- 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 9
| Observed in and around Polonnaruwa | ||
| Fulvous Whistling-duck, | Dendrocygna bicolor | No record |
| Lesser Whistling-duck, | Dendrocygna javanica | Common |
| Greylag Goose, | Anser anser | No record |
| Ruddy Shelduck, | Tadorna ferruginea | No record |
| Comb Duck, | Sarkidiornis melanotos[A] | No record |
| Cotton Pygmy Goose, | Nettapus coromandelianus | Rare |
| Eurasian Wigeon, | Anas Penelope | No record |
| Gadwall, | Anas strepera | No record |
| Common Teal, | Anas crecca | Rare |
| Mallard, | Anas platyrhynchos | No record |
| Spot-billed Duck, | Anas poecilorhyncha | No record |
| Northern Pintail, | Anas acuta | No record |
| Garganey, | Anas querquedula | Rare |
| Northern Shoveler, | Anas clypeata | No record |
| Marbled Teal, | Marmaronetta angustirostris | No record |
| Red-crested Pochard, | Netta rufina | No record |
| Pochard, | Aythya ferina | No record |
| Tufted Duck, | Athythya fuligula | No record |
PODICIPEDIFORMES – Grebes
| Little Grebe, | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Common |