YALA NATIONAL PARK

SRI LANKA
LOCALE

# Species:	298
# Excl Vagrants:	298
# Endemics:	21
# 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	Indian Spot-billed Duck	Anas poecilorhyncha	RR
2	Sri Lanka Spurfowl	Galloperdix bicalcarata	E
3	Sri Lanka Junglefowl	Gallus lafayettii	E
4	Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon	Treron pompadora	E
5	Green Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula aenea		NT
6	Blue-faced Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus viridirostris	NE
7	Red-faced Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus	E	V
8	Jerdon's Nightjar	Caprimulgus atripennis	NE
9	Indian Swiftlet	Aerodramus unicolor	NE
10	Great Thick-knee	Esacus recurvirostris		NT
11	/Eurasian Curlew/	Numenius arquata		NT
12	/Bar-tailed Godwit/	Limosa lapponica		NT
13	/Black-tailed Godwit/	Limosa limosa		NT
14	/Great Knot/	Calidris tenuirostris		EN
15	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
16	Asian Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus		NT
17	Black-necked Stork	Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus		NT
18	/Lesser Adjutant/	Leptoptilos javanicus		V
19	Painted Stork	Mycteria leucocephala		NT
20	Oriental Darter	Anhinga melanogaster		NT
21	Spot-billed Pelican	Pelecanus philippensis		NT
22	Black-headed Ibis	Threskiornis melanocephalus		NT
23	Legge's Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus kelaarti	NE
24	Rufous-bellied Eagle	Lophotriorchis kienerii		NT
25	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
26	Gray-headed Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga ichthyaetus		NT
27	Malabar Trogon	Harpactes fasciatus	NE
28	Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill	Ocyceros gingalensis	E
29	Malabar Pied-Hornbill	Anthracoceros coronatus	NE	NT
30	Black-capped Kingfisher	Halcyon pileata		V
31	Crimson-fronted Barbet	Psilopogon rubricapillus	E
32	Yellow-fronted Barbet	Psilopogon flavifrons	E
33	Red-backed Flameback	Dinopium psarodes	E
34	Crimson-backed Flameback	Chrysocolaptes stricklandi	E
35	White-naped Woodpecker	Chrysocolaptes festivus	NE
36	Alexandrine Parakeet	Psittacula eupatria		NT
37	Layard's Parakeet	Psittacula calthrapae	E
38	Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot	Loriculus beryllinus	E
39	Indian Pitta	Pitta brachyura	NE
40	Orange Minivet	Pericrocotus flammeus	NE
41	Sri Lanka Woodshrike	Tephrodornis affinis	E
42	White-tailed Iora	Aegithina nigrolutea	NE
43	White-bellied Drongo	Dicrurus caerulescens	NE
44	Sri Lanka Drongo	Dicrurus lophorinus	E
45	Jerdon's Bushlark	Mirafra affinis	NE
46	Jungle Prinia	Prinia sylvatica	NE
47	Hill Swallow	Hirundo domicola	NE
48	Sri Lanka Swallow	Cecropis hyperythra	E
49	Yellow-browed Bulbul	Acritillas indica	NE
50	Square-tailed Bulbul	Hypsipetes ganeesa	NE
51	Black-capped Bulbul	Rubigula melanictera	NE
52	White-browed Bulbul	Pycnonotus luteolus	NE
53	Yellow-eared Bulbul	Pycnonotus penicillatus	E
54	Dark-fronted Babbler	Dumetia atriceps	NE
55	Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus melanurus	E
56	Brown-capped Babbler	Pellorneum fuscocapillus	E
57	Orange-billed Babbler	Argya rufescens	E
58	Yellow-billed Babbler	Argya affinis	NE
59	Sri Lanka Myna	Gracula ptilogenys	E	NT
60	Southern Hill Myna	Gracula indica	NE
61	Spot-winged Thrush	Geokichla spiloptera	E	NT
62	White-throated Flowerpecker	Dicaeum vincens	E	NT
63	Loten's Sunbird	Cinnyris lotenius	NE
64	Jerdon's Leafbird	Chloropsis jerdoni	NE
65	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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

Code	Description	##
//	Boreal Visitor	10
\\	Austral Visitor	0
\|\|	Transient	0
##	Non-breeding Dispersal	1
<>	Erratic/Irregular	0
()	Breeding Season Only	0
{}	Casual/Vagrant	1
[]	Accidental	26

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	33
LC	Local	0
NE	Near Endemic	32
RR	Restricted Range	1

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	20
V	Vulnerable	3
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.