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Sri Lanka - Wildlife & History

Naturetrek Tour Report 21 February – 9 March 2015

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Report compiled by Thushara Seneviratne & Chamara Nuwan Munasinghe

Images by Thushara Seneviratne

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Sri Lanka - Wildlife & History Tour Report

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Tour Leaders: Thushara Seneviratne

Chamara Nuwan Munasinghe

Participants: Brennan Aunger

Karin Aunger

Peter Douch

Monica Douch

Brian Daw

Teresa O’Reirdan

Stephen Leate

Pat Leate

Garry Heathe

Alison Frogley

Jean Olejnik

Adolf Olejnik

Andrew Whewell

Judi Cooper

Day 1 Saturday 21st February

The group met at the Airport and boarded the flight to Sri Lanka for their 16 day Wildlife & History tour.

Day 2 Sunday 22nd February

The group arrived at 1.30 pm and we left the Airport at 2.15 pm. We proceeded straight to Anawilundawa

wetland, which is a RAMSAR protected area. The afternoon was a little windy and humid. We encountered

Lesser Whistling Duck, Cotton Pygmy Goose, Painted Stork, Asian Openbill, Black-headed Ibis, Glossy Ibis,

Black-crowned Night Heron, Indian Pond Heron, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Cattle Egret, Great Egret,

Intermediate Egret, Spot-billed Pelican, Little Grebe, Little Cormorant, Darter, Black-winged Kite, Brahminy

Kite, White-bellied Sea Eagle, Shikra, Crested Serpent Eagle, Purple Swamphen, Common Moorhen, Common

Coot, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Black-winged Stilt, Red-wattled lapwing, Whiskered Tern, Common Pigeon, Rock

Pigeon, Spotted Dove, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Asian Palm Swift, House Swift, Little Swift, Indian Roller, Blue-

tailed Bee-eater, White-throated Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, Brown-headed Barbet, White-naped Woodpecker,

Black-hooded Oriole, House Crow, Large-billed Crow, Barn Swallow, Red-vented Bulbul, Asian Paradise-

flycatcher, Common Myna, Purple Sunbird, Loten's Sunbird and Long-billed Sunbird. We also encountered

Toque Macaque, Indian Palm Squirrel, Grizzled Giant Squirrel and Indian Flying Fox. After the Anawilundawa

site we proceeded to Anuradhapura, stopping en-route at the Tabbowa Tank. We reached the hotel at 7.30 pm

and, after the checklist, we had dinner and went to bed.

Day 3 Monday 23rd February

At 6.15am, we went for some pre-breakfast birding around the hotel. We encountered Indian Peafowl, Indian

Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Crested Goshawk, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Black Eagle


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and Spotted Deer. We got back to the hotel for breakfast at 7.30 am, and then proceeded to the Anuradhapura

ancient city.

The UNESCO world heritage site of Anuradhapura was the first capital of Sri Lanka. We visited the Sri Maha

Bodhi tree, the great stupa of Ruvanveli, and Jethavana, the tallest brick structure of the ancient world, and

surrounding monastery complex. We saw many more stupa moonstones, guard stones, and many other man-

made wonders of a bygone civilization. We also visited the Abhayagiri complex, where we found another

colossal stupa and many Buddha statues, followed by the impressive Kuttam Pokuna or twin pond. We returned

to the hotel for lunch at 12.45pm.

At 3.30pm we went to the Mahakanagarawo Tank for some birding, and encountered White-breasted Waterhen,

Green Imperial Pigeon, Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Blue-faced Malkoha, Greater Coucal, Crested Treeswift ,

Grey-rumped Treeswift, Green Bee-eater, Coppersmith Barbet, Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill, Sri Lanka Woodshrike,

Large Cuckooshrike, Common Iora, Sri Lanka Swallow, Ashy Woodswallow, Black Drongo, White-bellied

Drongo, Grey Wagtail, Richard's Pipit, Paddyfield Pipit, Blyth's Pipit, Jerdon's Bushlark, Oriental Skylark, White-

browed Bulbul, Plain Prinia, Common Tailorbird, Yellow-billed Babbler, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Purple-rumped

Sunbird, and Scaly-breasted Munia and a Grey Langur. We also visited the Mihinthale sanctuary and returned to

the hotel at 6pm.

