TISSA LAKE
SRI LANKA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 236 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 236 |
| # Endemics: | 15 |
| # Near Endemics: | 18 |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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| 1 | /Lesser Whistling-Duck/ | Dendrocygna javanica |
| 2 | Cotton Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus |
| 3 | /Garganey/ | Spatula querquedula |
| 4 | /Northern Pintail/ | Anas acuta |
| 5 | /Green-winged Teal/ | Anas crecca |
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| 6 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus |
| 7 | Sri Lanka Spurfowl | Galloperdix bicalcarata |
| 8 | Sri Lanka Junglefowl | Gallus lafayettii |
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| 9 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 10 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| 11 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
| 12 | Asian Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica |
| 13 | Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon | Treron bicinctus |
| 14 | Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon | Treron pompadora |
| 15 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea |
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| 16 | Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus |
| 17 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis |
| 18 | Sirkeer Malkoha | Taccocua leschenaultii |
| 19 | Blue-faced Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus viridirostris |
| 20 | Pied Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus |
| 21 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
| 22 | Gray-bellied Cuckoo | Cacomantis passerinus |
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| 23 | Jungle Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus |
| 24 | Jerdon's Nightjar | Caprimulgus atripennis |
| 25 | Indian Nightjar | Caprimulgus asiaticus |
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| 26 | Brown-backed Needletail | Hirundapus giganteus |
| 27 | Indian Swiftlet | Aerodramus unicolor |
| 28 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba |
| 29 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 30 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis |
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| 31 | Crested Treeswift | Hemiprocne coronata |
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| 32 | Slaty-breasted Rail | Lewinia striatus |
| 33 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 34 | Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra |
| 35 | Gray-headed Swamphen | Porphyrio poliocephalus |
| 36 | Watercock | Gallicrex cinerea |
| 37 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus |
| 38 | Ruddy-breasted Crake | Zapornia fusca |
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| 39 | Great Thick-knee | Esacus recurvirostris |
| 40 | Indian Thick-knee | Burhinus indicus |
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| 41 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
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| 42 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 43 | /Pacific Golden-Plover/ | Pluvialis fulva |
| 44 | /Common Ringed Plover/ | Charadrius hiaticula |
| 45 | Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius |
| 46 | Yellow-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus malabaricus |
| 47 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus |
| 48 | /Tibetan Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus atrifrons |
| 49 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus leschenaultii |
| 50 | Kentish Plover | Anarhynchus alexandrinus |
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| 51 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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| 52 | Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
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| 53 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata |
| 54 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica |
| 55 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa |
| 56 | /Pin-tailed Snipe/ | Gallinago stenura |
| 57 | /Common Snipe/ | Gallinago gallinago |
| 58 | /Red-necked Phalarope/ | Phalaropus lobatus |
| 59 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 60 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
| 61 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
| 62 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 63 | /Common Redshank/ | Tringa totanus |
| 64 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 65 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 66 | /Great Knot/ | Calidris tenuirostris |
| 67 | /Ruff/ | Calidris pugnax |
| 68 | /Broad-billed Sandpiper/ | Calidris falcinellus |
| 69 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea |
| 70 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
| 71 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta |
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| 72 | Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator |
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| 73 | Small Pratincole | Glareola lactea |
| 74 | Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum |
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| 75 | |Bridled Tern| | Onychoprion anaethetus |
| 76 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons |
| 77 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica |
| 78 | /Caspian Tern/ | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 79 | /Whiskered Tern/ | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 80 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus |
| 81 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo |
| 82 | Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis |
| 83 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii |
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| 84 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| 85 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans |
| 86 | Asian Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus |
| 87 | Black-necked Stork | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus |
| 88 | /Lesser Adjutant/ | Leptoptilos javanicus |
| 89 | Painted Stork | Mycteria leucocephala |
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| 90 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
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| 91 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
| 92 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| 93 | Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis |
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| 94 | /Glossy Ibis/ | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 95 | Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus |
| 96 | Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia |
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| 97 | Black Bittern | Botaurus flavicollis |
| 98 | Cinnamon Bittern | Botaurus cinnamomeus |
| 99 | Yellow Bittern | Botaurus sinensis |
| 100 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 101 | Malayan Night Heron | Gorsachius melanolophus |
| 102 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 103 | Western Reef-Heron | Egretta gularis |
| 104 | Little Heron | Butorides atricapilla |
| 105 | Indian Pond-Heron | Ardeola grayii |
| 106 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 107 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 108 | Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia |
| 109 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 110 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
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| 111 | Spot-billed Pelican | Pelecanus philippensis |
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| 112 | /Osprey/ | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 113 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 114 | European Honey-buzzard | Pernis apivorus |
| 115 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela |
| 116 | Changeable Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus |
| 117 | Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis |
| 118 | /Booted Eagle/ | Hieraaetus pennatus |
| 119 | Besra | Tachyspiza virgatus |
| 120 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
| 121 | /Western Marsh Harrier/ | Circus aeruginosus |
| 122 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| 123 | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Icthyophaga leucogaster |
| 124 | Gray-headed Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga ichthyaetus |
| 125 | /Common Buzzard/ | Buteo buteo |
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| 126 | American Barn Owl | Tyto furcata |
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| 127 | Indian Scops-Owl | Otus bakkamoena |
