Birdfinders’ Sri Lanka 2017 · Brown Flycatcher, Black-naped Monarch, Indian Paradise Flycatcher,...

Birdfinders’ Sri Lanka 2017 5–13 February 2017

Report and images by Chaminda Dilruk Tour leaders Chaminda Dilruk and Chamara Munasinghe

Blue Whale

White-rumped Shama

Golden Jackal

Asian Paradise Flycatcher

Birdfinders' Sri Lanka 2017 1 © 2019 Birdfinders

Day 1 Group members met at the airport and boarded a flight to Sri Lanka to start their tour. Day 2 The flight arrived at Colombo airport at 4.00am, and we left the airport at 5.15pm. En-route to Kitulgala we stopped at Awissawella for a leg stretch and encountered Oriental Magpie Robin and Cattle Egret. We reached the Plantation hotel at 7.45am and had our breakfast and left for the Kitulgala rainforest (Mahakandarawa) by crossing a river in a dug out traditional canoe. We returned to the hotel for lunch and at 4.30pm crossed over to a secluded village on a hanging bridge for more birding. Our sightings for the day included Little Cormorant, Indian Pond-heron, Little Egret, Asian Openbill, Glossy Ibis, Black Eagle, Legge’s Hawk-eagle, Rock Pigeon, Spotted Dove, Asian Emerald Dove, Sri Lanka Green-pigeon, Green Imperial Pigeon, Sri Lanka Hanging-parrot, Alexandrine Parakeet, Layard’s Parakeet, Asian Koel, Greater Coucal, Serendib Scops-owl, Crested Treeswift, Indian Swiftlet, Little Swift, Malabar Trogon, Stork-billed Kingfisher, White-throated Kingfisher, Blue-tailed Bee-Eater, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill, Brown-headed Barbet, Yellow-fronted Barbet, Black-rumped Flameback, Sri Lanka Swallow, Scarlet Minivet, Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike, Black-capped Bulbul, Red-vented Bulbul, Yellow-browed Bulbul, Square-tailed Bulbul, Jerdon’s Leafbird, Golden-fronted Leafbird, Spot-winged Thrush, Common Tailorbird, Green Warbler, Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher, Brown-breasted Flycatcher, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Black-naped Monarch, Indian Paradise Flycatcher, Dark-fronted Babbler, Orange-billed Babbler, Yellow-billed Babbler, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Oriental White-Eye, Black-hooded Oriole, White-bellied Drongo, Sri Lanka Drongo, House Crow, Large-billed Crow, Common Myna, Sri Lanka Myna, Southern Hill Myna, White-rumped Munia and Black-throated Munia along with Toque Macaque, Ruddy Mongoose, Indian Palm Squirrel, Grizzled Giant Squirrel and Common House Gecko. We returned to the hotel at 6.30pm and did the checklist at 7.15pm followed by dinner. Day 3 We had a pre-breakfast walk at 6.30am around the Kitulgala village and returned to the hotel for breakfast at 8.30am. After breakfast we left for the Kitulgala rainforest again and returned to the hotel at 1.30pm for lunch. After relaxing in the hotel, we set off once again for another bird walk in the surrounding mountain area of the Kitulgala village. Our sightings for the day included Black Bittern, Intermediate Egret, Black-headed Ibis, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Crested Serpent-eagle, Crested Goshawk, Shikra, Rufous-bellied Eagle, White-breasted Waterhen, Chestnut-backed Owlet, Brown-backed Needletail, Common Kingfisher, Black-backed Dwarf-kingfisher, Lesser Yellownape, Crimson-backed Flameback, Grey Wagtail, White-browed Bulbul, Common Iora, Blyth’s Reed Warbler, Brown-capped Babbler, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Brown Shrike, Grey Mongoose, Asian Water Monitor, Green Garden Lizard, Sri Lanka Kangaroo Lizard and Common Skink. We returned to the hotel at 6.30pm and did the checklist at 7.15pm followed by dinner and the briefing for the next day. Day 4 Once again we had a pre-breakfast birding session which started at 5.30am and we visited a rubber/tea plantation situated on a mountain. We encountered Plum-headed Parakeet, Layard’s Parakeet, Black-capped Bulbul, Chestnut-headed Owlet, Crimson-backed Flameback and other birds seen before. We returned to the hotel at 9.00am and had our breakfast and checked out of the hotel. We reached the Blue Magpie Lodge in Sinharaja at 2.30pm and had our lunch and relaxed. At 4.30pm we did a small bird walk around the hotel and our sightings included Cinnamon Bittern, Brahminy Kite, Besra, Crested Hawk-eagle, Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Asian Palm-swift, Crimson-fronted Barbet, Barn Swallow, Small Minivet, Large Cuckooshrike, Black-headed Cuckooshrike and White-throated Cuckooshrike. We returned to the hotel at 6.30pm and did the checklist at 7.30pm followed by dinner and the briefing for the next day. Day 5 At 5.30am with our packed breakfast and lunch we set out in jeeps to a village called Ketalapathana, which is situated in the buffer zone of the Sinharaja rainforest. Here we saw Sri Lanka Spurfowl, Indian Blue Robin, Green-billed Coucal, Spot-winged Thrush and Ashy-headed


