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BIRDLIST FOR SRI LANKA    12th -   26th JANUARY 2003

SPECIES
E = Endemic Species
ER = Endemic race 		Scientific Name No of days out of  13 recorded Highest daily count C.=Common
LC=LocallyCommon H.= Heard only N/C.= No count
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2 4
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger 10 C
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis 4 LC
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2 N/C
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster 2 3+
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis 2 N/C
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 9 C
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 4 N/C
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 4 10+
Great White Egret Ardea alba 6 N/C
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia 3 N/C
Cattle Egret           Bubulcus ibis 11 C
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii 12 C
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 3 3
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 3 4
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis 1 4
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala 4 LC
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans 3 45+
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus 1 1
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 1 1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus 1 2
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis  melanocephalus 3 LC
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 2 10+
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus alacc 1 150+
Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica 4 N/C
Northern Pintail Anas acuta 2 200+
Garganey Anas querquedula 3 N/C
Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus 4 4
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 4 13
Brahminy Kite Haliastur alac 12 14+
White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 3 2
Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus 1 1
Crested Serpent Eagle ER  Spilornis cheela spilogaster 7 2+
Shikra Accipiter badius 3 2
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis 3 3
Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii 1 1
Crested Hawk Eagle ER Spizaetus cirrhatua celanensis 5 4
Mountain Hawk Eagle ER Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti 2 2
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 3 N/C
Sri Lanka Spurfowl E Galloperdix bicalcarata 1 + 5H 1
Sri Lanka Junglefowl E Gallus lafayetii 2 + 4h 15+
Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica 1H Heard only
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 4 LC
Barred Buttonquail ER Turnix suscitator leggei 2 3
Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides 1 + 1H 1
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 9 C
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla 1 2
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea 2 20 !!
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio  3 N/C
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1 1
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus 3 N/C
Black-winged Stilt ER Himantopus himantopus ceylonensis 4 N/C
Great Thick-knee Burhinus recurvirostris 2 12+
Small Pratincole Glareola alacca 1 7
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 2 N/C
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 2 N/C
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 2 N/C
Kentish Plover ER Charadrius alexandrinus seebohmi 2 700+
Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus 2 1000+
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus 3 20+
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 6 12+
Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura 3 4
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 2 N/C
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 1 2
Common Redshank Tringa alacca 2 N/C
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 3 N/C
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 2 N/C
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 2 1
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 3 8+
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 8 4
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1 N/C
Sanderling Calidris alba 1 1
Little Stint Calidris minuta 2 N/C
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 2 N/C
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus 2 7
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 3 N/C
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 2 3+
Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis 1 5+
Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii 2 9
Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1 N/C
Little Tern Sterna albifrons 1 N/C
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus 4 N/C
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 2 N/C
Feral Pigeon Columba livia domesticus 10 C
Sri Lanka Woodpigeon E Columba torringtoni 2 3
Spotted Dove ER Streptopelia chinensis 13 C
Emerald Dove ER Chalcophaps indica 7 5+
Orange-breasted Pigeon ER Treron bicincta 4 12+
Pompadour Green Pigeon ER Treron pompadora 7 10+
Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea 6 20+
Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot E Loriculus beryllinus 9 LC
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria 8 + 1H C
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 8 C
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala 4 10+
Layard's Parakeet E Psittacula calthropae 4 12+
Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus 2 15+
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus 1 2
Common Hawk Cuckoo ER Cuculus varius 1 2
Gray-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus passerinus 2 1
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea 3 + 2H 2
Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris 1 3
Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus alaccania 1 1
