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 3
| Observed in and around Polonnaruwa | ||
| Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, | Clamator coromandus | Rare |
| Pied Cuckoo, | Clamator jacobinus | Occasional |
| Common Hawk Cuckoo, | Hierococcyx varius | Rare |
| Indian Cuckoo, | Cuculus micropterus | Common |
| Common Cuckoo, | Cuculus canorus | No record |
| Lesser Cuckoo, | Cuculus poliocephalus | No record |
| Banded Bay Cuckoo, | Cacomantis sonneratii | Rare |
| Plaintive Cuckoo, | Cacomantis passerines | Rare |
| Asian Emerald Cuckoo, | Chrysococcyx maculates | No record |
| Drongo Cuckoo, | Surniculus lugubris | No record |
| Asian Koel, | Eudynamys scolopacea | Common |
| Blue-faced Malkoha, | Phaenicophaeus viridirostris | Common |
| Red-faced Malkoha, | Phaenicophaeus pyffhocephalus | Endemic, No record |
| Sirkeer Malkoha, | Taccocua leschenaultia | No record |
| Green-billed Coucal, | Centropus chlororhynchus | Endemic, No Record |
| Greater Coucal, | Centropus sinensis | Common |
| Lesser Coucal, | Centropus bengalensis | No record |
PSITTACIFORMES – Parakeets and Lorikeets
| Observed in and around Polonnaruwa | ||
| Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, | Loriculus beryllnus endemic | No record |
| Alexandrine Parakeet, | Psittacula eupatrtia | Occasional |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet, | Psittacula krameri | Common |
| Plum-headed Parakeet, | Psittacula cyanocephala | No record |
| Layard’s Parakeet, | Psittacula calthropae endemic | No record |
STRIGIFORMES – Owls
| Observed in and around Polonnaruwa | ||
| Barn Owl, | Tyto alba | Rare |
| Oriental Bay Owl, | Phodilus badius | No record |
| Oriental Scops Owl, | Otus sunia | Common |
| Collared Scops Owl, | Otus bakkamoena | Rare |
| Serendib Scops Owl, | Otus thilohoffmanni | No record |
| Spot-bellied Eagle Owl, | Bubo nipalensis | No record |
| Brown Fish Owl, | Ketupa zeylonensis | Common |
| Brown Wood Owl, | Strix leptognammica | Rare |
| Jungle Owlet, | Glaucidium radiatum | Common |
| Chestnut-backed Owlet, | Glaucidium castanonotum | Endemic, No record |
| Brown Hawk Owl, | Ninox scutulata | No record |
| Short-eared Owl, | Asio flammeus | No record |