Endemic Birds
Sri Lanka boasts a remarkable array of endemic birds, including the vibrant Sri Lanka Blue Magpie, the elusive Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush, and the striking Sri Lanka Junglefowl. With diverse habitats, the island fosters a unique avian biodiversity, making it a haven for birdwatching enthusiasts and conservation efforts.
Ceylon Bush Warbler
Small, nondescript, earthy-brown colored bird, with a graduated tail. Note particularly rich, buffy throat, short, indistinct grey eyebrow, and pale iris. Very secretive, singly or in pairs, within wet vegetation in understory of wet forests in the hills and mountains of Sri Lanka, on or near the ground. Uniform appearance, with buff throat and inconspicuous gray eyebrow separate this species from all other small brown birds in its limited range. Short song a musical “chiwee-chiwee-chiwee”. Calls include a short, sharp “wit” and a wet “chip” note.
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Ceylon SpurfowlGalloperdix bicalcarata
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JunglefowlGallus lafayetii
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Ceylon WoodpigeonColumba torringtoniae
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Ceylon Green PigeonTreron pompadora
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Ceylon Hanging ParrotLoriculus beryllinus
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Layard’s ParakeetPsittacula calthrapae
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Red Faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
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Green Billed CoucaCentropus chlororhynchos
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Serendib Scops OwlOtus thilohoffmanni
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Chestnut Backed Owlet$Glaucidium castanotum
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Ceylon Grey HornbillOcyceros gingalensis
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Crimson Backed FlamebackChrysocolaptes stricklandi
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Red backed flamebackDinopium psarodes
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Yellow Fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifrons
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Crimson Fronted BarbetPsilopogon rubricapillus
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Ceylon Blue MagpieUrocissa ornata
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Black Capped BulbulRubigula melanictera
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Yellow Eared BulbulPycnonotus penicillatus
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Ceylon Crested DrongoDicrurus lophorinus
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Ceylon Bush WarblerElaphrornis palliseri
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Brown Capped BabblerPellorneum fuscocapillus
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Ceylon Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus melanurus
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Ceylon Rufous BabblerArgya rufescens
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Ashy Headed LaughingthrushArgya cinereifrons
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Ceylon White EyeZosterops ceylonensis
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Ceylon Hill MynaGracula ptilogenys
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White Faced Starling$Sturnornis albofrontatus
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Ceylon Whistling ThrushMyophonus blighi
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Spot Winged Ground ThrushGeokichla spiloptera
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Ceylon Scaly ThrushZoothera imbricata
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Dusky Blue FlycatcherEumyias sordidus
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Legge's FlowerpeckerDicaeum vincens
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Ceylon WoodshrikeTephrodornis affinis
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Ceylon SwallowCecropis hyperythra