SPECIALTIES
CHECKLIST

NUWARA ELIVA

SRI LANKALOCALE

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

TARGET BIRD LIST

List of target species for the country that could possibly be seen at this location. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Accidentals, vagrants, and very rare species are excluded from this list.

color codes

1Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettiiE
2Sri Lanka Wood-PigeonColumba torringtoniaeE
3Sri Lanka Green-PigeonTreron pompadoraE
4Green-billed CoucalCentropus chlororhynchosE
5Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisNE
6Red-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalusE
7Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorNE
8Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiNE
9Chestnut-backed OwletGlaucidium castanotumE
10Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusNE
11Sri Lanka Gray HornbillOcyceros gingalensisE
12Crimson-fronted BarbetPsilopogon rubricapillusE
13Yellow-fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifronsE
14Red-backed FlamebackDinopium psarodesE
15Crimson-backed FlamebackChrysocolaptes stricklandiE
16Layard's ParakeetPsittacula calthrapaeE
17Sri Lanka Hanging-ParrotLoriculus beryllinusE
18Indian PittaPitta brachyuraNE
19Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusNE
20Sri Lanka WoodshrikeTephrodornis affinisE
21White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensNE
22Sri Lanka MagpieUrocissa ornataE
23Sri Lanka Bush WarblerElaphrornis palliseriE
24Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaNE
25Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythraE
26Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaNE
27Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaNE
28Black-capped BulbulRubigula melanicteraNE
29White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusNE
30Yellow-eared BulbulPycnonotus penicillatusE
31Sri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensisE
32Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsNE
33Sri Lanka Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus melanurusE
34Brown-capped BabblerPellorneum fuscocapillusE
35Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescensE
36Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisNE
37Sri Lanka MynaGracula ptilogenysE
38Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaNE
39Pied ThrushGeokichla wardiiNE
40Spot-winged ThrushGeokichla spilopteraE
41Sri Lanka ThrushZoothera imbricataE
42Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusNE
43Dull-blue FlycatcherEumyias sordidusE
44Sri Lanka Whistling-ThrushMyophonus blighiE
45/Kashmir Flycatcher/Ficedula subrubraBC
46Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusNE
47Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniNE
48Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiNE

 

 *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

REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic27
NENear Endemic20
CRCritically Endangered0
ENEndangered0
BCBest Seen in This Country1
ATAlways a Target0