ENDEMIC BIRDS

SRI LANKA HANGING PARROT

Found in all parts of the country, but mainly in the foothills of the wet zone. Prefers to hang upside down rather than perch.

SRI LANKA SPOT-WINGED THRUSH

Found in the wooded areas of all parts of the country. A shy bird whose striking rich whistle is often heard in the forests.

SRI LANKA DULL-BLUE FLYCATCHER

Found in the wooded areas of the hill country. Often seen catching its insect prey by making quick sorties from a branch with a view.

SRI LANKA YELLOW-FRONTED BARBET

Found mostly in the forested areas of the mid-country, where its remarkable rolling call is often heard.

ASHY-HEADED LAUGHING-THRUSH

Found in the tall forests of the wet zone, where it lives usually in small family groups.

SRI LANKA CHESTNUT-BACKED OWLET

Found almost throughout the island in forest, scrub and cultivation. Its distinctive cry of “huhu hoo” is often heard in the woods at dusk.

SRI LANKA BLUE MAGPIE

Found in the forests of the wet zone and hill zone. Its loud, rasping call is often heard, but the bird itself is not so often seen.

SRI LANKA YELLOW-EARED BULBUL

Found in the forests and well-wooded areas of the hill country. Lives in pairs or otherwise in small flocks.

LAYARD'S PARAKEET

Found in forested areas of the hills and adjoining low country. Often seen flying swiftly in small flocks uttering its squawking screams.









SRI LANKA WOOD PIGEON

Found mainly in the well-wooded areas of the hill country. A shy arboreal bird.






BLACK-CRESTED BULBUL

Found in the well-wooded areas of the lowlands and low hills. Lives in pairs or otherwise in small flocks.

SRI LANKA SPURFOWL

Found in all parts but prefers the wet zone. A shy bird of the dense forest, which is seldom seen although its call is often heard.

SRI LANKA GREY HORNBILL

Found in the forests of the dry zone lowlands and low hills. Lives in pairs. A prowling bird, often seen flying close to jungle tracks.

SRI LANKA GREEN-BILLED COUCAL

Found in the low country wet zone. A scarce bird, often to be seen in dense forest and near thick clumps of bamboo.









BLACK-THROATED MUNIA

Found in gardens, plantations, and grassland. They live in small flocks and build globular nests of grass in trees or bushes.

SRI LANKA BROWN CAPPED BADDLER

Found mostly in deep forests that are located in wetland areas, these birds ascend to the foothills of the hill country. This bird lives in pairs and nests usually at the foot of a tree or in a shrub.

RED-FACED MALKOHA

Found in undisturbed forest areas in the wet zone and riverine forests of the dry zone. A scarce bird of the denser parts of the forest.

SRI LANKA WHISTLING-THRUSH

Found in the well-wooded ravines of the forests of the highland zone. This bird is usually to be met with close to water, often a stream.

SRI LANKA MYNAH

Found in the wet zone and wooded areas of the high and low country. These birds move around usually in noisy pairs.

SRI LANKA WHITE-EYE

Found in the wooded area of the high hills. These are restless birds, usually seen in large flocks, twittering as they search for insect prey.

LEGGE'S FLOWERPECKER

Found in the south west wet zone forests. This is a bird of the treetops, living singly or otherwise in pairs.

SRI LANKA JUNGLE FOWL

Found in the forests throughout the island, but is commonest in the national parks. A typical fowl, it struts about scratching for food.

CRIMSON-FRONTED BARBET

Found in the wooded areas of the lowlands and mid-hills of the dry zone. This is a bird of the treetops, giving a low, repetitive call.

YELLOW-BILLED BABBLER

Found in most parts of the island, except in forests and the higher hills. Moves around the ground in small, chattering, family flocks.

SRI LANKA WHITE-FACED STARLING

Found in the low country to medium hills of the wet zone. A scarce and arboreal bird of the forest, sometimes seen in small flocks.

SRI LANKA BUSH WARBLER

Found only in the mid hills and above, this bird moves usually in pairs and seeks nesting places in damp mountain forests mostly in bamboo and thick shrub.