Red-faced Malkoha E Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus 1 4
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 11 C
Green-billed Coucal E Centropus chlororhynchus 1 + 1H 2
Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena 1 1
Brown Fish Owl ER Ketupa zeylonensis 1 1
Chestnut-backed Owlet E Glaucidium radiatum  castanonotum 1 1
Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata 1 1
Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger 1 + 1H 1
Jerdon's Nightjar ER Caprimulgus atripennis 1 2
Indian Nightjar ER Caprimulgus asiaticus 1 3
Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis 6 6+
Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor 6 LC
Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus 1 12+
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 9 C
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 1 1
Little Swift Apus affinis 12 C
Malabar Trogon ER Harpactes fasciatus 4 6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 5 1
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus 2 1
Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis 6 2
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 12 29+
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata 1 1
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 1 5
Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis 4 20+
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops  philippinus  9 C
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops alaccania 5 10+
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis 5 12+
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 2 6
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill E Ocyceros gingalensis 5 3
Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus 1 2
Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica 8 4+
Yellow-fronted Barbet E Megalaima flavifrons 7 4+
Crimson-fronted Barbet E Megalaima rubricapilla malabarica 4 5+
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala 1 8+
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis 2 1
Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus 1 2
Lesser Yellownape ER Picus chlorolophus 3 2
Black-rumped Flameback ER Dinopium benghalense 9 3
White-naped Woodpecker ER Chrysocolaptes festivus 1 2
Greater Flameback ER Chrysocolaptes lucidus stricklandi 2 1
Indian Pitta Pitta  alaccan 4 + 4H 2
Jerdon's Bushlark Mirafra assamica 3 10+
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix grisea 2 12+
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula 2 4+
Sand Martin Riparia riparia 3 N/C
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 11 C
Hill Swallow Hirundo tahitica domicola 2 15+
Red-rumped Swallow ER Hirundo daurica hyperythra 3 6+
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus richardi  rufulus 5 N/C
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii 2 8+
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus 3 2
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 7 6+
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1 4+
Common Woodshrike ER Tephrodornis pondicerianus affinis 2 2
Large Cuckooshrike ER Coracina macei layardi 2 2
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Coracina melanoptera 4 + 1H 2
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus 2 3
Flame Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus 5 6+
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike ER Hemipus picatus 3 2
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 11 5+
Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus 1 1
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus 3 2+
Black-headed Yellow Bulbul E Pycnonotus melanicterus 4 4+
Red-vented Bulbul ER Pycnonotus cafer cafer 13 C
Yellow-eared Bulbul E Pycnonotus penicillatus 2 15+
White-browed Bulbul ER Pycnonotus luteolus insulae 4 + 1H 6+
Yellow-browed Bulbul ER Hypsipetes indicus 6 10+
Black Bulbul ER Hypsipetes leucocephalus humii 4 LC
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia 10 4
Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis 2 2
Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons 4 2
Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea 3 + 1H 2
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis 11 C
White-rumped Shama ER Copsychus malabaricus leggei 1 + 1H 2
Pied Bushchat ER Saxicola caprata atrata 3 10
Black-backed Robin ER Saxicoloides fulicata 6 LC
Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush E Myiophonus blighi 1 2
Pied Thrush Zoothera wardii 2 1
Spot-winged Thrush E Zoothera spiloptera 2 3
Scaly Thrush ER Zoothera dauma 1 1
Eurasian Blackbird ER Turdus merula 1 3
Sri Lanka Bush Warbler E Bradypterus palliseri 1 2+
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 4 10+
Grey-breasted Prinia ER Prinia hodgsonii leggei 4 6+
Jungle Prinia ER Prinia sylvatica valida 4 6+
Ashy Prinia ER Prinia socialis brevicauda 6 10+
Plain Prinia ER Prinia subflava insularis 5 5+
Common Tailorbird ER Orthotomus sutorius sutorius 10 C
Common Tailorbird ER Orthotomus sutorius fernandonis 2 SEEN ABOVE 1500FT
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Locustella certhiola 1 1 + 3H
Blyth's Reed warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 4 2
Clamorous Reed Warbler ER Acrocephalus stentoreus meridionalis 1 1 + 2H
Bright-green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus 3 1
Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris 3 1
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 4 1
Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui 6 2+
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula parva  subrubra 1 2
Dull-blue Flycatcher E Eumyias sordida 1 2
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher ER Cyornis tickelliae jerdoni 5 3+
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis 2 1
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola 5 5+
Black-naped Monarch ER Hypothymis azurea ceylonensis 4 + 1H 6+
Sri Lanka Paradise-flycatcher ER Terpsiphone alacca ceylonensis 9 10+

