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Wildlife at Polonnaruwa
- Wildlife of Sri Lanka
- Polonnaruwa: Hub for Wildlife
- Polonnaruwa Bird List
- Perching Birds
- Woodpeckers and Barbets
- Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Rollers, Hoopoe
- Swifts
- Nightjars
- Trogons
- Cuckoos, Malkohas and Coucals
- Parakeets and Lorikeets
- Owls
- Eagles, Hawks, Ospreys, Vultures
- Pigeons and Doves
- Fowl, Quails, Partridges
- Buttonquail
- Jacanas, Plovers, Lapwings, Terns, Gulls
- Rails, Crakes, Waterhens and Coots
- Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters
- Petrels, Shearwaters
- Ibises, Storks, Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
- Geese and Ducks
- Grebes
- Primates
- Other Mammals
- Birds of Sri Lanka
- Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish
- Invertebrates
- Ecology of Dry Evergreen Forest
Polonnaruwa Bird List – page 2
PICIFORMES – Woodpeckers & Barbets
Observed in and around Polonnaruwa | ||
Brown-headed Barbet, | Megalaima zeylanica | Common |
Yellow-fronted Barbet, | Megalaima flavilfrons | Endemic, No record |
Crimson-fronted Barbet, | Megalaima rubricapilla | Endemic, Rare |
Coppersmith Barbet, | Megalaima haemacephala | Common |
Brown-capped Woodpecker, | Dendrocopos nanus | No record |
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, | Dendrocopos mahrattensis | No record |
Rufous Woodpecker, | Celeus brachyurus | No record |
Lesser Yellownape, | Picus chlorolophus | No record |
Streak-throated Woodpecker, | Picus xanthopygaeus | No record |
Black-rumped Flameback, | Dinopium benghalense | Common |
Crimson-backed Greater Flameback | Chrysocolaptes lucidus stricklandi | Common |
White-naped Woodpecker, | Chrysocolaptes festivus | No record |
CORACIIFORMES – Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Rollers, Dollarbird, Hoopoe
Observed in and around Polonnaruwa | ||
Pied Kingfisher, | Ceryle rudis | Common |
Common Kingfisher, | Alcedo atthis | Occasional |
Blue-eared Kingfisher, | Alcedo meninting | No record |
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, | Ceyx erithacus erithacus | No record |
Stork-billed Kingfisher, | Halcyon capensis | Occasional |
White-throated Kingfisher, | Halcyon smynensis | Common |
Black-capped Kingfisher, | Halcyon pileata | No record |
Little Green Bee-eater, | Merops orientalis | Common |
Blue-tailed Bee-eater, | Merops philippinus | Occasional |
European Bee-eater, | Merops apiaster | No record |
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, | Merops leschenautti | Common |
Indian Roller, | Coracias benghalensis | Common |
Dollarbird, | Eurystomus orientalis | Rare |
Eurasian Hoopoe, | Upupa epops | Rare |
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill, | Ocyceros gingalensis endemic | Common |
Malabar Pied Hornbill, | Anthracoceros coronatus | Common |
APODIFORMES – Swifts
Observed in and around Polonnaruwa | ||
Indian Swiftlet, | Collocalia unicolor | Rare |
Brown-backed Needletail, | Hirundapus giganteus | No record |
Asian Palm Swift, | Cypsiurus balasiensis | Common |
Alpine Swift, | Tachymarptis melba | Rare |
Fork-tailed Swift, | Apus pacificus | No record |
Little Swift, | Apus affinis | Common |
Grey-rumped Treeswift, | Hemiprocne coronate | Common |
CAPRIMULGIFORMES – Nightjars
Observed in and around Polonnaruwa | ||
Sri Lanka Frogmouth, | Batrachostomus moniliger | Rare |
Grey Nightjar, | Caprimulgus indicus | No record |
Jerdon’s Nightjar, | Caprimulgus atripennis | Rare |
Indian Nightjar, | Caprimulgus asiaticus | Rare |
TROGONIFORMES – Trogons
Observed in and around Polonnaruwa | ||
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Malabar Trogon | Harpactes fasciatus | No record |