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SINHARAJA FOREST RESERVE

SRI LANKA
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# Species:254
# Excl Vagrants:254
# Endemics:33
# Near Endemics:27

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.*

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1Sri Lanka SpurfowlGalloperdix bicalcarataE 
2Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettiiE 
3Sri Lanka Wood-PigeonColumba torringtoniaeEV
4Sri Lanka Green-PigeonTreron pompadoraE 
5Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
6Green-billed CoucalCentropus chlororhynchosEV
7Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisNE 
8Red-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalusEV
9Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniligerNE 
10Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorNE 
11Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris NT
12/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
13Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
14Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala NT
15Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster NT
16Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis NT
17Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus NT
18Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiNE 
19Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
20Sri Lanka Bay-OwlPhodilus assimilisNE 
21Serendib Scops-OwlOtus thilohoffmanniEEN
22Chestnut-backed OwletGlaucidium castanotumENT
23Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusNE 
24Sri Lanka Gray HornbillOcyceros gingalensisE 
25Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusNENT
26Crimson-fronted BarbetPsilopogon rubricapillusE 
27Yellow-fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifronsE 
28Red-backed FlamebackDinopium psarodesE 
29Crimson-backed FlamebackChrysocolaptes stricklandiE 
30White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivusNE 
31Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
32Layard's ParakeetPsittacula calthrapaeE 
33Sri Lanka Hanging-ParrotLoriculus beryllinusE 
34Indian PittaPitta brachyuraNE 
35Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusNE 
36Sri Lanka WoodshrikeTephrodornis affinisE 
37White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensNE 
38Sri Lanka DrongoDicrurus lophorinusE 
39Sri Lanka MagpieUrocissa ornataEV
40Jerdon's BushlarkMirafra affinisNE 
41Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaNE 
42Sri Lanka Bush WarblerElaphrornis palliseriENT
43Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaNE 
44Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythraE 
45Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaNE 
46Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaNE 
47Black-capped BulbulRubigula melanicteraNE 
48White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusNE 
49Yellow-eared BulbulPycnonotus penicillatusE 
50Sri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensisE 
51Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsNE 
52Sri Lanka Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus melanurusE 
53Brown-capped BabblerPellorneum fuscocapillusE 
54Ashy-headed LaughingthrushArgya cinereifronsEV
55Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescensE 
56Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisNE 
57Sri Lanka MynaGracula ptilogenysENT
58Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaNE 
59White-faced StarlingSturnornis albofrontatusEV
60Pied ThrushGeokichla wardiiNE 
61Spot-winged ThrushGeokichla spilopteraENT
62Sri Lanka ThrushZoothera imbricataE 
63Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusNE 
64Dull-blue FlycatcherEumyias sordidusENT
65Sri Lanka Whistling-ThrushMyophonus blighiEEN
66/Kashmir Flycatcher/Ficedula subrubra V
67White-throated FlowerpeckerDicaeum vincensENT
68Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusNE 
69Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniNE 
70Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiNE 
71Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaNE 

 

 *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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor10
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental26

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic33
LCLocal0
NENear Endemic32
RRRestricted Range1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened17
VVulnerable7
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered0

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.