Indian Paradise-flycatcher

 Terpsiphone paradise paradisi 3 4+
Brown-capped Babbler E Pellorneum fuscocapillum 2 2+
Indian Scimitar-babbler ER Pomatorhinus horsfieldii melanurus 2 5+
Tawny-bellied babbler ER Dumetia hyperythra phillipsi 1 2
Dark-fronted Babbler ER Rhopocichla atriceps 5 5+
Yellow-eyed Babbler ER Chrysomma sinense nasale 3 2+
Orange-billed Babbler E Turdoides rufescens 3 20+
Yellow-billed Babbler ER Turdoides affinis taprobanus 12 C
Great Tit Parus major  4 6+
Purple-rumped Sunbird ER Leptocoma zeylonica 12 C
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus 5 6+
Long-billed Sunbird ER Cinnyris lotenius 9 C
Thick-billed Flowerpecker ER Dicaeum agile zeylonicum 2 2+
White-throated Flowerpecker E Dicaeum vincens 2 2
Pale-billed Flowerpecker ER Dicaeum erythrorhynchos ceylonese 8 4+
Sri Lanka White-eye E Zosterops ceylonensis 4 4+
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus 4 3+
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis 2 2
Black-hooded Oriole ER Oriolus xanthornus ceylonensis 9 + 2H 6+
Grey Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus longicaudatus 1 2
White-bellied Drongo ER Dicrurus caerulescens insularis 9 C
White-vented Drongo ER Dicrurus caerulescens leucopygialis 3 2
Crested Drongo ER Dicrurus paradiseus lophorhinus 3 2
Sri Lanka Magpie E Urocissa alacc 1 4
House Crow Corvus splendens 10 C
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos  13 C
Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum 1 6
Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus 3 250+
White-faced Starling E Sturnus senex 1 2
Southern Hill Myna Gracula religiosa  indica 4 10+
Sri Lanka Myna  E Gracula ptilogenys 1 6+
Common Myna ER Acridotheres tristis melanosturnus 13 C
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 10 C
Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar 1 10+
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus 2 6+
White-throated Silverbill Lonchura malabarica 2 6+
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata 6 10+
Black-throated Munia E Lonchura kelaarti kelaarti       2 8+
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata 9 5+
Black-headed Munia Lonchura alacca 3 70+

241 Species of birds seen

Stork-billed Kingfisher

Great Thick-knee

OTHER ANIMALS

Giant Squirrel Seen at Bodhinigala and Sinharajah - with the highest count being 2.
Indian Palm Squirrel Seen most days, the commonest squirrel sp.
Layard's Flameback Squirrel Singles seen at Sinharajah and Gilimale Forests.
Dusky-striped Squirrel Singles at Victoria Park and Horton Plains.
Purple-faced Leaf Monkey Seen at Bodhinigala in good numbers.
Bear Monkey Subspecies of above, seen on Horton Plains. Big and furry!
Toque Macaque The commonest monkey. Seen in variety of habitats and altitudes.
Grey Langur Very much a lowland, dry zone monkey, seen on all jeep drives.
Indian Elephant A count of 20+ at Udawalawe included a herd of 12+.
Water Buffalo Wild animals seen at Udawalawe, Bundala and Yala.
Indian Brown Mongoose Seen on several dates.
Ruddy Mongoose Only seen twice at Yala and on drive to Newera Eliya.
Stripe-necked Mongoose Appeared briefly whilst we were watching the Whistling Thrush.
Golden Jackal Seen Bundala & Yala - where one was very confiding.
Wild Boar Only seen at Yala briefly and on edge of park the day after.
Spotted Deer Very common at Yala.
Sambar One in car park at Yala and 1 in road on Horton Plains.
Indian Flying Fox Seen on several dates, with a big roost at Peradinya Botanical Gardens.
Indian Smooth-coated Otter 2 in headlights briefly on way to Bundala.
Land Monitor Seen on several dates.
Water Monitor As above, but more frequent in rainforest areas.
Green Garden Lizard Singles seen on 6 dates.
Sri Lanka Kangaroo Lizard Singles at Kitulgala and Sinharajah of this endemic lizard.
House Gecko Common
Marsh Mugger Seen on all the jeep drives.
Indian (Black-naped) Hare One seen on way to Yala.
Giant Earthworm One impressive specimen at Sinharajah.
Giant Millipede Several seen in rainforests.
Firefly Seen on several dates at night.
Carpenter Bee A really huge bee, seen at Kitulgala.
Hard-shelled Terrapin Seen at Udawalawe.
Soft-shelled Terrapin Couple seen with previous species at Udawalawe.

Moths

Clipper
Common Crow
Blue Mormon
Common Birdwing
White Four-ring
Lesser Grass Yellow
Tree Nymph
King Crow
Cruiser
Palm Fly Butterfly
Crimson Rose
Glassy Tiger
Common Leopard
Blue Day Moth

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