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# Species:519
# Excl Vagrants:350
# Endemics:34
# Near Endemics:32

List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or 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

1Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhynchaRR 
2Sri Lanka SpurfowlGalloperdix bicalcarataE 
3Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettiiE 
4Painted FrancolinFrancolinus pictusNE 
5Jungle Bush-QuailPerdicula asiaticaNE 
6Sri Lanka Wood-PigeonColumba torringtoniaeEV
7Sri Lanka Green-PigeonTreron pompadoraE 
8Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
9Green-billed CoucalCentropus chlororhynchosEV
10Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisNE 
11Red-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalusEV
12Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennisNE 
13Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniligerNE 
14Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorNE 
15Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris NT
16/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegus NT
17/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
18/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
19/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
20/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris EN
21/Red Knot/Calidris canutus NT
22/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
23Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni NT
24#Jouanin's Petrel#Bulweria fallax NT
25Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes NT
26Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
27Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus NT
28/Lesser Adjutant/Leptoptilos javanicus V
29Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala NT
30Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster NT
31Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus NT
32Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis NT
33Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiNE 
34Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
35/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
36Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
37Sri Lanka Bay-OwlPhodilus assimilisNE 
38Serendib Scops-OwlOtus thilohoffmanniEEN
39Chestnut-backed OwletGlaucidium castanotumENT
40Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusNE 
41Sri Lanka Gray HornbillOcyceros gingalensisE 
42Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusNENT
43Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileata V
44Crimson-fronted BarbetPsilopogon rubricapillusE 
45Yellow-fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifronsE 
46Red-backed FlamebackDinopium psarodesE 
47Crimson-backed FlamebackChrysocolaptes stricklandiE 
48White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivusNE 
49Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
50Layard's ParakeetPsittacula calthrapaeE 
51Sri Lanka Hanging-ParrotLoriculus beryllinusE 
52Indian PittaPitta brachyuraNE 
53Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusNE 
54Sri Lanka WoodshrikeTephrodornis affinisE 
55White-tailed IoraAegithina nigroluteaNE 
56White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensNE 
57Sri Lanka DrongoDicrurus lophorinusE 
58Sri Lanka MagpieUrocissa ornataEV
59Jerdon's BushlarkPlocealauda affinisNE 
60Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaNE 
61Sri Lanka Bush WarblerElaphrornis palliseriENT
62Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaNE 
63Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythraE 
64Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaNE 
65Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaNE 
66Black-capped BulbulRubigula melanicteraNE 
67White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusNE 
68Yellow-eared BulbulPycnonotus penicillatusE 
69Sri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensisE 
70Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsNE 
71Sri Lanka Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus melanurusE 
72Brown-capped BabblerPellorneum fuscocapillusE 
73Ashy-headed LaughingthrushArgya cinereifronsEV
74Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescensE 
75Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisNE 
76Sri Lanka MynaGracula ptilogenysENT
77Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaNE 
78White-faced StarlingSturnornis albofrontatusEV
79Pied ThrushGeokichla wardiiNE 
80Spot-winged ThrushGeokichla spilopteraENT
81Sri Lanka ThrushZoothera imbricataE 
82Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusNE 
83Sri Lankan ShamaCopsychus leggeiE 
84Dull-blue FlycatcherEumyias sordidusENT
85Sri Lanka Whistling-ThrushMyophonus blighiEEN
86/Kashmir Flycatcher/Ficedula subrubra V
87White-throated FlowerpeckerPachyglossa vincensENT
88Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusNE 
89Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniNE 
90Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiNE 
91Tricolored 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.

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§ Includes Sarawak, Sabah, & Kalimantan
§§ Excludes Taiwan
§§§ Includes Wallacea but excludes Kalimantan (Borneo) and West Papua New Guinea & nearby islands
§§§§ Excludes Sarawak and Sabah on Borneo

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic34
LCLocal0
NENear Endemic32
RRRestricted Range1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered2
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.