Field Guide – Birds of Indian Subcontinent Edn.2
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05.05 Sri Lanka
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Field Guide – Birds of Indian Subcontinent Edn.2Field Guide – Endemic Birds of Sri LankaBirding Tracker Map – Sri Lanka Nov. 2018Spurfowl Sri Lanka (Galloperdix bicalcarata) endemic male – Sri LankaSpurfowl Sri Lanka (Galloperdix bicalcarata) endemic male – Sri LankaJunglefowl Sri Lanka (Gallus lafayetii) endemic male – Sri LankaJunglefowl Sri Lanka (Gallus lafayetii) endemic juvenile male – Sri LankaJunglefowl Sri Lanka (Gallus lafayetii) endemic female – Sri LankaGuineafowl Helmeted (Numida meleagris) sabyi race – Sri LankaPeafowl Indian (Pavo cristatus) male – Sri LankaPeafowl Indian (Pavo cristatus) male showing – Sri LankaDuck Lesser Whistling (Dendrocygna javanica) – Sri LankaDuck Lesser Whistling (Dendrocygna javanica) in flight – Sri LankaGrebe Little (Tachybaptus ruficollis) breeding – Sri LankaStork Painted (Mycteria leucocephala) – Sri LankaStork Painted (Mycteria leucocephala) – Sri LankaStork Painted (Mycteria leucocephala) juvenile – Sri LankaOpenbil Asian (Anastomus oscitans) – Sri LankaOpenbil Asian (Anastomus oscitans) in flight – Sri LankaOpenbil Asian (Anastomus oscitans) immature – Sri LankaStork Wolley-necked (Ciconia episcopus) in flight – Sri LankaAdjutant Lesser (Leptoptilos javanicus) – Sri LankaAdjutant Lesser (Leptoptilos javanicus) – Sri LankaIbis Black-headed (Threskiornis melanocephalus) with crab – Sri LankaIbis Black-headed (Threskiornis melanocephalus) – Sri LankaBittern Yellow (Ixobrychus sinensis) – Sri LankaBittern Yellow (Ixobrychus sinensis) – Sri LankaBittern Yellow (Ixobrychus sinensis) – Sri LankaBittern Cinnamon (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) in flight – Sri LankaHeron Black-crowned Night (Nycticorax nycticorax) in flight – Sri LankaHeron Black-crowned Night (Nycticorax nycticorax) in flight – Sri LankaHeron Black-crowned Night (Nycticorax nycticorax) juvenile – Sri LankaHeron Indian Pond (Ardeola grayii) – Sri LankaHeron Indian Pond (Ardeola grayii) – Sri LankaHeron Grey (Ardea cinerea) swimming – Sri LankaHeron Grey (Ardea cinerea) – Sri LankaHeron Grey (Ardea cinerea) in flight – Sri LankaHeron Purple (Ardea purpurea) – Sri LankaHeron Purple (Ardea purpurea) – Sri LankaEgret Eastern Cattle (Bubulcus coromandus) – Sri LankaEgret Eastern Cattle (Bubulcus coromandus) – Sri LankaEgret Eastern Cattle (Bubulcus coromandus) on buffalo – Sri LankaEgret Great (Ardea alba) breeding – Sri LankaEgret Great (Ardea alba) non breeding – Sri LankaEgret Little (Egretta garzetta) – Sri LankaEgret Little (Egretta garzetta) – Sri LankaEgret Little (Egretta garzetta) in flight – Sri LankaEgret Little (Egretta garzetta) in flight – Sri LankaPelican Spot-billed (Pelecanus philippensis) – Sri LankaPelican Spot-billed (Pelecanus philippensis) in flight – Sri LankaDarter Oriental (Anhinga melanogaster) – Sri LankaDarter Oriental (Anhinga melanogaster) in flight – Sri LankaCormorant Little (Microcarbo niger) – Sri LankaCormorant Little (Microcarbo niger) in flight – Sri LankaCormorant Indian (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) – Sri LankaKite Brahminy (Haliastur indus) in flight – Sri LankaKite Brahminy (Haliastur indus) in flight – Sri LankaEagle Grey-headed Fish (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) – Sri LankaEagle Grey-headed Fish (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) in flight with fish – Sri LankaEagle Grey-headed Fish (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) in flight