We did our checklist for the day at 7.30pm, and had dinner after the briefing for the next day’s programme.

Day 4 Tuesday 24th February

At 6.15am, we went to Nuwara Wewa Lake for birding, and we encountered Brown Shrike, Jerdon's Leafbird,

Zitting Cisticola, Booted Warbler, Sykes's Warbler, Dark-fronted Babbler, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Tickell's Blue

Flycatcher, Thick-billed Flowerpecker, Pale-billed Flowerpecker and Oriental White-eye. We returned to the

hotel at 7.30am for breakfast.

At 8.30am, we checked out of the hotel and proceeded to Sigiriya. We observed many ancient man-made lakes

en-route to Sigiriya. At 12.45 pm, we checked in to the hotel at Sigiriya and had our lunch. It started raining in

the afternoon, but we still went out for our climb to the Sigiriya rock and some birding, and we saw Barred

Buttonquail, Woolly-necked Stork, Little Egret, Long-legged Buzzard, Indian Thick-knee, Yellow-wattled

Lapwing, Kentish Plover, Common Sandpiper, Common Kingfisher, Crimson-fronted Barbet, Lesser

Goldenback, Small Minivet and Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

The rains came down very heavily in the evening, as we headed back to the hotel. We returned to the hotel at

6.30 pm and did our checklist for the day at 7.30pm, and had dinner after the briefing for the next day’s

programme.

Day 5 Wednesday 25th February

We started the day at 6.15am, to do some birding around the hotel area. The sky was gloomy with rain clouds,

but we managed to see Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Peregrine Falcon, Booted Eagle and Stork-billed Kingfisher. We

returned to the hotel and, after breakfast, we left for the Pollonnaruwa ancient site. A few members of the group



stayed back to enjoy the hotel facilities. We visited the Parakrama Samudra or Parakrama Ocean, which was built

by King Parakramabahu during the Golden age of Lanka. We returned to the hotel at 12.45 for lunch, and set

out at 4pm for some sightseeing around Sigiriya. The rains started again in the evening, and lasted till we came

back to the hotel at 6pm. In our evening birding session we saw Malabar Pied Hornbill, White-browed Fantail,

Orange-headed Thrush, White-rumped Shama and Indian Robin. We had dinner after the briefing for the next

day’s programme.

Day 6 Thursday 26th February

At 6am, we had another pre-breakfast birding session, and we saw the Sri Lanka Green Pigeon, Chestnut-backed

Owlet, Indian Pitta, Sand Martin, Black-capped Bulbul and Yellow-browed Bulbul. We checked out of the hotel

at 8.30am, and proceeded to our next hotel in Kandy. En-route, we visited the Dambulla Rock Temple, and

stopped at 1pm for lunch at a Spice Garden. After lunch, we did a little birding in the area, and then proceeded

to Kandy. We checked in to the hotel at 5.30pm and did our checklist for the day at 7.45pm, and had dinner

after the briefing for the next day’s programme.

Day 7 Friday 27th February

After an early breakfast, we proceeded to Udawatta Forest Reserve, to see the wet zone birds. We saw Layard's

Parakeet, Yellow-fronted Barbet, Crimson-backed Goldenback, Scarlet Minivet, Lesser Hill Myna, Brown-

breasted Flycatcher, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Great Tit, House Sparrow and White-rumped Munia. After

visiting the forest, we went to the Temple of the Tooth, which hosts the tooth of Lord Buddha and is a sacred

site for all Buddhists around the world. We returned to the hotel at 12.30pm for lunch, and relaxed until 2.30pm.

We then left for the Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya, which were once the pleasure gardens of the

Kandian Kings. Due to heavy traffic, we couldn’t make it to the cultural show, but went directly to the hotel.

After reaching our hotel, we did our checklist for the day at 7.30pm, and had dinner after the briefing for the

next day’s programme.

Day 8 Saturday 28th February

Today we started the day at 6am, and visited the Hantana Forest Reserve for some birding. We returned to the

hotel at 7.30am and, after breakfast, we left for Nuwara Eliya, en-route visiting a tea factory where we observed

the process of making tea. We checked in to our hotel at 12.50pm and, after lunch, we visited the local markets

in the city. At 4.15pm, we visited the Victoria Park, where we encountered Indian Swiftlet, Alpine Swift, Hill

Swallow, Forest Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Yellow-eared Bulbul, Grey-breasted Prinia, Pied Thrush, Pied Bushchat,

Kashmir Flycatcher and Sri Lanka White-eye.

