Sri Lanka 28/12/2015 - 15/01/2016

Species seen during our trip to Sri Lanka - mainly sight-seeing and Blue Whale watching, and 3 days in Wilpattu National Park

Weather was dry and sunny most days with light rain one day.

Bird List

Species

Date

Location

Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Sri Lanka Junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii)

07/01/2016

Sigiriya

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

30/12/2015

Galle

Little Grebe  (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Woolly-necked Stork  (Ciconia episcopus)

05/01/2016

Dambulla

Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)

05/01/2016

Dambulla

Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Black-crowned Night Heron  (Nycticorax nycticorax)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Grey Heron  (Ardea cinerea)

28/12/2015

Negombo

Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus)

28/12/2015

Negombo

Purple Heron  (Ardea purpurea)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Great Egret  (Ardea alba)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Intermediate Egret  (Egretta intermedia)

03/01/2016

Galle

Little Egret  (Egretta garzetta)

01/01/2016

Kottawa

Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)

05/01/2016

Dambulla

Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Great Cormorant  (Phalacrocorax carbo)

04/01/2016

Kandy

Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Crested Honey Buzzard  (Pernis ptilorhynchus)

07/01/2016

Sigiriya

Crested Serpent Eagle  (Spilornis cheela)

04/01/2016

Kandy

Changeable Hawk-eagle  (Nisaetus cirrhatus)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Shikra  (Accipiter badius)

05/01/2016

Dambulla

Brahminy Kite  (Haliastur indus)

29/12/2015

Negombo

White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus ichthyaetus)

05/01/2016

Dambulla

Eastern Buzzard  (Buteo japonicus)

03/01/2016

Galle

White-breasted Waterhen  (Amaurornis phoenicurus)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Purple Swamphen  (Porphyrio porphyrio)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Great Stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Red-wattled Lapwing  (Vanellus indicus)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Lesser Sand Plover  (Charadrius mongolus)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Pin-tailed Snipe (Gallinago stenura)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Black-tailed Godwit  (Limosa limosa)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Whimbrel  (Numenius phaeopus)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Common Redshank  (Tringa totanus)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Gull-billed Tern  (Gelochelidon nilotica)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Greater Crested Tern  (Thalasseus bergii)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Common Tern  (Sterna hirundo)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Whiskered Tern  (Chlidonias hybrida)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Rock Dove  (Columba livia)

30/12/2015

Galle

Spotted Dove  (Spilopelia chinensis)

30/12/2015

Galle

Common Emerald Dove  (Chalcophaps indica)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Orange-breasted Green Pigeon  (Treron bicinctus)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Sri Lanka Green Pigeon (Treron pompadora)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Green Imperial Pigeon  (Ducula aenea)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Greater Coucal  (Centropus sinensis)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Asian Koel  (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

02/01/2016

Galle

Brown Fish Owl  (Ketupa zeylonensis)

07/01/2016

Sigiriya

Jerdon's Nightjar  (Caprimulgus atripennis)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Crested Treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)

07/01/2016

Sigiriya

Indian Swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor)

07/01/2016

Sigiriya

Asian Palm Swift  (Cypsiurus balasiensis)

28/12/2015

Negombo

Alpine Swift  (Tachymarptis melba)

07/01/2016

Sigiriya

Little Swift  (Apus affinis)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Indian Roller  (Coracias benghalensis)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Stork-billed Kingfisher  (Pelargopsis capensis)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

White-throated Kingfisher  (Halcyon smyrnensis)

30/12/2015

Galle

Common Kingfisher  (Alcedo atthis)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Pied Kingfisher  (Ceryle rudis)

05/01/2016

Dambulla

Green Bee-eater  (Merops orientalis)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Blue-tailed Bee-eater  (Merops philippinus)

28/12/2015

Negombo

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater  (Merops leschenaulti)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Malabar Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus)

05/01/2016

Dambulla

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Brown-headed Barbet  (Megalaima zeylanica)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Crimson-fronted Barbet (Megalaima rubricapillus)

