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NUWARA ELIVA

SRI LANKALOCALE

# Species:172
# Excl Vagrants:172
# Endemics:27
# Near Endemics:21

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 JunglefowlGallus lafayettiiE 
2Sri Lanka Wood-PigeonColumba torringtoniaeEV
3Sri Lanka Green-PigeonTreron pompadoraE 
4Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
5Green-billed CoucalCentropus chlororhynchosEV
6Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisNE 
7Red-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalusEV
8Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorNE 
9Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
10Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus NT
11Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiNE 
12Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
13Chestnut-backed OwletGlaucidium castanotumENT
14Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusNE 
15Sri Lanka Gray HornbillOcyceros gingalensisE 
16Crimson-fronted BarbetPsilopogon rubricapillusE 
17Yellow-fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifronsE 
18Red-backed FlamebackDinopium psarodesE 
19Crimson-backed FlamebackChrysocolaptes stricklandiE 
20Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
21Layard's ParakeetPsittacula calthrapaeE 
22Sri Lanka Hanging-ParrotLoriculus beryllinusE 
23Indian PittaPitta brachyuraNE 
24Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusNE 
25Sri Lanka WoodshrikeTephrodornis affinisE 
26White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensNE 
27Sri Lanka MagpieUrocissa ornataEV
28Sri Lanka Bush WarblerElaphrornis palliseriENT
29Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaNE 
30Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythraE 
31Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaNE 
32Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaNE 
33Black-capped BulbulRubigula melanicteraNE 
34White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusNE 
35Yellow-eared BulbulPycnonotus penicillatusE 
36Sri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensisE 
37Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsNE 
38Sri Lanka Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus melanurusE 
39Brown-capped BabblerPellorneum fuscocapillusE 
40Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescensE 
41Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisNE 
42Sri Lanka MynaGracula ptilogenysENT
43Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaNE 
44Pied ThrushGeokichla wardiiNE 
45Spot-winged ThrushGeokichla spilopteraENT
46Sri Lanka ThrushZoothera imbricataE 
47Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusNE 
48Dull-blue FlycatcherEumyias sordidusENT
49Sri Lanka Whistling-ThrushMyophonus blighiEEN
50/Kashmir Flycatcher/Ficedula subrubra V
51Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusNE 
52Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniNE 
53Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiNE 
54Tricolored 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 Threatened10
VVulnerable5
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.