We returned to the hotel at 6pm, and did our checklist for the day at 7.30pm, and had dinner after the briefing

for the next day’s programme.

Day 9 Sunday 1st March

We left the hotel at 5am, for Horton Plains National Park, and reached the park entrance quite early. We

encounter Changeable Hawk Eagle, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, Sri Lanka Bush


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Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Green Warbler, Bright-green Warbler, Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler, Indian

Blackbird, Indian Blue Robin, Dull-blue Flycatcher, Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher, some Sambar Deer, Brown

Mongoose and Purple-faced Leaf Monkeys. Half of the group returned to the hotel for lunch at 1.30pm and the

rest completed the whole trail and came back to the hotel at 3pm.

At 4 pm we went to Bomuruella for more birding, and returned to the hotel, and did our checklist for the day at

7.30pm, and had dinner after the briefing for the next day’s programme.

Day 10 Monday 2nd March

At 6.10am, we left for the Seetha Eliya reserve for some pre-breakfast birding. We returned to the hotel at

7.40am, and had our breakfast, then checked out of the hotel at 9am, and proceeded to Yala, stopping en-route

at Ella for lunch. We encountered Yellow Bittern, Great Thick-knee, Jungle Prinia and Sri Lanka Whistling

Thrush. We stopped at the Rawana waterfalls for pictures. At 5pm, we reached the Debarawewa tank and did

some birding, before we checked in to the hotel at 6pm. We did our checklist for the day at 7pm, and had dinner

after the briefing for the next day’s programme.

Day 11 Tuesday 3rd March

At 7.30am, we checked out of our hotel and left for Bundala National Park, for a Jeep safari. We encountered

Black-necked Stork, Eurasian Spoonbill, Striated Heron, Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Pacific Golden Plover, Grey

Plover, Caspian Plover, Common Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Black-tailed Godwit,

Common Redshank, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Ruddy

Turnstone, Red Knot, Red-necked Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff, Oriental Pratincole, Gull-billed Tern, Caspian

Tern, Little Tern, White-winged Tern, Oriental Turtle Dove, Orange-breasted Green Pigeon, Jacobin Cuckoo,

Pied Cuckoo, Collared Scops Owl, Black-headed Cuckooshrike, Yellow Wagtail, Clamorous Reed Warbler,

Yellow-eyed Babbler, Streaked Weaver, Baya Weaver and Black-headed Munia. We reached our next hotel in

Yala at 1.40pm and, after lunch, relaxed till late evening. At 4.30 pm, we did a little birding around the hotel

premises. We did our checklist for the day at 7pm, and had dinner after the briefing for the next day’s

programme.

Day 12 Wednesday 4th March

We started the day at 5.45am after tea, and headed out to the Yala National Park with a picnic breakfast. We

encountered the Lesser Adjutant, Watercock, Pin-tailed Snipe, Little Stint, Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Plaintive

Cuckoo, Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark, White-faced Starling, Indian Silverbill and

White-throated Silverbill. We also saw Asian Wild Elephants, Water Buffalo, Leopard, Wild Boar, Indian Grey

Mongoose, Ruddy Mongoose, Muntjac and Black-naped Hare. Four members of the group went back to the

hotel at noon, while the rest continued until 6pm. After coming back to the hotel, we met up for the checklist at

7.30pm, and had dinner after the briefing for the next day’s programme.



Day 13 Thursday 5th March

After breakfast, we checked out of the hotel at 9.30am, and left for Embilipitiya. We arrived at our next hotel at

12.45 and, after checking in, had lunch. After lunch, we left for a half day safari at Udawalawe National Park,

where we encountered Plum-headed Parakeet, Jerdon's Nightjar, Brown Fish Owl, Ashy Prinia and Tawny-

bellied Babbler. We reached the hotel after the safari at around 7pm, and met up for the checklist at 7.30pm, and

had dinner after the briefing for the next day’s programme.

Day 14 Friday 6th March

After breakfast we left for Singharaja Rainforest at 9am, en-route visiting the Rakwana hills for some light

birding. It was a warm clear day, and we enjoyed looking at the paddyfields and clove plantations as we drove in

to Singharaja. We stopped at a wayside shop, to enjoy some cool king coconut and to stretch our legs.