07/01/2016

Sigiriya

Coppersmith Barbet  (Megalaima haemacephala)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Black-rumped Flameback  (Dinopium benghalense)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

White-naped Woodpecker  (Chrysocolaptes festivus)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus)

04/01/2016

Kandy

Alexandrine Parakeet  (Psittacula eupatria)

07/01/2016

Sigiriya

Rose-ringed Parakeet  (Psittacula krameri)

28/12/2015

Negombo

Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Common Iora  (Aegithina tiphia)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Large Cuckooshrike  (Coracina macei)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Orange Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Long-tailed Shrike  (Lanius schach)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Black-hooded Oriole  (Oriolus xanthornus)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Black Drongo  (Dicrurus macrocercus)

28/12/2015

Negombo

White-bellied Drongo  (Dicrurus caerulescens)

04/01/2016

Kandy

White-browed Fantail  (Rhipidura aureola)

07/01/2016

Sigiriya

Asian Paradise Flycatcher  (Terpsiphone paradisi)

07/01/2016

Sigiriya

Asian Paradise Flycatcher [Indian race]

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

House Crow  (Corvus splendens)

28/12/2015

Negombo

Indian Jungle Crow (Corvus culminatus)

04/01/2016

Kandy

Jerdon's Bush Lark (Mirafra affinis)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Red-vented Bulbul  (Pycnonotus cafer)

30/12/2015

Galle

White-browed Bulbul  (Pycnonotus luteolus)

05/01/2016

Dambulla

Yellow-browed Bulbul  (Acritillas indica)

01/01/2016

Kottawa

Barn Swallow  (Hirundo rustica)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Sri Lanka Swallow (Cecropis hyperythra)

05/01/2016

Dambulla

Plain Prinia  (Prinia inornata)

05/01/2016

Dambulla

Common Tailorbird  (Orthotomus sutorius)

02/01/2016

Galle

Yellow-billed Babbler  (Turdoides affinis)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Oriental White-eye  (Zosterops palpebrosus)

05/01/2016

Dambulla

Common Myna  (Acridotheres tristis)

28/12/2015

Negombo

Indian Robin  (Copsychus fulicatus)

04/01/2016

Kandy

White-rumped Shama  (Copsychus malabaricus)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Asian Brown Flycatcher  (Muscicapa latirostris)

07/01/2016

Sigiriya

Brown-breasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui)

01/01/2016

Kottawa

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher  (Cyornis tickelliae)

04/01/2016

Kandy

Legge's Flowerpecker (Dicaeum vincens)

04/01/2016

Kandy

Purple-rumped Sunbird  (Leptocoma zeylonica)

29/12/2015

Negombo

Purple Sunbird  (Cinnyris asiaticus)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

House Sparrow  (Passer domesticus)

30/12/2015

Galle

White-rumped Munia  (Lonchura striata)

08/01/2016

Anuradhapura

Scaly-breasted Munia  (Lonchura punctulata)

04/01/2016

Kandy

Tricolored Munia (Lonchura malacca)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)

11/01/2016

Wilpattu

Paddyfield Pipit  (Anthus rufulus)

05/01/2016

Dambulla

Locations

Negombo airport to Villa Hundira on Negombo Lagoon

Negombo

Galle - town

Galle

Kottawa forest reserve outside Galle

Kottawa

Kandy - lake, botanic gardens and tea museum

Kandy

Lake by Kandalama Heritance Hotel

Dambulla

Sigiriya rock and country roads back to Dambulla

Sigiriya

Sanctuary hotel, temple tanks and old city

Anuradhapura

Wilpattu NP and Aanawila Villa just south of entrance

Wilpattu

Other sightings

Ceylon (Tocque) Macaque

Purple-faced Langur

Grey Langur

Fruit Bat

Giant Squirrel

Grey Mongoose

Ruddy Mongoose

Muntjac

Spotted Deer

Wild Boar

Black-naped Hare

Sloth Bear

Brydes Whale

Blue Whale

 

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