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Sri Lanka

35 bird species live nowhere else on Earth but Sri Lanka.

Endemic species: 35
Bird species: 349
Destinations: 1
Field guides: 6

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Found nowhere else

Endemic birds of Sri Lanka

All 35 endemics

Ashy-headed Laughingthrush

Ashy-headed Laughingthrush Argya cinereifrons Endemic to Sri Lanka

Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera Endemic to Sri Lanka

Brown-capped Babbler

Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus Endemic to Sri Lanka

Chestnut-backed Owlet

Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum Endemic to Sri Lanka

Crimson-backed Flameback

Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi Endemic to Sri Lanka

Crimson-fronted Barbet

Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus Endemic to Sri Lanka

Dull-blue Flycatcher

Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus Endemic to Sri Lanka

Green-billed Coucal

Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos Endemic to Sri Lanka

Layard’s Parakeet

Layard’s Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae Endemic to Sri Lanka

Legge’s Flowerpecker

Legge’s Flowerpecker Pachyglossa vincens Endemic to Sri Lanka

Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens Endemic to Sri Lanka

Red-backed Flameback

Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes Endemic to Sri Lanka

Red-faced Malkoha

Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus Endemic to Sri Lanka

Serendib Scops Owl

Serendib Scops Owl Otus thilohoffmanni Endemic to Sri Lanka

Spot-winged Thrush

Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera Endemic to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata Endemic to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Bush Warbler

Sri Lanka Bush Warbler Elaphrornis palliseri Endemic to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Drongo

Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus Endemic to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Green Pigeon

Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora Endemic to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis Endemic to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus Endemic to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Hill Myna

Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys Endemic to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Junglefowl

Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii Endemic to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler

Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus Endemic to Sri Lanka

Identify

Birds you are likely to see in Sri Lanka

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Montagu’s Harrier

Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus

Black Drongo

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

Indian Silverbill

Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica

Common Tailorbird

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

Rock Dove Columba livia

Oriental Magpie-Robin

Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Western Marsh Harrier

Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus

Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius

Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto

Plan

Where to go birding in Sri Lanka

Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sri Lanka Sinharaja Forest Reserve Rainforest home to most of Sri Lanka's endemic birds and famous mixed flocks.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Good
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Good

Read

Field guides for Sri Lanka

Birds of the Indian Subcontinent

Birds of the Indian Subcontinent Richard Grimmett et al., 2011 India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and more Travelling birders

Birds of Sri Lanka

Birds of Sri Lanka Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne, 2017 Sri Lanka All levels

Birds of Sri Lanka

Birds of Sri Lanka Deepal Warakagoda et al., 2012 Sri Lanka Travelling birders

Birds of South Asia

Birds of South Asia Pamela C. Rasmussen et al., 2012 India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and more Experts and researchers

A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent

A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent Krys Kazmierczak, 2000 India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and more All levels

A Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka

A Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka John Harrison, 1999 Sri Lanka All levels