Sri Lankan birds: non-passerines
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This is a list of Sri Lankan non-passerine birds. For general comments on the birdlife of Sri Lanka, see list of Sri Lankan birds.
See also Sri Lankan birds: passerines
Species List
PODICIPEDIFORMES
- Podicipedidae: grebes
- Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Procellariidae: shearwaters and petrels
- Cape Petrel, Daption capense
- Barau's Petrel, Pterodroma baraui
- Bulwer's Petrel, Bulweria bulwerii
- Jouanin's Petrel, Bulweria fallax
- Streaked Shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas
- Flesh-footed Shearwater, Puffinus cameipes
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus
- Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus
- Short-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris
- Audubon's Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri
- Hydrobatidae: storm petrels
- Wilson's Storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
- Swinhoe's Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis
PELECANIFORMES
- Phaethontidae: tropicbirds
- Red-billed Tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus
- White-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus
- Pelecanidae: pelicans
- Spot-billed Pelican, Pelecanus philippens
- Sulidae: gannets and boobies
- Masked Booby, Sula dactylatra
- Red-footed Booby, Sula sula
- Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster
- Phalacrocoracidae: cormorants
- Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
- Indian Cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Little Cormorant, Phalacrocorax niger
- Anhingidae: Anhinga and darters
- Oriental Darter, Anhinga melanogaster
- Fregatidae: frigatebirds
- Christmas Island Frigatebird, Fregata andrewsi
- Great Frigatebird, Fregata minor
- Lesser Frigatebird, Fregata ariel
CICONIIFORMES
- Ardeidae: herons and bitterns
- Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea
- Goliath Heron, Ardea goliath
- Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea
- Great Egret, Egretta alba modesta
- Intermediate Egret, Egretta intermedia
- Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
- Western Reef Egret, Egretta gularis
- Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
- Indian Pond Heron, Ardeola grayii
- Chinese Pond Heron, Ardeola bacchus
- Striated Heron, Butorides striatus
- Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
- Malayan Night Heron, Gorsachius melanolophus
- Yellow Bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis
- Cinnamon Bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
- Black Bittern, Dupetor flavicollis
- Eurasian Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
- Ciconiidae: storks
- Painted Stork, Mycteria leucocephala
- Asian Openbill, Anastomus oscitans
- Black Stork, Ciconia nigra
- Woolly-necked Stork, Ciconia episcopus
- White Stork, Ciconia ciconia
- Black-necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Lesser Adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus
- Threskiornithidae: ibises and spoonbills
- Black-headed Ibis, Threskomis melanocephalus
- Glossy Ibis , Plegadis falcinellus
- European Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
- Phoenicopteridae flamingos
- Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber
ANSERIFORMES
- Anatidae: swans, geese and ducks
- Fulvous Whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor
- Lesser Whistling-duck, Dendrocygna javanica
- Greylag Goose, Anser anser
- Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
- Comb Duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Cotton Pygmy Goose, Nettapus coromandelianus
- Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope
- Gadwall, Anas strepera
- Common Teal, Anas crecca
- Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
- Spot-billed Duck, Anas poecilorhyncha
- Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
- Garganey, Anas querquedula
- Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata
- Marbled Teal, Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina
- Pochard, Aythya ferina
- Tufted Duck, Athythya fuligula
ACCIPITRIFORMES
- Pandionidae: Osprey
- Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
- Accipitridae: hawks, eagles, buzzards etc
- Jerdon's Baza, Aviceda jerdoni
- Black Baza, Aviceda leuphotes
- Oriental Honey Buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Black-winged Kite, Elanus caeruleus
- Black Kite, Milvus migrans
- Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus
- White-bellied Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus
- Crested Serpent Eagle, Spilornis cheela
- Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus
- Pied Harrier, Circus melanoleucos
- Montagu's Harrier, Circus pygargus
- Western Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus
- Crested Goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus
- Shikra, Accipiter badius
- Besra, Accipiter virgatus
- Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo
- Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus
- Black Eagle, Ictinaetus malayensis
- Bonelli's Eagle, Hieraaetus fasciatus
- Booted Eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus
- Rufous-bellied Eagle, Hieraaetus kieneri
- Changeable Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus cirrhatus
- Mountain Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus nipalensis
- Falconidae: falcons
- Lesser Kestrel, Falco naumanni
- Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
- Amur Falcon, Falco amurensis
- Red-necked Falcon, Falco chicquera
- Oriental Hobby, Falco severus
- Eastern Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus calidus
- Shaheen Falcon, Peregiinus peregrinator
GALLIFORMES
- Phasianidae: partridges, pheasants, quail and allies
- Painted Francolin, Francolinus pictus
- Grey Francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus
- Rain Quail, Coturnix coromandelica
- Blue-breasted Quail, Coturnix chinensis
- Jungle Bush Quail, Perdicula asiatica
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl, Galloperdix bicalcarata endemic
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Gallus lafayettii endemic
- Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus
TURNICIFORMES
- Turnicidae: buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail, Turnis sylvatica
- Barred Buttonquail, Turnis suscitator
GRUIFORMES
- Rallidae: rails, crakes, and allies
- Slaty-breasted Rail, Rallus striatus
- Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus
- Slaty-legged Crake, Rallina eurizonoides
- Corncrake, Crex crex
- Baillon's Crake, Porzana pusilla
- Ruddy-breasted Crake, Porzana fusca
- White-breasted Waterhen, Amauromis phoenicurus
- Watercock, Gallicrex cinerea
- Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
- Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
- Common Coot, Fulica atra
CHARADRIIFORMES
- Jacanidae: jacanas
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Rostratulidae: painted snipe
- Greater Painted Snipe, Rostratula benghalensis
- Dromadidae: Crab Plover
- Crab Plover, Dromas ardeola
- Haematopodidae: oystercatchers
- Common Pied Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
- Recurvirostridae: avocets and stilts
- Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus
- Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta
- Burhinidae: thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee, Burrhinus oedicnemus
- Great Thick-knee, Esacus recurvirostris
- Glareolidae: coursers and pratincoles
- Indian Courser, Cursorius coromandelicus
- Collared Pratincole, Glareola pratincola
- Oriental Pratincole, Glareola maldivarum
- Small Pratincole, Glareola lactea
- Charadriidae: plovers
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Vanellus malebaricus
- Sociable Lapwing, Chettusia gregaria
- Red-wattled Lapwing, Vanellus Indicus
- Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvialis fulva
- Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
- Common Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula
- Long-billed Plover, Charadrius placidus
- Little Ringed Plover, Charadrius dubius
- Kentish Plover, Charadrius alesandrinus
- Mongolian Plover, Charadrius mongolus
- Greater Sand Plover, Charadrius leschenaultii
- Caspian Plover, Charadrius asiaticus
- Oriental Plover, Charadrius veredus
- Scolopacidae: typical waders or shorebirds
- Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa
- Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa iapponica
- Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
- Slender-billed Curlew, Numenius tenuirostris
- Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata
- Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus
- Common Redshank, Tringa totanus
- Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
- Common Greenshank, Tringa nebularia
- Nordmann's Greenshank, Tringa guttifer
- Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
- Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola
- Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
- Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
- Turnstone, Arenaria Interpres
- Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
- Eurasian Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
- Wood Snipe, Gallinago nemoricola
- Pintail Snipe, Gallinago stenura
- Swinhoe's Snipe, Gallinago megala
- Great Snipe, Gallinago media
- Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago
- Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
- Asian Dowitcher, Limnodramus semipalmatus
- Red Knot, Calidris canutus
- Great Knot, Calidris tertuirostris
- Sanderling, Calidris alba
- Red-necked Stint, Calidris ruficollis
- Little Stint, Calidris minuta
- Temminck's Stint, Calidris temminckii
- Long-toed Stint, Calidris subminuta
- White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata
- Dunlin, Calidris alpina
- Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Eurynorhynchus pygmeus
- Broad-billed Sandpiper, Limicola falcinellus
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis
- Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
- Stercorariidae: skuas
- South Polar Skua, Catharacta maccormicki
- Antarctic Skua, Catharacta antarctica
- Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
- Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
- Laridae: gulls
- Sooty Gull, Larus hemprichii
- Heuglin's Gull, Larus heuglini
- Yellow-legged Gull, Larus cachinnans
- Great Black-headed Gull, Larus ichthyaetus
- Brown-headed Gull, Larus brunnicephalus
- Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus
- Slender-billed Gull, Larus genei
- Sternidae: terns
- Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybridus
- White-winged Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
