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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 5
| Observed in and around Polonnaruwa | ||
| Rock Pigeon, | Columba livia | Common |
| Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, | Columba torringtoni | Endemic, No record |
| Pale-capped Pigeon, | Columba punicea | No record |
| Oriental Turtle Dove, | Streptopelia orientalis | No record |
| Eurasian Collared Dove, | Streptopelia decaocto | No record |
| Red Collared Dove, | Streptopelia tranquebarica | No record |
| Spotted Dove, | Streptopelia chinensis | Common |
| Emerald Dove, | Chalcophaps indica | Rare |
| Orange-breasted Green Pigeon, | Treron bicincta | Rare |
| Pompadour Green Pigeon, | Treron pompadora | Common |
| Yellow-footed Green Pigeon, | Treron phoenicoptera | No record |
| Green Imperial Pigeon, | Ducula aenea | Common |
GALLIFORMES – Peafowl, Junglefowl, Spurfowl, Quails and Partridges
| Observed in and around Polonnaruwa | ||
| Painted Francolin, | Francolinus pictus | No record |
| Grey Francolin, | Francolinus pondicerianus | No record |
| Rain Quail, | Coturnix coromandelica | No record |
| Blue-breasted Quail, | Coturnix chinensis | Occasional |
| Jungle Bush Quail, | Perdicula asiatica | No record |
| Sri Lanka Spurfowl, | Galloperdix bicalcarata | Endemic, No record |
| Sri Lanka Junglefowl, | Gallus lafayettii endemic | Common |
| Indian Peafowl, | Pavo cristatus | Common |
TURNICIFORMES – Buttonquail
| Observed in and around Polonnaruwa | ||
| Small Buttonquail, | Turnis sylvatica | No record |
| Barred Buttonquail, | Turnis suscitator | No record |