Laughingthrush. At 8.00am we were at the Sinharaja Rainforest entrance and started our trek from this point. Birds we sighted inside the rainforest included Sri Lanka Wood-pigeon, Red-faced Malkoha, Brown-capped Woodpecker, Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, Sri Lanka Thrush, Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler, Pale-billed Flowerpecker, Sri Lanka Blue-magpie and White-faced Starling. We returned to the hotel and did the checklist at 5pm and did the checklist followed by dinner. At 8.30pm a few of the group went in search of a few nocturnal birds and found Sri Lanka Frogmouth. We returned to the hotel at 9.30pm and called it a night.

Day 6 At 6.30am we had a pre-breakfast bird walk around the hotel and returned for breakfast at 8.30am. We checked out of the hotel and proceeded to Embilipitiya en-route stopping to see a few birds including Scaly-breasted and Tricolored Munias. We reached Centauria hotel and had our lunch at 1.00pm. At 2.30pm we set out visiting various tanks in the area and encountered many more new birds. Sightings for the day included Pin-tailed Snipe, Marsh Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Whiskered Tern, Orange-breasted Green-pigeon, Banded Bay Cuckoo, Indian Scops-owl, Indian Nightjar, Jerdon’s Nightjar, Pied Kingfisher, Green Bee-eater, Coppersmith Barbet, Jerdon’s Bushlark, Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark, Richard’s Pipit, Oriental Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, Sri Lanka Woodshrike, Indian Robin, Zitting Cisticola, Plain Prinia, Yellow-eyed Babbler, Purple Sunbird, Thick-billed Flowerpecker, House Sparrow, Streaked Weaver, Baya Weaver and Citrine Wagtail. We did the checklist at 7.45pm, followed by the next day briefing and dinner.

Day 7 We checked out of the hotel at 5.30am and set off for our jeep safari in Udawalawe National Park. Sightings here included Black-crowned Night-heron, Painted Stork, Eurasian Spoonbill, Black-winged Kite, Grey-headed Fish-eagle, Barred Buttonquail, Indian Thick-knee, Lesser Sand-plover, Pacific Golden-plover, Little Stint, Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Blue-faced Malkoha, Sirkeer Malkoha, Brown Fish-owl, Indian Roller, Eurasian Hoopoe, Malabar Pied-hornbill, Oriental Skylark, Blyth’s Pipit, Forest Wagtail, Grey-breasted Prinia, Ashy Prinia, White-browed Fantail, Cinereous Tit, Rosy Starling, Marshall’s Iora, Rain Quail, Grey Langur, Golden Jackal, Leopard, Asian Elephant, Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Water Buffalo, Ruddy Mongoose, Hard-shelled Terrapin, Land Monitor and Mugger Crocodile. We had lunch at a restaurant in Udawalawe and proceeded to Nuwara Eliya en-route stopping at the Ravana waterfalls. We reached our next hotel Leisure Village at 6.30pm and had our usual routine before calling it a night.

