Henry Cook: Sri Lanka Life List IOC, All records Record(s) 1 to 242 of 242 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica 2 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 3 Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata 4 Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii 5 Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis 6 Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus 7 Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger 8 Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata 9 Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor 10 Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus 11 Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 12 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 13 Little Swift Apus affinis 14 Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos 15 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 16 Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii 17 Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus 18 Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris 19 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus 20 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii H/O 21 Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus 22 Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides 23 Rock Dove Columba livia 24 Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae 25 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 26 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis 27 Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica 28 Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus 29 Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora 30 Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea 31 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 32 Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus 33 Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides 34 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea 35 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 36 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 37 Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator 38 Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris 39 Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus 40 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 41 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 42 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 43 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 44 Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus 45 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 46 Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons 47 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii 48 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 49 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus 50 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 51 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 52 Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura 53 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 54 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 55 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 56 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 57 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 58 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 59 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 60 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 61 Little Stint Calidris minuta 62 Small Pratincole Glareola lactea 63 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 64 Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus 65 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 66 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 67 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 68 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 69 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 70 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 71 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 72 Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 73 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 74 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans 75 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus 76 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala 77 Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus 78 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster 79 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger 80 Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis 81 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 82 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus 83 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 84 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 85 Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis 86 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 87 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 88 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 89 Striated Heron Butorides striata 90 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii 91 Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus 92 Great Egret Ardea alba 93 Medium Egret Ardea intermedia 94 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 95 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 96 Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis 97 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 98 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 99 Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 100 Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni 101 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela 102 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus 103 Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii 104 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis 105 Shikra Accipiter badius 106 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 107 White-bellied Sea Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster 108 Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus 109 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 110 Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica 111 Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata 112 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum 113 Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum 114 Serendib Scops Owl Otus thilohoffmanni 115 Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena 116 Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis 117 Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis 118 Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica 119 Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus 120 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 121 Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus 122 Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis 123 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis 124 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis 125 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 126 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 127 Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca 128 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 129 Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis 130 Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus 131 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti 132 Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus 133 Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons 134 Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus 135 Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus 136 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus 137 Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus 138 Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes 139 Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi 140 White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus 141 Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus H/O 142 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 143 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala 144 Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae 145 Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria 146 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 147 Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus 148 Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura 149 Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis 150 Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus 151 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia 152 Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea 153 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus 154 Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus 155 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei 156 Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera 157 Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus 158 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus 159 Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus 160 White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens 161 White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola 162 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea 163 Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi 164 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 165 Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata 166 House Crow Corvus splendens 167 Indian Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus 168 Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis 169 Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus 170 Jerdon's Bush Lark Mirafra affinis 171 Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica 172 Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa 173 Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera 174 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus 175 Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus 176 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 177 Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola 178 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 179 Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra 180 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus 181 Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus 182 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 183 Sri Lanka Bush Warbler Elaphrornis palliseri 184 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 185 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii 186 Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica 187 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis 188 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata 189 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 190 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 191 Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense 192 Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis 193 Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus 194 Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra 195 Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps 196 Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus 197 Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus 198 Ashy-headed Laughingthrush Argya cinereifrons 199 Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens 200 Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis 201 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis 202 Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys 203 Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica 204 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 205 Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum 206 White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus 207 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 208 Sri Lanka Thrush Zoothera imbricata 209 Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii 210 Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera 211 Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus 212 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis 213 Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus 214 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus 215 Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui 216 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 217 Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus 218 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae 219 Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush Myophonus blighi 220 Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea 221 Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra 222 Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata 223 Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni 224 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons 225 Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile 226 Legge's Flowerpecker Dicaeum vincens 227 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos 228 Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica 229 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus 230 Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius 231 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 232 Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar 233 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus 234 Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica 235 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata 236 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata 237 Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca 238 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus 239 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 240 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 241 Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus 242 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii