HORTON PLAINS NATIONAL PARK

# Species:	189
# Excl Vagrants:	189
# Endemics:	29
# Near Endemics:	24

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near-endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

color codes

1	Sri Lanka Spurfowl	Galloperdix bicalcarata	E
2	Sri Lanka Junglefowl	Gallus lafayettii	E
3	Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon	Columba torringtoniae	E	V
4	Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon	Treron pompadora	E
5	Green Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula aenea		NT
6	Green-billed Coucal	Centropus chlororhynchos	E	V
7	Jerdon's Nightjar	Caprimulgus atripennis	NE
8	Sri Lanka Frogmouth	Batrachostomus moniliger	NE
9	Indian Swiftlet	Aerodramus unicolor	NE
10	Great Thick-knee	Esacus recurvirostris		NT
11	Asian Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus		NT
12	Oriental Darter	Anhinga melanogaster		NT
13	Black-headed Ibis	Threskiornis melanocephalus		NT
14	Legge's Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus kelaarti	NE
15	Rufous-bellied Eagle	Lophotriorchis kienerii		NT
16	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
17	Serendib Scops-Owl	Otus thilohoffmanni	E	EN
18	Chestnut-backed Owlet	Glaucidium castanotum	E	NT
19	Malabar Trogon	Harpactes fasciatus	NE
20	Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill	Ocyceros gingalensis	E
21	Crimson-fronted Barbet	Psilopogon rubricapillus	E
22	Yellow-fronted Barbet	Psilopogon flavifrons	E
23	Red-backed Flameback	Dinopium psarodes	E
24	Crimson-backed Flameback	Chrysocolaptes stricklandi	E
25	Alexandrine Parakeet	Psittacula eupatria		NT
26	Layard's Parakeet	Psittacula calthrapae	E
27	Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot	Loriculus beryllinus	E
28	Indian Pitta	Pitta brachyura	NE
29	Orange Minivet	Pericrocotus flammeus	NE
30	Sri Lanka Woodshrike	Tephrodornis affinis	E
31	White-bellied Drongo	Dicrurus caerulescens	NE
32	Sri Lanka Magpie	Urocissa ornata	E	V
33	Jerdon's Bushlark	Plocealauda affinis	NE
34	Jungle Prinia	Prinia sylvatica	NE
35	Sri Lanka Bush Warbler	Elaphrornis palliseri	E	NT
36	Hill Swallow	Hirundo domicola	NE
37	Sri Lanka Swallow	Cecropis hyperythra	E
38	Yellow-browed Bulbul	Acritillas indica	NE
39	Square-tailed Bulbul	Hypsipetes ganeesa	NE
40	Black-capped Bulbul	Rubigula melanictera	NE
41	White-browed Bulbul	Pycnonotus luteolus	NE
42	Yellow-eared Bulbul	Pycnonotus penicillatus	E
43	Sri Lanka White-eye	Zosterops ceylonensis	E
44	Dark-fronted Babbler	Dumetia atriceps	NE
45	Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus melanurus	E
46	Brown-capped Babbler	Pellorneum fuscocapillus	E
47	Orange-billed Babbler	Argya rufescens	E
48	Yellow-billed Babbler	Argya affinis	NE
49	Sri Lanka Myna	Gracula ptilogenys	E	NT
50	Southern Hill Myna	Gracula indica	NE
51	White-faced Starling	Sturnornis albofrontatus	E	V
52	Pied Thrush	Geokichla wardii	NE
53	Spot-winged Thrush	Geokichla spiloptera	E	NT
54	Sri Lanka Thrush	Zoothera imbricata	E
55	Indian Blackbird	Turdus simillimus	NE
56	Dull-blue Flycatcher	Eumyias sordidus	E	NT
57	Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush	Myophonus blighi	E	EN
58	/Kashmir Flycatcher/	Ficedula subrubra		V
59	Loten's Sunbird	Cinnyris lotenius	NE
60	Jerdon's Leafbird	Chloropsis jerdoni	NE
61	Black-throated Munia	Lonchura kelaarti	NE
62	Tricolored Munia	Lonchura malacca	NE

*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	34
LC	Local	0
NE	Near Endemic	32
RR	Restricted Range	1

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	13
V	Vulnerable	5
EN	Endangered	2
CR	Critically Endangered	0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.