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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Sri Lanka

Cumulative Checklist

with Deepal Warakagoda as leader

  • Column B = we should see (greater than 90% chance)
  • Column C = may see (50%-90% chance)
  • Column D= possible, but unlikely (20%-50% chance)
NC B C D
Little Grebe 1 Tachybaptus ruficollis
Bulwer's Petrel 3 Bulweria bulwerii
Jouanin's Petrel 3 Bulweria fallax
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 Puffinus pacificus
Flesh-footed Shearwater 2 Puffinus carpeipes
Persian Shearwater 2 Puffinus persicus
Wilson's Storm-Petrel 2 Oceanites oceanicus
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel 2 Oceanites monorhis
Red-billed Tropicbird 3 Phaethon aethereus
Spot-billed Pelican 1 Pelecanus philippensis
Little Cormorant 1 Phalacrocorax niger
Indian Shag 1 Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Oriental Darter 1 Anhinga melanogaster
Little Egret 1 Egretta garzetta
Great Egret 1 Egretta alba
Intermediate Egret 1 Egretta intermedia
Grey Heron 1 Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron 1 Ardea purpurea
Eastern Cattle Egret 1 Bubulcus ibis
Indian Pond Heron 1 Ardeola grayii
Black-crowned Night Heron 2 Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow Bittern 2 Ixobrychus sinensis
Painted Stork 1 Mycteria leucocephala
Asian Openbill 1 Anastomus oscitans
Woolly-necked Stork 1 Ciconia episcopus
Lesser Adjutant 2 Leptoptilos javanicus
Black-headed Ibis 1 Threskiornis melanocephalus
Eurasian Spoonbill 1 Platalea leucorodia
Lesser Whistling Duck 1 Dendrocygna javanica
Garganey 1 Anas querquedula
Oriental Honey Buzzard 1 Pernis ptilorhynchus ruficollis
Black-winged Kite 1 Elanus caeruleus
Brahminy Kite 1 Haliastur indus
White-bellied Sea Eagle 1 Haliaeetus leucogaster
Grey-headed Fish Eagle 1 Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
Crested Serpent Eagle 1 Spilornis cheela spilogaster Essp.
Shikra 1 Accipiter badius
Changeable Hawk Eagle 1 Spizaetus cirrhatus ceylonensis Essp.
Common Kestrel 1 Falco tinnunculus
Sri Lanka Junglefowl 1 Gallus lafayetii E
Indian Peafowl 1 Pavo cristatus
Barred Buttonquail 1 Turnix suscitator leggei Essp.
White-breasted Waterhen 1 Amaurornis phoenicurus
Purple Swamphen 1 Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus
Common Moorhen 2 Gallinula chloropus
Pheasant-tailed Jacana 1 Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Pacific Golden Plover 1 Pluvialis fulva
Grey Plover 1 Pluvialis squatarola
Little Ringed Plover 1 Charadrius dubius
Kentish Plover 1 Charadrius alexandrinus
Lesser Sand Plover 1 Charadrius mongolus
Yellow-wattled Lapwing 1 Vanellus malabaricus
Red-wattled Lapwing 1 Vanellus indicus lankae Essp.
Pintail Snipe 2 Gallinago stenura
'Western' Black-tailed Godwit 1 Limosa limosa
Common Redshank 1 Tringa totanus
Common Greenshank 1 Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper 1 Tringa stagnatilis
Green Sandpiper 2 Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper 1 Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper 1 Actitis hypoleucos
Little Stint 1 Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper 1 Calidris ferruginea
Black-winged Stilt 1 Himantopus himantopus
Indian Stone-curlew 2 Burhinus Indicus
Great Thick-knee 1 Burhinus recurvirostris
Pomarine Skua 2 Stercorarius pomarinus
Long-tailed Skua 2 Stercorarius longicaudus
Brown-headed Gull 2 Larus brunnicephalus
Gull-billed Tern 1 Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern 1 Sterna caspia
Roseate Tern 3 Sterna dougallii
Little Tern 1 Sterna albifrons
Bridled Tern 1 Sterna anaethetus
Sooty Tern 3 Sterna fuscata
Whiskered Tern 1 Chlidonias hybridus
White-winged Black Tern 2 Chlidonias leucopterus
Common Noddy 3 Anous stolidus
Lesser Noddy 2 Anous tenuirostris
Rock Dove 1 Columba livia
Spotted Dove 1 Streptopelia chinensis ceylonensis Essp.
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon 1 Treron bicincta leggei Essp.
Ceylon Green Pigeon 1 Treron pompadora E
Green Imperial Pigeon 1 Ducula aenea
Alexandrine Parakeet 2 Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 Psittacula krameri
Plum-headed Parakeet 2 Psittacula cyanocephala