| 128 | Oriental Scops-Owl | Otus sunia |
| 129 | Brown Fish-Owl | Ketupa zeylonensis |
| 130 | Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl | Ketupa nipalensis |
| 131 | Jungle Owlet | Glaucidium radiatum |
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| 132 | Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
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| 133 | Malabar Pied-Hornbill | Anthracoceros coronatus |
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| 134 | Asian Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis |
| 135 | /Blue-tailed Bee-eater/ | Merops philippinus |
| 136 | /European Bee-eater/ | Merops apiaster |
| 137 | Chestnut-headed Bee-eater | Merops leschenaulti |
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| 138 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| 139 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis |
| 140 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
| 141 | Black-capped Kingfisher | Halcyon pileata |
| 142 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
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| 143 | Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis |
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| 144 | Crimson-fronted Barbet | Psilopogon rubricapillus |
| 145 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus |
| 146 | Brown-headed Barbet | Psilopogon zeylanicus |
| 147 | Yellow-fronted Barbet | Psilopogon flavifrons |
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| 148 | Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus nanus |
| 149 | Yellow-crowned Woodpecker | Leiopicus mahrattensis |
| 150 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense |
| 151 | Red-backed Flameback | Dinopium psarodes |
| 152 | Lesser Yellownape | Picus chlorolophus |
| 153 | Crimson-backed Flameback | Chrysocolaptes stricklandi |
| 154 | White-naped Woodpecker | Chrysocolaptes festivus |
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| 155 | Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| 156 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 157 | Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria |
| 158 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri |
| 159 | Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala |
| 160 | Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot | Loriculus beryllinus |
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| 161 | Indian Pitta | Pitta brachyura |
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| 162 | Small Minivet | Pericrocotus cinnamomeus |
| 163 | Orange Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus |
| 164 | Black-headed Cuckooshrike | Lalage melanoptera |
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| 165 | Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus |
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| 166 | Ashy Woodswallow | Artamus fuscus |
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| 167 | Sri Lanka Woodshrike | Tephrodornis affinis |
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| 168 | Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia |
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| 169 | White-browed Fantail | Rhipidura aureola |
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| 170 | White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens |
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| 171 | Indian Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi |
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| 172 | /Brown Shrike/ | Lanius cristatus |
| 173 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach |
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| 174 | House Crow | Corvus splendens |
| 175 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos |
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| 176 | Asian Tit | Parus cinereus |
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| 177 | Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix griseus |
| 178 | Jerdon's Bushlark | Plocealauda affinis |
| 179 | Oriental Skylark | Alauda gulgula |
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| 180 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius |
| 181 | Gray-breasted Prinia | Prinia hodgsonii |
| 182 | Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica |
| 183 | Ashy Prinia | Prinia socialis |
| 184 | Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata |
| 185 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
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| 186 | /Blyth's Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus dumetorum |
| 187 | /Clamorous Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus stentoreus |
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| 188 | /Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/ | Helopsaltes certhiola |
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| 189 | /Bank Swallow/ | Riparia riparia |
| 190 | Hill Swallow | Hirundo domicola |
| 191 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 192 | Eastern Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica |
| 193 | Sri Lanka Swallow | Cecropis hyperythra |
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| 194 | White-browed Bulbul | Pycnonotus luteolus |
| 195 | Yellow-eared Bulbul | Pycnonotus penicillatus |
| 196 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer |
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| 197 | /Green Warbler/ | Phylloscopus nitidus |
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| 198 | Yellow-eyed Babbler | Chrysomma sinense |
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| 199 | Indian White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus |
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| 200 | Tawny-bellied Babbler | Dumetia hyperythra |
| 201 | Dark-fronted Babbler | Dumetia atriceps |
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| 202 | Brown-capped Babbler | Pellorneum fuscocapillus |
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| 203 | Yellow-billed Babbler | Argya affinis |
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| 204 | Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis |
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| 205 | Sri Lanka Myna | Gracula ptilogenys |
| 206 | Southern Hill Myna | Gracula indica |
| 207 | /Rosy Starling/ | Pastor roseus |
| 208 | Brahminy Starling | Sturnia pagodarum |
| 209 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
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| 210 | Spot-winged Thrush | Geokichla spiloptera |
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| 211 | /Asian Brown Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa dauurica |
| 212 | /Indian Robin/ | Copsychus fulicatus |
| 213 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis |
| 214 | Sri Lanka Shama | Copsychus leggei |
| 215 | /Indian Blue Robin/ | Larvivora brunnea |
| 216 | Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina |
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| 217 | Thick-billed Flowerpecker | Pachyglossa agile |
| 218 | Pale-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos |
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| 219 | Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica |
| 220 | Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus |
| 221 | Loten's Sunbird | Cinnyris lotenius |
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| 222 | Jerdon's Leafbird | Chloropsis jerdoni |
| 223 | Golden-fronted Leafbird | Chloropsis aurifrons |
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| 224 | Streaked Weaver | Ploceus manyar |
| 225 | Baya Weaver | Ploceus philippinus |
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| 226 | Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica |
| 227 | White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata |
| 228 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
| 229 | Tricolored Munia | Lonchura malacca |
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| 230 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
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| 231 | /Forest Wagtail/ | Dendronanthus indicus |
| 232 | /Gray Wagtail/ | Motacilla cinerea |
| 233 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 234 | /Richard's Pipit/ | Anthus richardi |
| 235 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus |
| 236 | /Blyth's Pipit/ | Anthus godlewskii |
*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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 57 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 1 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 1 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 17 |
| V | Vulnerable | 2 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| 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.
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