Day 8 We left the hotel at 5.30am and proceeded to Horton Plains. We saw Sri Lanka Bush Warbler, Dusky Blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Indian Blackbird, Himalayan Buzzard, Yellow-eared Bulbul and Dusky Striped Squirrel. We returned to the hotel at 11.30am and had our lunch before setting out to Surrey Estate where we encountered Brown Wood-owl and other birds seen before. At 4.30pm we visited the Victoria Park and we encountered Pied Thrush, Indian Pitta and Kashmir Flycatcher. We returned to the hotel at 6.00pm and had dinner and called it a day.

Day 9 We did a pre-breakfast birding session in Bomuru Ella and encountered Kashmir Flycatcher, Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher, Long-billed Sunbird, Forest Wagtail and White-bellied Sea-eagle. We returned to the hotel and after having our breakfast we checked out and proceeded to Kandy. After having our lunch at hotel Thilanka we set off to the Udawattakele sanctuary and encountered White-rumped Shama, Black-capped Bulbul, Muntjac, Wild Boar, Hard-shelled Terrapin and Rhino-horned Lizard. We returned to the hotel and did our usual evening routine of checklist, briefing and dinner.

Day 10 We had early breakfast at set off to the Hantane mountain range for some birding and saw Jungle Prinia, Tawny-bellied Babbler, Indian Golden Oriole and Ashy Woodswallow. We returned to the hotel at 9.30am and relaxed until lunch. We left Kandy at 1.30pm and proceeded to Katunayake and reached our hotel Tamarind Tree at 5.00pm after which we visited another hotel


garden nearby and encountered Black Bittern and Brown Boobook. We returned to the hotel at 7pm and enjoyed our leisurely dinner. Out of the 14 clients 10 stayed back for their extension while four set off to the airport in time to catch their flight back to the UK. Day 11 We had a pre-breakfast birding session in the Muturajawela swamp and amongst the many birds we encountered the new one we saw here was Clamorous Reed Warbler. We returned to the hotel at 8.30am, had our breakfast and checked out by 9.30am. We arrived at our next hotel in Weligama, Fisherman’s Bay Resort and had our lunch and relaxed in the hotel while enjoying the beautiful views of the Indian Ocean. At 3.30pm we left for the Kirala Kele sanctuary for birding and returned to the hotel for our checklist, briefing and dinner. Day 12 With our packed breakfast we set out of the hotel at 6.30am and reached the Mirissa harbour at 6.45am. Our sea excursion in search of the Blue Whales was very successful with sightings of two Blue Whales, a pod of about 30 Spinner Dolphins, Green Turtle and Bridled Tern. We returned to the hotel and had our lunch after which we checked out and proceeded to Tissamaharama. En-route we stopped at Hambantota and outside the Bundala National park for some birding. We reached the Rain Tree Hotel at 5.30pm and did our checklist followed by the next day’s briefing and dinner. Day 13 We left the hotel at 5.00am with our packed breakfast/lunch packs and had a full day safari inside the Yala National Park. Our new sightings included Ashy Drongo, Brahminy Starling and Indian Silverbill. During our morning session we saw two Leopards on the road and in the afternoon session we saw another one on the middle of the road and two fighting on a branch making the total number of Leopards seen five. We returned to the hotel at 5.00pm and relaxed until our dinner. Day 14 We once again left the hotel with a packed breakfast and visited the Bundala National park for another jeep safari. Our new sightings included Red-necked Stint and Red-rumped Swallow. After returning to the hotel we relaxed until 3.30pm before setting off for another birding session around the Tissa tank. Day 15 We did another pre-breakfast birding session around the Tissa tank and left the hotel after having our breakfast at 11.00am. En-route to the Airport we had lunch at Silver Ray restaurant. We reached the airport in time for our flight back to UK. Species Lists Birds 1 Little Grebe Tachybaptus rufficollis 2 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger 3 Great Cormorant Phalacracorax carbo 4 Indian Cormorant Phalacracorax fuscicollis 5 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster 6 Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis 7 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 8 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 9 Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis 10 Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 11 Indian Pond-heron Ardeola grayii 12 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis


13 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 14 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia 15 Great Egret Egretta alba 16 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 17 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 18 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala 19 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans 20 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus 21 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 22 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus 23 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 24 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus 25 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 26 Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica 27 Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus 28 Garganey Spatula querquedula 29 Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 30 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 31 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 32 White-bellied Sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 33 Grey-headed Fish-eagle Icthyophaga icthyaetus 34 Crested Serpent-eagle Spilornis cheela 35 Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus 36 Shikra Accipiter badius 37 Besra Accipiter virgatus 38 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis 39 Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii 40 Crested Hawk-eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus ceylonensis 41 Legge's Hawk-eagle Nisaetus kelaarti 42 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 43 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 44 Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalacarata E 45 Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii E 46 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 47 Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator 48 Baillon's Crake Porzana pussila 49 Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca 50 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 51 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 52 Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalis 53 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea 54 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus 55 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 56 Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus


57 Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris 58 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 59 Small Pratincole Glareola lactea 60 Little Ringed Plover Charandrius dubius 61 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 62 Kentish Plover Charandrius alexandrinus 63 Lesser Sand-plover Charadrius mongolus 64 Pacific Golden-plover Pluvialis fulva 65 Black-bellied (Grey) Plover Pluvialis squatarola 66 Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus 67 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 68 Little Stint Calidris minuta 69 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 70 Ruff Calidris pugnax 71 Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura 72 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 73 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 74 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 75 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 76 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 77 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 78 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 79 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 80 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 81 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 82 Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus 83 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 84 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 85 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 86 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus 87 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 88 Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 89 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 90 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 91 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 92 Sri Lanka Wood-pigeon Columba torringtonii E 93 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 94 Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica 95 Orange-breasted Green-pigeon Treron bicincta 96 Sri Lanka Green-pigeon Treron pompadora E 97 Green Imperial-pigeon Ducula aenea 98 Sri Lanka Hanging-parrot Loriculus beryllinus E 99 Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria 100 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri


101 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala 102 Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthropae E 103 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii 104 Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus 105 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea 106 Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris 107 Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus E 108 Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii 109 Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchus E 110 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 111 Indian Scops-owl Otus bakkamoena 112 Serendib Scops-owl Otus thilohoffmanni E 113 Brown Fish-owl Ketupa zeylonensis 114 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum 115 Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanonotum E 116 Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata 117 Brown Wood-owl Strix leptogrammica 118 Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger 119 Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus 120 Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimilgus atripennis 121 Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata 122 Indian Swiftlet Collocalia unicolor 123 Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus gigantea 124 Little Swift Apus affinis 125 Asian Palm-swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 126 Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus 127 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis 128 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 129 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 130 Black-backed Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx erithaca 131 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 132 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis 133 Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus 134 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti 135 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis 136 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 137 Sri Lanka Grey-hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis E 138 Malabar Pied-hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus 139 Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica zeylanica 140 Yellow-fronted Barbet Megalaima flavifrons E 141 Crimson-fronted Barbet Megalaima rubricapillus E 142 Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemocephala indica 143 Brown-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopus nanus