with fish – Sri LankaEagle Black (Ictinaetus malaiensis) in flight – Sri LankaEagle Crested Serpent (Spilornis cheela) – Sri LankaEagle Crested Serpent (Spilornis cheela) hovering – Sri LankaShikra (Accipiter badius) hovering – Sri LankaEagle Rufous-bellied (Lophotriorchus kienerii) – Sri LankaEagle Changeable Hawk (Nisaetus cirrhatus) dark morph – Sri LankaEagle Changeable Hawk (Nisaetus cirrhatus) dark morph – Sri LankaEagle Changeable Hawk (Nisaetus cirrhatus) pale morph – Sri LankaEagle Changeable Hawk (Nisaetus cirrhatus) pale morph – Sri LankaWaterhen White-breasted (Amaurornis phoenicurus) – Sri LankaButtonquail Barred (Turnix suscitator) – Sri LankaMoorhen Common (Gallinula chloropus) – Sri LankaStone-curlew Indian (Burhinus indicus) – Sri LankaStone-Curlew Great (Esacus recurvirostris) – Sri LankaStone-Curlew Great (Esacus recurvirostris) – Sri LankaStone-Curlew Great (Esacus recurvirostris) – Sri LankaJacana Pheasant-tailed (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) – Sri LankaStilt Black-winged (Himantopus himantopus) – Sri LankaLapwing Yellow-wattled (Vanellus malabaricus) – Sri LankaLapwing Red-wattled (Vanellus indicus) – Sri LankaPlover Grey (Pluvialis squatarola) non-breeding – Sri LankaPlover Little Ringed (Charadrius dubius) breeding – Sri LankaPlover Little Ringed (Charadrius dubius) breeding – Sri LankaPlover Kentish (Charadrius alexandrinus) non-breeding – Sri LankaPlover Kentish (Charadrius alexandrinus) non-breeding – Sri LankaPlover Kentish (Charadrius alexandrinus) non-breeding – Sri LankaPlover Greater Sand (Charadrius leschenaultii) non-breeding – Sri LankaSnipe Greater Painted (Rostratula benghalensis) male – Sri LankaSnipe Greater Painted (Rostratula benghalensis) female – Sri LankaRuff (Philomachus pugnax) non-breeding – Sri LankaRedshank Common (Tringa totanus) non-breeding – Sri LankaSandpiper Marsh (Tringa stagnatilis) – Sri LankaSandpiper Marsh (Tringa stagnatilis) and crocodile – Sri LankaSandpiper Marsh (Tringa stagnatilis) – Sri LankaGreenshank Common (Tringa nebularia) non breeding – Sri LankaSandpiper Common (Actitis hypoleucos) – Sri LankaTurnstone Ruddy (Arenaria interpres) – Sri LankaSandpiper Curlew (Calidris ferruginea) non breeding – Sri LankaSandpiper Curlew (Calidris ferruginea) non breeding – Sri LankaSandpiper Curlew (Calidris ferruginea) non breeding – Sri LankaSandpiper Curlew (Calidris ferruginea) non breeding in flight – Sri LankaPratincole Small (Glareola lactea) – Sri LankaTern Whiskered (Chlidonias hybrida) non breeding in flight – Sri LankaDove Rock (Columba livia) – Sri LankaPigeon Sri Lanka Wood (Columba torringtoniae) endemic – Sri LankaPigeon Green Imperial (Ducula aenea) – Sri LankaDove Eurasian Collared (Streptopelia decaocto) – Sri LankaDove Spotted (Spilopelia chinensis) – Sri LankaPigeon Orange-breasted Green (Treron bicinctus) male – Sri LankaPigeon Orange-breasted Green (Treron bicinctus) male – Sri LankaPigeon Orange-breasted Green (Treron bicinctus) female – Sri LankaPigeon Sri Lanka Green (Treron pompadora) endemic – Sri LankaDove Common Emerald (Chalcophaps indica) – Sri LankaParakeet Alexandrine (Chalcophaps indica) – Sri LankaParakeet Rose-ringed (Psittacula krameri) – Sri LankaParakeet Plum-headed (Psittacula cyanocephala) male – Sri LankaParakeet Plum-headed (Psittacula cyanocephala) female – Sri LankaParakeet Layard’s (Psittacula calthropae) female endemic – Sri LankaCuckoo Jacobin (Clamator jacobinus) – Sri LankaCuckoo Jacobin (Clamator jacobinus) – Sri LankaCuckoo Square-tailed Drongo- (Surniculus lugubris) showing wings – Sri LankaMalkoha Blue-faced (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) – Sri LankaMalkoha Red-faced (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus) endemic – Sri LankaMalkoha Red-faced (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus) endemic – Sri LankaCoucal Greater (Centropus sinensis) – Sri LankaCoucal Green-billed (Centropus chlororhynchos) – Sri LankaOwl Western Barn (Tyto alba) – Sri LankaOwl Serendib Scops (Otus thilohoffmanni) endemic – Sri LankaOwl Indian Scops (Otus bakkamoena) – Sri LankaOwlet Chestnut-backed (Glaucidium castanotum) endemic – Sri LankaOwlet Chestnut-backed (Glaucidium castanotum) endemic – Sri LankaOwlet Jungle (Glaucidium radiatum) – Sri LankaOwl Spot-bellied Eagle- (Bubo nipalensis) – Sri LankaOwl Brown Fish (Ketupa zeylonensis) Sri LankaFrogmouth Sri Lanka (Batrachostomus moniliger) male & female – Sri LankaSwiftlet Indian (Aerodramus unicolor) in flight – Sri LankaTreeswift Crested (Hemiprocne coronata) – Sri LankaTreeswift Crested (Hemiprocne coronata) – Sri LankaHoopoe Eurasian (Upupa epops) – Sri LankaTrogon Malabar (Harpactes fasciatus) rear view – Sri LankaTrogon Malabar (Harpactes fasciatus) – Sri LankaRoller Indian (Coracias benghalensis) – Sri LankaKingfisher Stork-billed (Pelargopsis capensis) – Sri LankaKingfisher White-throated (Halcyon smyrnensis) dark head & bill – Sri LankaKingfisher White-throated (Halcyon smyrnensis) – Sri LankaKingfisher Oriental Dwarf (Ceyx erithaca) – Sri LankaKingfisher Common (Alcedo atthis) – Sri LankaKingfisher Pied (Ceryle rudis) male – Sri LankaKingfisher Pied (Ceryle rudis) female – Sri LankaBee-eater Green (Merops orientalis) – Sri LankaBee-eater Green (Merops orientalis) – Sri LankaBee-eater Blue-tailed (Merops philippinus) – Sri LankaBee-eater Blue-tailed (Merops philippinus) – Sri LankaBee-eater Chestnut-headed (Merops leschenaulti) – Sri LankaBee-eater Chestnut-headed (Merops leschenaulti) – Sri LankaHornbill Sri Lanka Grey (Ocyceros gingalensis) endemic male – Sri LankaHornbill Sri Lanka Grey (Ocyceros gingalensis) endemic male – Sri LankaHornbill Sri Lanka Grey (Ocyceros gingalensis) endemic male diving – Sri LankaHornbill Malabar Pied (Anthracoceros coronatus) male – Sri LankaHornbill Malabar Pied (Anthracoceros coronatus) male & female – Sri LankaHornbill Malabar Pied (Anthracoceros coronatus) male diving – Sri LankaHornbill Malabar Pied (Anthracoceros coronatus) female – Sri LankaHornbill Malabar Pied (Anthracoceros coronatus) female – Sri LankaHornbill Malabar Pied (Anthracoceros coronatus) immature – Sri LankaBarbet Brown-headed (Megalaima zeylanica) – Sri LankaBarbet Brown-headed (Megalaima zeylanica) – Sri LankaBarbet Yellow-fronted (Megalaima flavifrons) – Sri LankaBarbet Yellow-fronted (Megalaima flavifrons) – Sri LankaBarbet Coppersmith (Megalaima haemacephala) – Sri LankaWoodpecker Brown-capped Pygmy (Dendrocopos nanus) – Sri LankaWoodpecker Brown-capped Pygmy (Dendrocopos nanus) in flight – Sri LankaYellownape Lesser (Picus chlorolophus) male – Sri LankaWoodpecker White-naped (Chrysocolaptes festivus) male & female – Sri LankaWoodpecker White-naped (Chrysocolaptes festivus) male & female – Sri LankaPitta Indian (Pitta brachyura) – Sri LankaFlycatcher-shrike Bar-winged (Hemipus picatus) front view – Sri LankaFlycatcher-shrike Bar-winged (Hemipus picatus) rear view – Sri LankaIora Common (Aegithina tiphia) male – Sri LankaIora Common (Aegithina tiphia) female – Sri LankaIora Common (Aegithina tiphia) female – Sri LankaMinivet Small (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) male malabaricus – Sri LankaMinivet Small (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) male