MIRISSA PELAGIC CRUISE
SRI LANKALOCALE
| # Species*: | 68 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 68 |
| # Endemics*: | 1 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 3 |
| *Based on partial or incomplete data. | |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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| 1 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus |
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| 2 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 3 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
| 4 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea |
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| 5 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
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| 6 | Indian Swiftlet | Aerodramus unicolor |
| 7 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 8 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis |
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| 9 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus |
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| 10 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata |
| 11 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
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| 12 | Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus |
| 13 | |Pomarine Jaeger| | Stercorarius pomarinus |
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| 14 | #Brown Noddy# | Anous stolidus |
| 15 | |Sooty Tern| | Onychoprion fuscatus |
| 16 | |Bridled Tern| | Onychoprion anaethetus |
| 17 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons |
| 18 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica |
| 19 | /Caspian Tern/ | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 20 | /Whiskered Tern/ | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 21 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus |
| 22 | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii |
| 23 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo |
| 24 | Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis |
| 25 | Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis |
| 26 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii |
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| 27 | #White-tailed Tropicbird# | Phaethon lepturus |
| 28 | #Red-billed Tropicbird# | Phaethon aethereus |
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| 29 | #Wilson's Storm-Petrel# | Oceanites oceanicus |
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| 30 | Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates monorhis |
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| 31 | Flesh-footed Shearwater | Ardenna carneipes |
| 32 | Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacificus |
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| 33 | #Brown Booby# | Sula leucogaster |
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| 34 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
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| 35 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
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| 36 | /Glossy Ibis/ | Plegadis falcinellus |
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| 37 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 38 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 39 | Indian Pond-Heron | Ardeola grayii |
| 40 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 41 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 42 | Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia |
| 43 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
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| 44 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
| 45 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| 46 | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Icthyophaga leucogaster |
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| 47 | /Blue-tailed Bee-eater/ | Merops philippinus |
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| 48 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
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| 49 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus |
| 50 | Brown-headed Barbet | Psilopogon zeylanicus |
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| 51 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri |
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| 52 | White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens |
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| 53 | House Crow | Corvus splendens |
| 54 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos |
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| 55 | Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix griseus |
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| 56 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius |
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| 57 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 58 | Sri Lanka Swallow | Cecropis hyperythra |
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| 59 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer |
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| 60 | Yellow-billed Babbler | Argya affinis |
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| 61 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
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| 62 | /Indian Robin/ | Copsychus fulicatus |
| 63 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis |
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| 64 | Pale-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos |
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| 65 | Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica |
| 66 | Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus |
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| 67 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
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| 68 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
*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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 11 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 3 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 5 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 2 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 5 |
| V | Vulnerable | 0 |
| EN | Endangered | 0 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.