144 Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopus mahrattensis


145 Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus

146 Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense psarodes

147 Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi E 148 White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus 149 Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura 150 Jerdon's Bushlark Mirafra affinis 151 Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix grisea 152 Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula 153 Eurasian Swallow Hirundo rustica 154 Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola 155 Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra E 156 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 157 Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus 158 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii 159 Forest Wagtail Dendronathus indicus 160 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 161 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 162 Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis E 163 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus 164 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus 165 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei 166 Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera 167 Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus 168 Black-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus E 169 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 170 Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus E 171 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus 172 Yellow-browed Bulbul Hypsipetes indicus 173 Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa 174 Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni 175 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons 176 Common Iora Aegithinia tiphia 177 Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunea 178 Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus saularis 179 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabarichus 180 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata 181 Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus 182 Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush Myiophoneus blighi E 183 Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii 184 Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera E 185 Sri Lanka Thrush Zoothera imbricata E 186 Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus kinnisi 187 Sri Lanka Bush Warbler Elaphrornis pallisery E 188 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis


189 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii 190 Plain Prinia Prinia inornate 191 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis 192 Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica 193 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius sutorius 194 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 195 Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus 196 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus 197 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae 198 Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordida E 199 Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui 200 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa latirostris 201 Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra 202 Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis 203 White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola 204 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

205 Indian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis

206 Brown-capped Babbler Pellornium fuscocapillum E 207 Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus E 208 Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra 209 Dark-fronted Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps 210 Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense 211 Orange-billed Babbler Turdoides rufescens E 212 Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis 213 Ashy-headed Laughingthrush Garrulax cinereifrons E 214 Cinereous Tit Parus mahrattarum 215 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis 216 Purple-rumped Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica 217 Long-billed Sunbird Nectarinia lotenia 218 Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica 219 Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile 220 White-throated Flowerpecker Dicaeum vincens E 221 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos 222 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosa 223 Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis E 224 Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus 225 Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo 226 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 227 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus 228 White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens 229 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo D. paradiseus ceylonicus 230 Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus E 231 Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus 232 Sri Lanka Blue-magpie Cissa ornate E


233 House Crow Corvus splendens 234 Large-billed (Jungle) Crow Corvus macrorhynchos 235 White-faced Starling Sturnus albofrontatus E 236 Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum 237 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 238 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 239 Sri Lanka Myna Gracula ptilogenys E 240 Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica 241 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 242 Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar 243 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus 244 Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica 245 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata 246 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata 247 Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti kelaarti 248 Tricoloured Munia Lonchura malacca malacca 249 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 250 Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea 251 Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica 252 Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus 253 Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus 254 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 255 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Mammals Common name Scientific name 1 Toque Macaque Macaca sinica

2 Grey Langur Semnopithecus (Presbytis) entellus

3 Purple-faced Leaf Monkey Trachypithecus (Presbytis)

vetulus 4 Golden Jackal Canis aureus 5 Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii 6 Ruddy Mongoose Herpestes smithii 7 Leopard Panthera pardus kotiya 8 Asian Elephant Elephas maximus 9 Wild Boar Sus scrofa 10 Mouse Deer Tragulus meminna 11 Muntjac Muntiacus muntjac 12 Spotted Deer Cervus axis 13 Sambar Cervus unicolor 14 Water Buffalo Bubalus Bubalis 15 Indian Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum 16 Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura 17 Layard's Striped Squirrel Funambulus layardi


18 Dusky Striped Squirrel Funambulus sublineatus 19 Indian Hare (Black-naped Hare) Lepus nigricollis 20 Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus 21 Spinner Dolphin Stenella mulla

Reptiles Common name Scientific name 1 Bengal (Land) Monitor Varanus bengalensis 2 Asian Water Monitor Varanus salvator 3 Oriental (Common) Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor 4 Green Garden Lizard Calotes calotes 5 Black-cheeked Lizard Calotes nigrilabris 6 Sri Lanka Kangaroo Lizard Otocryptis wiegmanni 7 Rhino-horned Lizard Ceratophora stoddartii 8 Hump-nosed Lizard Lyriocephalus scutatus 9 Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus 10 Mugger Crocodile Crocodylus palustris 11 Hard-shelled Terrapin Melanochelys trijuga parkeri 12 Green Turtle Chelonia mydas 13 Common House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus 14 Common Skink Eutropis carinata


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