Birds of Sri Lanka

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Introduction
The climatic zones
The avifauna of Sri lanka
Information for visitors
Map of Sri Lanka
The species descriptions
Key to coloured tabs
Bird topography
Species descriptions
	LITTLE GREBE
	RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD
	LITTLE CORMORANT
	INDIAN SHAG
	GREAT CORMORANT
	INDIAN DARTER
	SPOT-BILLED PELICAN
	YELLOW BITTERN
	CHESTNUT BITTERN
	BLACK BITTERN
	MALAYAN NIGHT-HERON
	BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
	STRIATED HERON
	INDIAN POND HERON
	EASTERN CATTLE EGRET
	WESTERN REEF-HERON
	LITTLE EGRET
	INTERMEDIATE EGRET
	GREAT EGRET
	GREY HERON
	PURPLE HERON
	PAINTED STORK
	ASIAN OPENBILL
	WOOLLY-NECKED STORK
	BLACK-NECKED STORK
	LESSER ADJUTANT
	GLOSSY IBIS
	BLACK-HEADED IBIS
	EURASIAN SPOONBILL
	GREATER FLAMINGO
	LESSER WHISTLING-DUCK
	COTTON PYGMY-GOOSE
	NORTHERN PINTAIL
	GARGANEY
	NORTHERN SHOVELER
	TUFTED DUCK
	ORIENTAL HONEY-BUZZARD
	BLACK-WINGED KITE
	BRAHMINY KITE
	WHITE-BELLIED SEA-EAGLE
	GREY-HEADED FISH-EAGLE
	CRESTED SERPENT-EAGLE
	SHIKRA
	BLACK EAGLE
	BOOTED EAGLE
	CRESTED HAWK-EAGLE
	COMMON KESTREL
	SHAHEEN FALCON
	JUNGLE BUSH-QUAIL
	GREY FRANCOLIN
	BLUE-BREASTED QUAIL
	CEYLON SPURFOWL
	CEYLON JUNGLEFOWL
	INDIAN PEAFOWL
	BARRED BUTTONQUAIL
	SLATY-LEGGED CRAKE
	WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN
	COMMON MOORHEN
	PURPLE SWAMP-HEN
	EURASIAN COOT
	PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA
	GREATER PAINTED-SNIPE
	BLACK-WINGED STILT
	PIED AVOCET
	CRAB-PLOVER
	INDIAN THICK-KNEE
	GREAT THICK-KNEE
	SMALL PRATINCOLE
	LITTLE RINGED PLOVER
	COMMON RINGED PLOVER
	KENTISH PLOVER
	LESSER SAND PLOVER
	GREATER SAND PLOVER
	CASPIAN PLOVER
	PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER
	GREY PLOVER
	YELLOW-WATTLED LAPWING
	RED-WATTLED LAPWING
	SANDERLING
	LITTLE STINT
	TEMMINCK’S STINT
	CURLEW SANDPIPER
	BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER
	BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
	RUFF
	COMMON SNIPE
	PINTAIL SNIPE
	BLACK-TAILED GODWIT
	BAR-TAILED GODWIT
	EURASIAN CURLEW
	COMMON REDSHANK
	MARSH SANDPIPER
	COMMON GREENSHANK
	GREEN SANDPIPER
	WOOD SANDPIPER
	COMMON SANDPIPER
	RUDDY TURNSTONE
	RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
	BLACK-HEADED GULL
	BROWN-HEADED
	GULL-BILLED TERN
	CASPIAN TERN
	GREAT CRESTED TERN
	LITTLE TERN
	ROSEATE TERN
	COMMON TERN
	WHISKERED TERN
	ROCK PIGEON
	CEYLON WOODPIGEON
	SPOTTED DOVE
	EMERALD DOVE
	ORANGE-BREASTED GREEN-PIGEON
	CEYLON GREEN-PIGEON
	GREEN IMPERIAL-PIGEON
	CEYLON HANGING PARROT
	ALEXANDRINE PARAKEET
	ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET
	PLUM-HEADED PARAKEET
	LAYARD’S PARAKEET
	JACOBIN CUCKOO
	ASIAN KOEL
	BLUE-FACED MALKOHA
	SIRKEER MALKOHA
	GREEN-BILLED COUCAL
	SOUTHERN COUCAL
	COMMON BARN-OWL
