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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Malabar Trogon | Harpactes fasciatus | No record |