We reached the next hotel at around 12.45pm, and had lunch after checking in. At around 4pm in the evening,

we had a small walk around the hotel gardens and walked up to the village, where the foothills of the Rainforest

begin. We were able to see Emerald Dove, Sri Lanka Frogmouth, Ashy Drongo, Black Bulbul, Legge's

Flowerpecker and Black-throated Munia.


Day 15 Saturday 7th March

We started our day at 5.30am and, after an early breakfast, proceeded to Singharaja Forest in jeeps. We

encountered Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, Lesser Yellownape, Golden-fronted Leafbird, Sri Lanka Blue Magpie,

Sri Lanka Drongo, Black-naped Monarch, Orange-billed Babbler, Sri Lanka Hill Myna, Spot-winged Thrush and

Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush. We returned to the hotel at 1pm for lunch, and relaxed until 4 pm. Our evening walk, to

the Ketalapathana road, yielded more bird sightings and a glimpse of some villages. Since it was the last night

with some of the group members, we organized a small cocktail party for the group members under the open

sky, with traditional kerosene oil lamps.


Day 16 Sunday 8th March

Once again, after an early breakfast, a few keen birders set out for a birding session around the Ketalapathana

road area, and encountered Sri Lanka Spurfowl, Drongo Cuckoo, Red-faced Malkoha, Green-billed Coucal and

Malabar Trogon. The rest of the morning was at leisure and, after lunch, the group split into two, with one going

towards Colombo and the other for their Whale-watching extension to Mirissa. At 6.30pm we reached the hotel,

and we checked in for our overnight stay in Colombo. We met for the checklist at 7.30pm, and had dinner

afterwards.

Day 17 Monday 9th March

In the morning after breakfast we left for the Airport, in time to catch the flight back.


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Species Lists

Birds (bold text = endemic)

Common name Scientific name

1 Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator

2 Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata

3 Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayetii

4 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

5 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica

6 Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus

7 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

8 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans

9 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

10 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

11 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus

12 Black -headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus

13 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

14 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

15 Yellow Bittern Lxobrychus sinensis

16 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

17 Striated Heron Butorides striata

18 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii

19 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

20 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

21 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

22 Great Egret Ardea alba (Casmerodius albus)

23 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia (Mesophoyx intermedia)

24 Little Egret Egretta garzetta

25 Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis

26 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

27 Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger

28 Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

29 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

30 Darter Anhinga melanogaster

31 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

32 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus

33 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

34 White-bellied Sea Eagle, White-bellied Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster

35 Grey-headed Fish Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus

36 Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus

37 Shikra Accipiter badius

38 Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus

39 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus

40 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela




41 Black Eagle Lctinaetus malayensis

42 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus

43 Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus

44 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

45 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea

46 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio

47 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

48 Common Coot Fulica atra

49 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

50 Indian Stone-curlew (Thick-knee) Burhinus indicus (split from B.oedicnemus, Eurasian S-c)

51 Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris

52 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

53 Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus

54 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

55 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva

56 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola

57 Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus

58 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

59 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

60 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

61 Lesser Sand Plover (Mongolian Plover) Charadrius mongolus

62 Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura

63 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

64 Common Redshank Tringa totanus

65 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

66 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

67 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

68 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

69 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

70 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

71 Red Knot Calidris canutus

72 Red-necked Stint (Rufous-necked Stint ) Calidris ruficollis

73 Little Stint Calidris minuta

74 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

75 Ruff Philomachus pugnax

76 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

77 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

78 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

79 Little Tern Sternula albifrons

80 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

81 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

82 Common Pigeon, Rock Pigeon Columba livia


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83 Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae

84 Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis

85 Spotted Dove Stigmatopelia chinensis

86 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica

87 Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus

88 Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron (Pompadora) pompadora

89 Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea

90 Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus

91 Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria

92 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

93 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala

94 Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthropae

95 Jacobin Cuckoo (Pied Cuckoo) Clamator jacobinus

96 Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Plaintive Cuckoo) Cacomantis passerinus

