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KANDY

SRI LANKALOCALE

# Species:176
# Excl Vagrants:176
# Endemics:22
# Near Endemics:22

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

color codes

1Sri Lanka SpurfowlGalloperdix bicalcarataE 
2Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettiiE 
3Sri Lanka Wood-PigeonColumba torringtoniaeEV
4Sri Lanka Green-PigeonTreron pompadoraE 
5Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
6Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisNE 
7Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorNE 
8Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
9Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala NT
10Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster NT
11Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus NT
12Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis NT
13Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiNE 
14Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
15Chestnut-backed OwletGlaucidium castanotumENT
16Sri Lanka Gray HornbillOcyceros gingalensisE 
17Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusNENT
18Crimson-fronted BarbetPsilopogon rubricapillusE 
19Yellow-fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifronsE 
20Red-backed FlamebackDinopium psarodesE 
21Crimson-backed FlamebackChrysocolaptes stricklandiE 
22Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
23Layard's ParakeetPsittacula calthrapaeE 
24Sri Lanka Hanging-ParrotLoriculus beryllinusE 
25Indian PittaPitta brachyuraNE 
26Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusNE 
27White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensNE 
28Sri Lanka DrongoDicrurus lophorinusE 
29Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaNE 
30Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaNE 
31Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythraE 
32Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaNE 
33Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaNE 
34Black-capped BulbulRubigula melanicteraNE 
35White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusNE 
36Yellow-eared BulbulPycnonotus penicillatusE 
37Sri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensisE 
38Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsNE 
39Sri Lanka Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus melanurusE 
40Brown-capped BabblerPellorneum fuscocapillusE 
41Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisNE 
42Sri Lanka MynaGracula ptilogenysENT
43Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaNE 
44Pied ThrushGeokichla wardiiNE 
45Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusNE 
46Sri Lankan ShamaCopsychus leggeiE 
47Dull-blue FlycatcherEumyias sordidusENT
48Sri Lanka Whistling-ThrushMyophonus blighiEEN
49/Kashmir Flycatcher/Ficedula subrubra V
50Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusNE 
51Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniNE 
52Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiNE 
53Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaNE 

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor10
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental26

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic34
LCLocal0
NENear Endemic32
RRRestricted Range1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened12
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.