - Red-headed Bunting / Emberiza bruniceps Red-headed Bunting
    LC

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Sri Lanka types of birds

25 orders

91 families

275 genera

540 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).

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