- Black Tern, Chlidonias niger
- Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Tern, Sterna caspia
- Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
- Roseate Tern, Sterna dougalli
- White-cheeked Tern, Sterna repressa
- Black-naped Tern, Sterna sumatrana
- Bridled Tern, Sternma anaethetus
- Sooty Tern, Sterna fuscata
- Little Tern, Sterna albifrons
- Saunders's Tern, Sterna saundersi
- Great Crested Tern, Sterna bergii
- Lesser Crested Tern, Sterna bengalensis
- Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis
- Brown Noddy, Anous stolidus
- Lesser Noddy, Anous tenuirostris
- Black Noddy, Anous minutus
COLUMBIFORMES
- Columbidae: pigeons and doves
- Rock Pigeon, Columba livia
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, Columba torringtoni endemic
- Pale-capped Pigeon, Columba punicea
- Oriental Turtle Dove, Streptopelia orientalis
- Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto
- Red Collared Dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis
- Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps indica
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon, Treron bicincta
- Pompadour Green Pigeon, Treron pompadora
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon, Treron phoenicoptera
- Green Imperial Pigeon, Ducula aenea
PSITTACIFORMES
- Psittacidae: parrots
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Loriculus beryllnus endemic
- Alexandrine Parakeet, Psittacula eupatrtia
- Rose-ringed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri
- Plum-headed Parakeet, Psittacula cyanocephala
- Layard's Parakeet, Psittacula calthropae endemic
CUCULIFORMES
- Cuculidae: cuckoos
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Clamator coromandus
- Pied Cuckoo, Clamator jacobinus
- Common Hawk Cuckoo, Hierococcyx varius
- Indian Cuckoo, Cuculus micropterus
- Common Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
- Lesser Cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
- Banded Bay Cuckoo, Cacomantis sonneratii
- Plaintive Cuckoo, Cacomantis passerinus
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx maculatus
- Drongo Cuckoo, Surniculus lugubris
- Asian Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea
- Blue-faced Malkoha, Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Red-faced Malkoha, Phaenicophaeus pyffhocephalus endemic
- Sirkeer Malkoha, Taccocua leschenaultii
- Green-billed Coucal, Centropus chlororhynchus endemic
- Greater Coucal, Centropus sinensis
- Lesser Coucal, Centropus bengalensis
STRIGIFORMES
- Tytonidae: barn owls
- Barn Owl, Tyto alba
- Strigidae: typical owls
- Oriental Bay Owl, Phodilus badius
- Oriental Scops Owl, Otus sunia
- Collared Scops Owl, Otus bakkamoena
- Serendib Scops Owl, Otus thilohoffmanni
- Spot-bellied Eagle Owl, Bubo nipalensis
- Brown Fish Owl, Ketupa zeylonensis
- Brown Wood Owl, Strix leptognammica
- Jungle Owlet, Glaucidium radiatum
- Chestnut-backed Owlet, Glaucidium castanonotum endemic
- Brown Hawk Owl, Ninox scutulata
- Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES
- Podargidae: frogmouths
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth, Batrachostomus moniliger
- Caprimulgidae: nightjars
- Grey Nightjar, Caprimulgus indicus
- Jerdon's Nightjar, Caprimulgus atripennis
- Indian Nightjar, Caprimulgus asiaticus
APODIFORMES
- Apodidae: swifts
- Indian Swiftlet, Collocalia unicolor
- Brown-backed Needletail, Hirundapus giganteus
- Asian Palm Swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Alpine Swift, Tachymarptis melba
- Fork-tailed Swift, Apus pacificus
- Little Swift, Apus affinis
- Hemiprocnidae: tree swifts
- Grey-rumped Treeswift, Hemiprocne coronata
TROGONIFORMES
- Trogonidae: trogons and quetzals
- Malabar Trogon, Harpactes fasciatus
CORACIIFORMES
- Cerylidae: water or belted kingfishers
- Pied Kingfisher, Ceryle rudis
- Alcedinidae: river kingfishers
- Eurasian Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
- Blue-eared Kingfisher, Alcedo meninting
- Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, Ceyx erithacus erithacus
- Halcyonidae: tree kingfishers
- Stork-billed Kingfisher, Halcyon capensis
- White-throated Kingfisher, Halcyon smynensis
- Black-capped Kingfisher, Halcyon pileata
- Meropidae: bee-eaters
- Little Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Merops philippinus
- European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, Merops leschenautti
- Coraciidae: rollers
- Indian Roller, Coracias benghalensis
- Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis
- Upupidae: Hoopoe
- Eurasian Hoopoe, Upupa epops
- Bucerotidae: hornbills
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill, Ocyceros gingalensis endemic
- Malabar Pied Hornbill, Anthracoceros coronatus
PICIFORMES
- Capitonidae: barbets
- Brown-headed Barbet, Megalaima zeylanica
- Yellow-fronted Barbet, Megalaima flavilfrons endemic
- Crimson-fronted Barbet, Megalaima rubricapilla endemic
- Coppersmith Barbet, Megalaima haemacephala
- Picidae: woodpeckers
- Brown-capped Woodpecker, Dendrocopos nanus
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, Dendrocopos mahrattensis
- Rufous Woodpecker, Celeus brachyurus
- Lesser Yellownape, Picus chlorolophus
- Streak-throated Woodpecker, Picus xanthopygaeus
- Black-rumped Flameback, Dinopium benghalense
- Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus
- White-naped Woodpecker, Chrysocolaptes festivus