List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. 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. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Sri Lanka Spurfowl	Galloperdix bicalcarata	Many	E
2	Sri Lanka Junglefowl	Gallus lafayettii	Many	E
3	Painted Francolin	Francolinus pictus		BC
4	Jungle Bush-Quail	Perdicula asiatica		BC
5	Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon	Columba torringtoniae	Many	E
6	Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon	Treron pompadora	Many	E
7	Green-billed Coucal	Centropus chlororhynchos	HP,KFR,NE,SFR	E
8	Blue-faced Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus viridirostris	Many	NE
9	Red-faced Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus	KFR,NE,SFR YNP	E
10	Jerdon's Nightjar	Caprimulgus atripennis	Many	NE
11	Sri Lanka Frogmouth	Batrachostomus moniliger	HP,KFR,SFR	NE
12	Indian Swiftlet	Aerodramus unicolor	Many	NE
13	Legge's Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus kelaarti	Many	NE
14	Sri Lanka Bay-Owl	Phodilus assimilis	KFR,SFR	NE
15	Serendib Scops-Owl	Otus thilohoffmanni	HP,KFR,SFR	E
16	Chestnut-backed Owlet	Glaucidium castanotum	Many	E
17	Malabar Trogon	Harpactes fasciatus	Many	NE
18	Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill	Ocyceros gingalensis	Many	E
19	Malabar Pied-Hornbill	Anthracoceros coronatus	Many	NE
20	Crimson-fronted Barbet	Psilopogon rubricapillus	Many	E
21	Yellow-fronted Barbet	Psilopogon flavifrons	Many	E
22	Red-backed Flameback	Dinopium psarodes	Many	E
23	Crimson-backed Flameback	Chrysocolaptes stricklandi	Many	E
24	White-naped Woodpecker	Chrysocolaptes festivus	BNP,SFR,TL YNP	NE
25	Layard's Parakeet	Psittacula calthrapae	Many	E
26	Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot	Loriculus beryllinus	Many	E
27	Indian Pitta	Pitta brachyura	Many	NE
28	Orange Minivet	Pericrocotus flammeus	Many	NE
29	Sri Lanka Woodshrike	Tephrodornis affinis	Many	E
30	White-tailed Iora	Aegithina nigrolutea	BNP,UNP,YNP	NE
31	White-bellied Drongo	Dicrurus caerulescens	Many	NE
32	Sri Lanka Drongo	Dicrurus lophorinus	KDY,KFR,SFR YNP	E
33	Sri Lanka Magpie	Urocissa ornata	HP,KFR,NE,SFR	E
34	Jerdon's Bushlark	Plocealauda affinis	Many	NE
35	Jungle Prinia	Prinia sylvatica	Many	NE
36	Sri Lanka Bush Warbler	Elaphrornis palliseri	HP,NE,SFR	E
37	Hill Swallow	Hirundo domicola	Many	NE
38	Sri Lanka Swallow	Cecropis hyperythra	Many	E
39	Yellow-browed Bulbul	Acritillas indica	Many	NE
40	Square-tailed Bulbul	Hypsipetes ganeesa	Many	NE
41	Black-capped Bulbul	Rubigula melanictera	Many	NE
42	White-browed Bulbul	Pycnonotus luteolus	Many	NE
43	Yellow-eared Bulbul	Pycnonotus penicillatus	Many	E
44	Sri Lanka White-eye	Zosterops ceylonensis	Many	E
45	Dark-fronted Babbler	Dumetia atriceps	Many	NE
46	Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus melanurus	Many	E
47	Brown-capped Babbler	Pellorneum fuscocapillus	Many	E
48	Ashy-headed Laughingthrush	Argya cinereifrons	SFR	E
49	Orange-billed Babbler	Argya rufescens	Many	E
50	Yellow-billed Babbler	Argya affinis	Many	NE
51	Sri Lanka Myna	Gracula ptilogenys	Many	E
52	Southern Hill Myna	Gracula indica	Many	NE
53	White-faced Starling	Sturnornis albofrontatus	HP,KFR,SFR	E
54	Pied Thrush	Geokichla wardii	Many	NE
55	Spot-winged Thrush	Geokichla spiloptera	Many	E
56	Sri Lanka Thrush	Zoothera imbricata	HP,NE,SFR	E
57	Indian Blackbird	Turdus simillimus	Many	NE
58	Sri Lankan Shama	Copsychus leggei	Many	E
59	Dull-blue Flycatcher	Eumyias sordidus	Many	E
60	Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush	Myophonus blighi	Many	E
61	/Kashmir Flycatcher/	Ficedula subrubra	Many	BC
62	White-throated Flowerpecker	Pachyglossa vincens	BNP,KFR,SFR YNP	E
63	Loten's Sunbird	Cinnyris lotenius	Many	NE
64	Jerdon's Leafbird	Chloropsis jerdoni	Many	NE
65	Black-throated Munia	Lonchura kelaarti	Many	NE

 

 *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 COUNTRIESIN ASIA

• Bhutan
• Borneo^§
• Cambodia
• China^§§
• India
• Indonesia^§§§
• Japan
• Laos
• Malaysia^§§§§
• Mongolia
• Philippines
• Saudi Arabia
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Vietnam

BIRDING LOCALES

• Bundala National Park (BNP)
• Horton Plains National Park (HP)
• Kandy (KDY)
• Kitulgala-Kelani Valley Forest Reserve (KFR)
• Nuwara Eliva (NE)
• Sinharaja Forest Reserve (SFR)
• Tissa Lake (TL)
• Udawalawe National Park (UNP)
• Yala National Park (YNP)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	34
NE	Near Endemic	30
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	0
BC	Best Seen in This Country	1
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.

§ 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