97 Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris

98 Asian Koel Endynamys scolopacerus

99 Blue-faced Malkoha Rhopodytes viridirostris

100 Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus

101 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

102 Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos

103 Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger

104 Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulugus atripennis

105 Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena

106 Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum

107 Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis

108 Indian Swiftlet Collocalia unicolor

109 Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

110 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba

111 House Swift, Little Swift Apus affinis

112 Crested Treeswift (Grey-rumped Treeswift) Hemiprocne coronata

113 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

114 Green Bee-eater (Little Green Bee-eater) Merops orientalis

115 Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

116 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti

117 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis

118 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

119 Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca

120 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

121 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

122 Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus

123 Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica

124 Yellow-fronted Barbet Megalaima flavifrons




125 Crimson-fronted Barbet Megalaima rubricapillus

126 Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala

127 Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis

128 Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus

129 Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis

130 Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorophus

131 Lesser Goldenback (Black-rumped Flameback) Dinopium benghalense

132 Crimson-backed Goldenback (Crimson-back Woodpecker) Chrysocolaptes(lucidus) stricklandi

133 White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus

134 Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura

135 Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis (pondicerianus) affinis

136 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei

137 Black-headed Cuckooshrike Coracina melanoptera

138 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

139 Scarlet Minivet,Flame Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus

140 Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

141 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

142 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

143 Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni

144 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons

145 Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus

146 Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata

147 House Crow Corvus splendens

148 Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

149 Sand Martin, Pale Martin Riparia riparia

150 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

151 Hill Swallow Hirundo( tahitica) domicola

152 Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis (daurica) hyperythra

153 Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus

154 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

155 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

156 White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens

157 Sri Lanka Drongo, Sri Lanka Crested Drongo Dicrurus ( paradiseus ) lophorhinus

158 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus

159 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

160 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

161 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi

162 Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

163 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii

164 Jerdon's Bushlark Mirafra affinis

165 Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula

166 Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus


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167 Black-capped Bulbul (Black-headed Yellow Bulbul) Pycnonotus melanicterus

168 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer

169 Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus

170 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus

171 Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica

172 Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus

173 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii

174 Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica

175 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis

176 Plain Prinia Prinia inornoata

177 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

178 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

179 Sri Lanka Bush Warbler Bradypterus palliseri

180 Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus

181 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum

182 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata

183 Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama

184 Green Warbler Phylloscopus (trochiloides) nitidus

185 White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola

186 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

187 Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

188 Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus

189 Dark-fronted Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps

190 Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra

191 Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense

192 Orange-billed Babbler Turdoides rufescens

193 Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis

194 Sri Lanka Hill Myna (Sri Lanka Myna) Gracula ptilogenys

195 Lesser Hill Myna Gracula (religioosa) indica

196 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

197 White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus

198 Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush Myophonus blighi

199 Pied Thrush Zoothera wardii

200 Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina

201 Spot-winged Thrush Zoothera spiloptera

202 Sri Lanka Thrush (Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush) Zoothera imbricata

203 Indian Blackbird Turdus (merula) simillimus

204 Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea

205 Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis

206 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus

207 Indian Robin (Black-backed Robin) Saxicoloides fulicatus

208 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata




209 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica

210 Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui

211 Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra

212 Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus

213 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae

214 Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

215 Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile

216 Legge's Flowerpecker (White-throated Flowerpecker) Dicaeum vincens

217 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

218 Purple-rumped Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica

219 Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica

220 Loten's Sunbird (Long-billed Sunbird) Nectarinia lotenia

221 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

222 Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis

223 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

224 Great Tit Parus major

225 Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar

226 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

227 House Sparrow Passer domesticus

228 Indian Silverbill (White-throated Silverbill) Lonchura malabarica

229 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata

230 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

231 Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti

232 Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca

Mammals

1 Toque Macaque Macaca sinica

2 Grey Langur Semnopithecus priam

3 Purple-faced Leaf Monkey Semnopithecus vetulus

4 Golden Jackal Canis aureus

5 Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus

6 Indian Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii

7 Ruddy Mongoose Herpestes smithii

8 Indian Elephant Elephas maximus indicus

9 Wild Boar Sus scofa

10 Leopard Panthera pardus

11 Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak

12 Spotted Deer (Chital) Axis axis

13 Sambar Rusa unicolor

14 Asian Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis

15 Indian Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum

16 Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura

17 Dusky Squirrel Funambulus sublineatus


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18 Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis

19 Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus

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