UDAWALAWE NATIONAL PARK
SRI LANKA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 205 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 205 |
| # Endemics: | 11 |
| # Near Endemics: | 20 |
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 | |
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| 2 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus | |
| 3 | Sri Lanka Junglefowl | Gallus lafayettii | |
| 4 | Blue-breasted Quail | Synoicus chinensis | |
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| 5 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
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| 6 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| 7 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
| 8 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis | |
| 9 | Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon | Treron bicinctus | |
| 10 | Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon | Treron pompadora | |
| 11 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea | |
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| 12 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis | |
| 13 | Sirkeer Malkoha | Taccocua leschenaultii | |
| 14 | Blue-faced Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus viridirostris | |
| 15 | Pied Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | |
| 16 | Chestnut-winged Cuckoo | Clamator coromandus | |
| 17 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | |
| 18 | Gray-bellied Cuckoo | Cacomantis passerinus | |
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| 19 | Jerdon's Nightjar | Caprimulgus atripennis | |
| 20 | Indian Nightjar | Caprimulgus asiaticus | |
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| 21 | Brown-backed Needletail | Hirundapus giganteus | |
| 22 | Indian Swiftlet | Aerodramus unicolor | |
| 23 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | |
| 24 | Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
| 25 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | |
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| 26 | Crested Treeswift | Hemiprocne coronata | |
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| 27 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| 28 | Gray-headed Swamphen | Porphyrio poliocephalus | |
| 29 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
| 30 | Ruddy-breasted Crake | Zapornia fusca | |
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| 31 | Great Thick-knee | Esacus recurvirostris | |
| 32 | Indian Thick-knee | Burhinus indicus | |
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| 33 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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| 34 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| 35 | /Pacific Golden-Plover/ | Pluvialis fulva | |
| 36 | Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
| 37 | Yellow-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus malabaricus | |
| 38 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus | |
| 39 | /Tibetan Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus atrifrons | |
| 40 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus leschenaultii | |
| 41 | Kentish Plover | Anarhynchus alexandrinus | |
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| 42 | Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus | |
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| 43 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa | |
| 44 | /Pin-tailed Snipe/ | Gallinago stenura | |
| 45 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| 46 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus | |
| 47 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis | |
| 48 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola | |
| 49 | /Common Redshank/ | Tringa totanus | |
| 50 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia | |
| 51 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres | |
| 52 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta | |
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| 53 | Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator | |
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| 54 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
| 55 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica | |
| 56 | /Caspian Tern/ | Hydroprogne caspia | |
| 57 | /Whiskered Tern/ | Chlidonias hybrida | |
| 58 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
| 59 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo | |
| 60 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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| 61 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans | |
| 62 | Asian Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | |
| 63 | /Lesser Adjutant/ | Leptoptilos javanicus | |
| 64 | Painted Stork | Mycteria leucocephala | |
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| 65 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster | |
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| 66 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger | |
| 67 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
| 68 | Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis | |
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| 69 | Spot-billed Pelican | Pelecanus philippensis | |
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| 70 | Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis | |
| 71 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| 72 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| 73 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| 74 | Indian Pond-Heron | Ardeola grayii | |
| 75 | Eastern Cattle Egret | Bubulcus coromandus | |
| 76 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| 77 | Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
| 78 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| 79 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
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| 80 | /Glossy Ibis/ | Plegadis falcinellus | |
| 81 | Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus | |
| 82 | Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | |
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| 83 | /Osprey/ | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| 84 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
| 85 | European Honey-buzzard | Pernis apivorus | |
| 86 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela | |
| 87 | Changeable Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus | |
| 88 | Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis | |
| 89 | /Booted Eagle/ | Hieraaetus pennatus | |
| 90 | /Western Marsh Harrier/ | Circus aeruginosus | |
| 91 | Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
| 92 | Besra | Accipiter virgatus | |
| 93 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
| 94 | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Icthyophaga leucogaster | |
| 95 | Gray-headed Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga ichthyaetus | |
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| 96 | Indian Scops-Owl | Otus bakkamoena | |
| 97 | Brown Fish-Owl | Ketupa zeylonensis | |
| 98 | Brown Wood-Owl | Strix leptogrammica | |
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| 99 | Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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| 100 | Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros gingalensis | |
| 101 | Malabar Pied-Hornbill | Anthracoceros coronatus | |
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| 102 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
| 103 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis | |
| 104 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | |
| 105 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | |
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| 106 | Asian Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis | |
| 107 | /Blue-tailed Bee-eater/ | Merops philippinus | |
| 108 | Chestnut-headed Bee-eater | Merops leschenaulti | |
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| 109 | Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis | |
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| 110 | Crimson-fronted Barbet | Psilopogon rubricapillus | |
| 111 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus | |
| 112 | Brown-headed Barbet | Psilopogon zeylanicus | |
| 113 | Yellow-fronted Barbet | Psilopogon flavifrons | |
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| 114 | Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus nanus | |
| 115 | Yellow-crowned Woodpecker | Leiopicus mahrattensis | |
| 116 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense | |
| 117 | Red-backed Flameback | Dinopium psarodes | |
| 118 | Crimson-backed Flameback | Chrysocolaptes stricklandi | |
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| 119 | Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
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| 120 | Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria | |
| 121 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | |
| 122 | Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala | |
| 123 | Layard's Parakeet | Psittacula calthrapae | |
| 124 | Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot | Loriculus beryllinus | |
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| 125 | Indian Pitta | Pitta brachyura | |
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| 126 | Small Minivet | Pericrocotus cinnamomeus | |
| 127 | Orange Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus | |
| 128 | Large Cuckooshrike | Coracina macei | |
| 129 | Black-headed Cuckooshrike | Lalage melanoptera | |
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| 130 | /Indian Golden Oriole/ | Oriolus kundoo | |
| 131 | Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus | |
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| 132 | Ashy Woodswallow | Artamus fuscus | |
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| 133 | Sri Lanka Woodshrike | Tephrodornis affinis | |
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| 134 | Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia | |
| 135 | White-tailed Iora | Aegithina nigrolutea | |
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| 136 | White-browed Fantail | Rhipidura aureola | |
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| 137 | White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens | |
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| 138 | Indian Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi | |
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| 139 | /Brown Shrike/ | Lanius cristatus | |
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| 140 | House Crow | Corvus splendens | |
| 141 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | |
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| 142 | Cinereous Tit | Parus cinereus | |
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| 143 | Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix griseus | |
| 144 | Jerdon's Bushlark | Mirafra affinis | |
| 145 | Oriental Skylark | Alauda gulgula | |
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| 146 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius | |
| 147 | Gray-breasted Prinia | Prinia hodgsonii | |
| 148 | Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica | |
| 149 | Ashy Prinia | Prinia socialis | |
| 150 | Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata | |
| 151 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
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| 152 | /Blyth's Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus dumetorum | |
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| 153 | /Bank Swallow/ | Riparia riparia | |
| 154 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica | |
| 155 | Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
| 156 | Sri Lanka Swallow | Cecropis hyperythra | |
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| 157 | Yellow-browed Bulbul | Acritillas indica | |
| 158 | Square-tailed Bulbul | Hypsipetes ganeesa | |
| 159 | White-browed Bulbul | Pycnonotus luteolus | |
| 160 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | |
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| 161 | /Green Warbler/ | Phylloscopus nitidus | |
| 162 | /Large-billed Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus magnirostris | |
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| 163 | /Lesser Whitethroat/ | Curruca curruca | |
| 164 | Yellow-eyed Babbler | Chrysomma sinense | |
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| 165 | Indian White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus | |
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| 166 | Tawny-bellied Babbler | Dumetia hyperythra | |
| 167 | Dark-fronted Babbler | Dumetia atriceps | |
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| 168 | Yellow-billed Babbler | Argya affinis | |
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| 169 | /Rosy Starling/ | Pastor roseus | |
| 170 | Daurian Starling | Agropsar sturnina | |
| 171 | Brahminy Starling | Sturnia pagodarum | |
| 172 | Chestnut-tailed Starling | Sturnia malabarica | |
| 173 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | |
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| 174 | Indian Blackbird | Turdus simillimus | |
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| 175 | /Asian Brown Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa dauurica | |
| 176 | /Brown-breasted Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa muttui | |
| 177 | /Indian Robin/ | Copsychus fulicatus | |
| 178 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis | |
| 179 | White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus | |
| 180 | Tickell's Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis tickelliae | |
| 181 | Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush | Monticola saxatilis | |
| 182 | Pied Bushchat | Saxicola caprata | |
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| 183 | Thick-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum agile | |
| 184 | Pale-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos | |
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| 185 | Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica | |
| 186 | Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus | |
| 187 | Loten's Sunbird | Cinnyris lotenius | |
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| 188 | Jerdon's Leafbird | Chloropsis jerdoni | |
| 189 | Golden-fronted Leafbird | Chloropsis aurifrons | |
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| 190 | Streaked Weaver | Ploceus manyar | |
| 191 | Baya Weaver | Ploceus philippinus | |
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| 192 | Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica | |
| 193 | White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata | |
| 194 | Black-throated Munia | Lonchura kelaarti | |
| 195 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | |
| 196 | Tricolored Munia | Lonchura malacca | |
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| 197 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
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| 198 | /Forest Wagtail/ | Dendronanthus indicus | |
| 199 | /Gray Wagtail/ | Motacilla cinerea | |
| 200 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava | |
| 201 | Citrine Wagtail | Motacilla citreola | |
| 202 | /White Wagtail/ | Motacilla alba | |
| 203 | /Richard's Pipit/ | Anthus richardi | |
| 204 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus | |
| 205 | /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 | 44 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 4 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 11 |
| V | Vulnerable | 1 |
| EN | Endangered | 0 |
| 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.