'Southern' Coucal 1 Centropus sinensis parroti
Sirkeer Malkoha 2 Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii
Blue-faced Malkoha 2 Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Jacobin Cuckoo 1 Clamator Jacobinus
Asian Koel 1 Eudynamys scolapaceus
Grey-bellied Cuckoo 1 Cacomantis passerinus
Indian Scops Owl 3 Otus b. bakkamoena
Brown Fish Owl 3 Ketupa z. zeylonensis Essp.
Indian Little Nightjar 1 Caprimulgus asiaticus eidos Essp.
Jerdon's Nightjar 3 Caprimulgus atripennis aequabilis Essp.
Indian Swiftlet 1 Aerodramus unicolor
Asian Palm Swift 1 Cypsiurus balasiensis
Alpine Swift 3 Apus melba bakeri Essp.
Little Swift 1 Apus affinis singalensis Essp.
Crested Treeswift 1 Hemiprocne coronata
Eurasian Kingfisher 1 Alcedo atthis
Stork-billed Kingfisher 2 Pelargopsis capensis
White-throated Kingfisher 1 Halcyon smyrnensis
Lesser Pied Kingfisher 2 Ceryle rudis
Little Green Bee-eater 1 Merops orientalis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater 1 Merops philippinus
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater 1 Merops leschenaulti
Indian Roller 1 Coracias benghalensis
Eurasian Hoopoe 1 Upupa epops
Malabar Pied Hornbill 1 Anthracoceros coronatus
Brown-headed Barbet 1 Megalaima z. zeylanica Essp.
Coppersmith Barbet 1 Megalaima haemacephala
Indian Pygmy Woodpecker 2 Dendrocopos nanus
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker 2 Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Black-rumped Flameback 1 Dinopium benghalense psarodes Essp.
Indian Pitta 1 Pitta brachyura
Jerdon's Bushlark 1 Mirafra affinis
Ashy-crowned Finch-lark 1 Eremopterix griseus
Oriental Skylark 1 Alauda gulgula
Barn Swallow 1 Hirundo rustica
Red-rumped Swallow 2 Hirundo daurica
Ceylon Swallow 1 Hirundo hyperythra E
Forest Wagtail 2 Dendronanthus indicus
'Western' Yellow Wagtail 1 Motacilla flava
Paddyfield Pipit 1 Anthus rufulus
Blyth’s Pipit 1 Anthus godlewskii
Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike 1 Coracina melanoptera
Small Minivet 1 Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Ceylon Woodshrike 2 Tephrodornis affinis E
Asian Paradise Flycatcher 1 Terpsiphone paradisi
White-browed Fantail 1 Rhipidura aureola
Red-vented Bulbul 1 Pycnonotus cafer haemorrhousus
White-browed Bulbul 1 Pycnonotus luteolus insulae Essp.
Common Iora 1 Aegithinia tiphia multicolour
Marshall's Iora 3 Aegithinia nigrolutea
Golden-fronted Leafbird 2 Chloropsis aurifrons
Jerdon's Leafbird 3 Chloropsis jerdoni
Brown Shrike 1 Lanius cristatus
Asian Brown Flycatcher 2 Muscicapa dauurica
Brown-breasted Flycatcher 2 Muscicapa muttui
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 2 Cyornis tickelliae jerdoni Essp.
Oriental Magpie Robin 1 Copsychus saularis ceylonensis
White-rumped Shama 2 Copsychus malabaricus leggei Essp.
Indian Robin 1 Saxicoloides fulicata leucoptera Essp.
Tawny-bellied Babbler 1 Dumetia hyperythra phillipsi Essp.
Yellow-eyed Babbler 1 Chrysomma sinense nasale Essp.
Yellow-billed Babbler 1 Turdoides affinis taprobanus Essp.
Zitting Cisticola 1 Cisticola juncidis cursitans
Grey-breasted Prinia 1 Prinia hodgsoni leggei Essp.
Ashy Prinia 1 Prinia socialis brevicauda Essp.
Jungle Prinia 2 Prinia sylvatica valida Essp.
Plain Prinia 1 Prinia inornata insularis Essp.
Common Tailorbird 1 Orthotomus s. sutorius Essp.
Blyth's Reed Warbler 2 Acrocephalus dumetorum
Pale-billed Flowerpecker 2 Dicaeum erythrorhychos ceylonense
Purple-rumped Sunbird 1 Leptocoma zeylonica Essp.
Purple Sunbird 1 Cynnyris asiatica
Loten's Sunbird 1 Cynnyris lotenius Essp.
Oriental White-eye 2 Zosterops palpebrosus egregia Essp.
IndianSilverbill 2 Euodice malabarica
White-rumped Munia 1 Lonchura striata
Scaly-breasted Munia 1 Lonchura punctulata
Tricoloured Munia 1 Lonchura malacca
House Sparrow 1 Passer domesticus indicus
Baya Weaver 2 Ploceus philippinus
Brahminy Starling 2 Sturnus pagodarum
Rosy Starling 2 Sturnus roseus
Common Myna 1 Acridotheres tristis melanosturnus Essp.
Black-hooded Oriole 1 Oriolus xanthornus ceylonensis Essp.
White-bellied Drongo 1 Dicrurus caerulescens leucopygialis Essp.
Ashy Woodswallow 1 Artamus fuscus
House Crow 1 Corvus splendens
Indian Jungle Crow 1 Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus

Mammals:

Black-naped (Indian) Hare 1 Lepus nigricollis
Indian Palm Squirrel 1 Funambulus palmarum
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel 1 Ratufa macrura
Asian Palm Civet 1 Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Rusty-spotted Cat 3 Prionailurus rubiginosus
Leopard 2 Panthera pardus
Ruddy Mongoose 1 Herpestes smithi
Indian Brown (Short-tailed) Mongoose 1 Herpestes brachyurus fucus
Striped-necked Mongoose 1 Herpestes vitticollis
Indian Grey Mongoose 1 Herpestes edwardsii
Long-eared Vampire Bat 2 Megarderma spasma
Woolly Horseshoe Bat 2 Rhinolophus luctus
Indian Pipistrel 1 Pipistrellus coromandra
Toque Macaque 1 Macaca sinica
Tufted Grey Langur 1 Presbytis priam
Purple-faced Leaf Monkey 2 Presbytis vetulus
Eurasian Wild Boar 1 Sus scrofa
Chital 1 Axis Axis
Wild Buffalo 1 Bubalus arnee
feral Water Buffalo 1 Bubalus bubalis
Blue Whale 1 Balaenoptera musculus
Minke Whale 2 Balaenoptera acutorostratad
Short-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhinchus
Risso's Dolphin 3 Grumpus griseus
Pan Tropical Spotted Dolphin 3 Stenella attenuata
Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin 1 Stenella longirostris
Bottle-nosed Dolphin 2 Tursiops truncates
Sperm Whale 3 Physter macrocephalus
Orca 3 Orcinus orca

Mammals

Small Indian Civet 1 Viverricula indica
Jungle Cat 2 Felis chaus
Golden Jackal 1 Canis aureus
Sloth Bear 3 Melursus ursinus
Sambar 1 Cervus unicolor
Asian Elephant 1 Elephas maximus
Bryde's Whale 2 Balaenoptera edeni
Humpback Whale 3 Megaptera novaeangliae
Striped Dolphin 3 Stenella coeruleoalba

Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles

Indian Flying Fox 1 Pteropus giganteus
Indian Muntjac 3 Muntiacus muntjak