	CEYLON BAY OWL
	INDIAN SCOPS-OWL
	ORIENTAL SCOPS-OWL
	FOREST EAGLE-OWL
	BROWN FISH-OWL
	CHESTNUT-BACKED OWLET
	BROWN HAWK-OWL
	BROWN WOOD-OWL
	CEYLON FROGMOUTH
	CRESTED TREESWIFT
	INDIAN SWIFTLET
	MALABAR TROGON
	STORK-BILLED KINGFISHER
	WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER
	BLACK-CAPPED KINGFISHER
	COMMON KINGFISHER
	BLACK-BACKED DWARF KINGFISHER
	LESSER PIED KINGFISHER
	LITTLE GREEN BEE-EATER
	BLUE-TAILED BEE-EATER
	EUROPEAN BEE-EATER
	CHESTNUT-HEADED BEE-EATER
	INDIAN ROLLER
	DOLLARBIRD
	COMMON HOOPOE
	CEYLON GREY HORNBILL
	MALABAR PIED HORNBILL
	BROWN-HEADED BARBET
	YELLOW-FRONTED BARBET
	CEYLON SMALL BARBET
	YELLOW-FRONTED PIED WOODPECKER
	RUFOUS WOODPECKER
	LESSER YELLOWNAPE
	STREAK-THROATED WOODPECKER
	BLACK-RUMPED FLAMEBACK
	WHITE-NAPED FLAMEBACK
	INDIAN PITTA
	JERDON’S BUSHLARK
	ORIENTAL SKYLARK
	COMMON SAND MARTIN
	BARN SWALLOW
	HILL SWALLOW
	CEYLON SWALLOW
	PADDYFIELD PIPIT
	BLYTH’S PIPIT
	FOREST WAGTAIL
	WESTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL
	GREY WAGTAIL
	CEYLON WOODSHRIKE
	BLACK-HEADED CUCKOOSHRIKE
	ORANGE MINIVET
	SMALL MINIVET
	PIED FLYCATCHER-SHRIKE
	BLACK-CAPPED BULBUL
	RED-VENTED BULBUL
	YELLOW-EARED BULBUL
	WHITE-BROWED BULBUL
	YELLOW-BROWED BULBUL
	SQUARE-TAILED BLACK BULBUL
	JERDON’S LEAFBIRD
	GOLD-FRONTED LEAFBIRD
	COMMON IORA
	INDIAN BLUE ROBIN
	ORIENTAL MAGPIE-ROBIN
	WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA
	PIED BUSHCHAT
	INDIAN ROBIN
	CEYLON WHISTLING-THRUSH
	PIED GROUND-THRUSH
	ORANGE-HEADED THRUSH
	SPOT-WINGED GROUND-THRUSH
	CEYLON SCALY THRUSH
	INDIAN BLACKBIRD
	CEYLON BUSH-WARBLER
	ZITTING CISTICOLA
	PLAIN PRINIA
	ASHY PRINIA
	COMMON TAILORBIRD
	INDIAN REED-WARBLER
	TICKELL’S BLUE FLYCATCHER
	DUSKY-BLUE FLYCATCHER
	BROWN-BREASTED FLYCATCHER
	ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER
	KASHMIR FLYCATCHER
	GREY-HEADED CANARY-FLYCATCHER
	WHITE-BROWED FANTAIL
	BLACK-NAPED MONARCH
	ASIAN PARADISE-FLYCATCHER
	INDIAN PARADISE-FLYCATCHER
	BROWN-CAPPED BABBLER
	CEYLON SCIMITAR-BABBLER
	TAWNY-BELLIED BABBLER
	DARK-FRONTED BABBLER
	CEYLON RUFOUS BABBLER
	YELLOW-BILLED BABBLER
	ASHY-HEADED LAUGHINGTHRUSH
	GREAT TIT
	VELVET-FRONTED NUTHATCH
	PURPLE-RUMPED SUNBIRD
	LOTEN’S SUNBIRD
	PURPLE SUNBIRD
	LEGGE’S FLOWERPECKER
	PALE-BILLED FLOWERPECKER
	ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE
	CEYLON WHITE-EYE
	BLACK-HOODED ORIOLE
	BROWN SHRIKE
	PHILIPPINE SHRIKE
	WHITE-BELLIED DRONGO
	CEYLON CRESTED DRONGO
	GREATER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO
	ASHY WOODSWALLOW
	CEYLON BLUE MAGPIE
	HOUSE CROW
	INDIAN JUNGLE CROW
	BRAHMINY STARLING
	ROSE-COLOURED STARLING
	COMMON MYNA
	LESSER HILL-MYNA
	HOUSE SPARROW
	STREAKED WEAVER
	BAYA WEAVER
	INDIAN SILVERBILL
	WHITE-RUMPED MUNIA
	SCALY-BREASTED MUNIA
	TRICOLOURED MUNIA
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