malabaricus – Sri LankaMinivet Orange (Pericrocotus flammeus) endemic, male front view – Sri LankaMinivet Orange (Pericrocotus flammeus) endemic male rear view – Sri LankaMinivet Orange (Pericrocotus flammeus) endemic, male wing detail – Sri LankaMinivet Orange (Pericrocotus flammeus) endemic, female Sri LankaShrike Brown (Lanius cristatus) adult – Sri LankaShrike Brown (Lanius cristatus) adult – Sri LankaShrike Brown (Lanius cristatus) juvenile – Sri LankaDrongo Sri Lanka (Dicrurus lophorinus) endemic – Sri LankaDrongo Sri Lanka (Dicrurus lophorinus) endemic – Sri LankaDrongo Sri Lanka (Dicrurus lophorinus) endemic – Sri LankaDrongo White-bellied (Dicrurus caerulescens) – Sri LankaDrongo White-bellied (Dicrurus caerulescens) – Sri LankaOriole Black-hooded (Oriolus xanthornus) male – Sri LankaOriole Black-hooded (Oriolus xanthornus) male taking off – Sri LankaFantail White-browed (Rhipidura aureola) – Sri LankaFlycatcher Asian Paradise (Terpsiphone paradisi) male – Sri LankaFlycatcher Asian Paradise (Terpsiphone paradisi) male – Sri LankaFlycatcher Asian Paradise (Terpsiphone paradisi) male – Sri LankaFlycatcher Asian Paradise (Terpsiphone paradisi) female – Sri LankaMagpie Sri Lanka Blue (Urocissa ornata) endemic – Sri LankaMagpie Sri Lanka Blue (Urocissa ornata) endemic – Sri LankaCrow Indian Jungle (Corvus culminatus) – Sri LankaCrow Indian Jungle (Corvus culminatus) – Sri LankaCrow House (Corvus splendens) – Sri LankaCrow House (Corvus splendens) in flight – Sri LankaSwallow Barn (Hirundo rustica) – Sri LankaSwallow Barn (Hirundo rustica) in flight – Sri LankaLark Jerdon’s Bush (Mirafra affinis) – Sri LankaLark Jerdon’s Bush (Mirafra affinis) – Sri LankaLark Jerdon’s Bush (Mirafra affinis) taking off – Sri LankaSparrow-Lark Ashy-crowned (Eremopterix griseus) male – Sri LankaSparrow-Lark Ashy-crowned (Eremopterix griseus) female – Sri LankaSkylark Oriental (Alauda gulgula) – Sri LankaSkylark Oriental (Alauda gulgula) – Sri LankaSkylark Oriental (Alauda gulgula) – Sri LankaBulbul Black-capped (Pycnonotus melanicterus) endemic – Sri LankaBulbul Red-vented (Pycnonotus cafer) – Sri LankaBulbul Yellow-eared (Pycnonotus penicillatus) endemic with bug – Sri LankaBulbul Yellow-eared (Pycnonotus penicillatus) endemic – Sri LankaBulbul White-browed (Pycnonotus luteolus) – Sri LankaBulbul Yellow-browed (Acritillas indica) – Sri LankaBulbul Yellow-browed (Acritillas indica) rear view – Sri LankaBulbul Yellow-browed (Acritillas indica) front view – Sri LankaBulbul Square-tailed (Hypsipetes ganeesa) near endemic – Sri LankaBulbul Square-tailed (Hypsipetes ganeesa) near endemic – Sri LankaPrinia Grey-breasted (Prinia hodgsonii)- Sri LankaPrinia Grey-breasted (Prinia hodgsonii)- Sri LankaPrinia Jungle (Prinia sylvatica) – Sri LankaPrinia Jungle (Prinia sylvatica) – Sri LankaPrinia Jungle (Prinia sylvatica) – Sri LankaPrinia Plain (Prinia inornata) – Sri LankaPrinia Plain (Prinia inornata) – Sri LankaTailorbird Common (Orthotomus sutorius) – Sri LankaTailorbird Common (Orthotomus sutorius) in flight – Sri LankaWarbler Green (Phylloscopus nitidus) – Sri LankaWarbler Green (Phylloscopus nitidus) – Sri LankaBabbler Brown-capped (Pellorneum fuscocapillus) – Sri LankaBabbler Tawny-bellied (Dumetia hyperythra) – Sri LankaBabbler Tawny-bellied (Dumetia hyperythra) – Sri LankaBabbler Sri Lanka Scimitar (Pomatorhinus melanurus) endemic – Sri LankaBabbler Sri Lanka Scimitar (Pomatorhinus melanurus) endemic – Sri LankaBabbler Orange-billed (Turdoides rufescens) endemic – Sri LankaBabbler Orange-billed (Turdoides rufescens) endemic – Sri LankaBabbler Orange-billed (Turdoides rufescens) endemic flock – Sri LankaBabbler Yellow-billed (Turdoides affinis) – Sri LankaBabbler Yellow-billed (Turdoides affinis) – Sri LankaLaughingthrush Ashy-headed (Garrulax cinereifrons) endemic – Sri LankaBabbler Yellow-eyed (Chrysomma sinense) – Sri LankaBabbler Yellow-eyed (Chrysomma sinense) – Sri LankaWhite-eye Oriental (Zosterops palpebrosus) – Sri LankaWhite-eye Oriental (Zosterops palpebrosus) in flight – Sri LankaWhite-Eye Sri Lanka (Zosterops ceylonensis) endemic – Sri LankaMyna Sri Lanka Hill (Gracula ptilogenys) endemic – Sri LankaMyna Southern Hill (Gracula indica) – Sri LankaMyna Common (Acridotheres tristis) – Sri LankaMyna Common (Acridotheres tristis) – Sri LankaStarling Rosy (Pastor roseus) – Sri LankaStarling Rosy (Pastor roseus) – Sri LankaThrush Sri Lanka Whistling (Myophonus blighi) endemic male – Sri LankaThrush Sri Lanka Whistling (Myophonus blighi) endemic male – Sri LankaThrush Pied (Geokichla wardii) female – Sri LankaThrush Spot-winged (Geokichla spiloptera) endemic – Sri LankaRobin Indian Blue (Luscinia brunnea) juvenile – Sri LankaRobin Oriental Magpie- (Copsychus saularis) male – Sri LankaRobin Oriental Magpie- (Copsychus saularis) female – Sri LankaShama White-rumped (Copsychus malabaricus) – Sri LankaRobin Indian (Saxicoloides fulicatus) male – Sri LankaRobin Indian (Saxicoloides fulicatus) male – Sri LankaRobin Indian (Saxicoloides fulicatus) male – Sri LankaRobin Indian (Saxicoloides fulicatus) female – Sri LankaChat Pied Bush (Saxicola caprata) male – Sri LankaChat Pied Bush (Saxicola caprata) male in flight – Sri LankaFlycatcher Asian Brown (Muscicapa latirostris) – Sri LankaFlycatcher Brown-breasted (Muscicapa muttui) – Sri LankaFlycatcher Kashmir (Ficedula subrubra) – Sri LankaFlycatcher Dull-blue (Eumyias sordidus) endemic – Sri LankaFlycatcher Tickell’s Blue (Cyornis tickelliae) – Sri LankaFlycatcher Grey-headed (Culicicapa ceylonensis) – Sri LankaLeafbird Jerdon’s (Chloropsis jerdoni) – Sri LankaLeafbird Golden-fronted (Chloropsis aurifrons) – Sri LankaFlowerpecker Thick-billed (Dicaeum agile) – Sri LankaFlowerpecker Pale-billed (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) – Sri LankaSunbird Purple-rumped (Leptocoma zeylonica) male at nest – Sri LankaSunbird Purple-rumped (Leptocoma zeylonica) male – Sri LankaSunbird Purple-rumped (Leptocoma zeylonica) male in flight – Sri LankaSunbird Purple-rumped (Leptocoma zeylonica) female – Sri LankaSunbird Purple-rumped (Leptocoma zeylonica) female in flight – Sri LankaSunbird Purple-rumped (Leptocoma zeylonica) immature male – Sri LankaSunbird Purple (Cinnyris asiaticus) male – Sri LankaSunbird Purple (Cinnyris asiaticus) male in flight – Sri LankaSparrow House (Passer domesticus) male – Sri LankaWeaver Baya (Ploceus philippinus) – Sri LankaWeaver Baya (Ploceus philippinus) on nest – Sri LankaSilverbill Indian (Euodice malabarica) – Sri LankaSilverbill Indian (Euodice malabarica) – Sri LankaMunia White-rumped (Lonchura striata) – Sri LankaMunia Scaly-breasted (Lonchura punctulata) – Sri LankaMunia Scaly-breasted (Lonchura punctulata) – Sri LankaMunia Tricolored (Lonchura malacca) – Sri LankaMunia Tricolored (Lonchura malacca) in flight – Sri LankaWagtail Grey (Motacilla cinerea) – Sri LankaPipit Paddyfield (Anthus rufulus) – Sri LankaPipit Paddyfield (Anthus rufulus) – Sri LankaSwamphen Grey-headed (Porphyrio poliocephalus) male – Sri LankaFlameback Red-backed (Dinopium psarodes) endemic male – Sri LankaFlameback Red-backed (Dinopium psarodes) endemic female – Sri LankaTit Cinereous (Parus cinereus) – Sri LankaTit Cinereous (Parus cinereus) – Sri Lanka
