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There are 456 species of birds recognized in the country of which 240 are breeding residents and 216 are migrants. Out of the resident birds 72 subspecies and 33 species are endemic.
References
- Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C. 2012. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Vols. 1 and 2. Second Edition. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution, Michigan State University and Lynx Edicions, Washington, D.C., Michigan and Barcelona.
- Birds of Sri Lanka (2012) by Deepal Warakagoda, Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp and Richard Grimmett.
- SHOREBIRDS of the Northern Hemisphere (2009) Richard Chandler.
- A History of the Birds of Ceylon, 1880 Vol. I-IV by Vincent Legge.
- An Ecological Reconnaissance of Wilpattu National Park, Ceylon May 1972 by John F. Eisenberg and Melvyn Lockhart.
- Resource Inventory of Wilpattu National Park - Final Report By The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Sri Lanka, December 2006
Ashy Prinia - (72)
Asiatic Golden Plover - (72)
Banded Crake - (72)
Baya Weaver - (72)
Black Bittern - (72)
Black Drongo - (72)
Black-capped Bulbul - (72)
Black-fronted Babbler - (72)
Black-headed Cuckoo-Shrike - (72)
Black-headed Munia - (72)
Black-naped Monarch - (72)
Black-tailed Godwit - (72)
Black-winged Kite - (72)
Black-winged Stilt - (72)
Blue-faced Malkoha - (72)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater - (72)
Blyth´s Pipit - (72)
Blyth´s Reed Warbler - (72)
Booted Eagle - (72)
Brahminy Kite - (72)
Brown Fish Owl - (72)
Brown Flycatcher - (72)
Brown Shrike - (72)
Brown Wood- owl - (72)
Brown-capped Babbler - (72)
Brown-headed Barbet - (72)
Bustard-Quail - (72)
Caspian Tern - (72)
Cattle Egret - (72)
Ceylon Grey Hornbill - (72)
Ceylon Junglefowl - (72)
Ceylon Small Barbet - (72)
Ceylon Swallow - (72)
Ceylon Wood Shrike - (72)
Chestnut Bittern - (72)
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater - (72)
Collared Dove - (72)
Comb Duck - (72)
Common Coot - (72)
Common Coucal - (72)
Common Cuckoo - (72)
Common Greenshank - (72)
Common Iora - (72)
Common Kestrel - (72)
Common Kingfisher - (72)
Common Moorhen - (72)
Common Myna - (72)
Common Redshank - (72)
Common Sandpiper - (72)
Common Swallow - (72)
Common Tailorbird - (72)
Common Teal - (72)
Cotton Teal - (72)
Crested Hawk-Eagle - (72)
Crested Honey Buzzard - (72)
Crested Serpent Eagle - (72)
Crested Tree Swift - (72)
Crimson-backed Woodpecker - (72)
Crimson-breasted Barbet - (72)
Drongo-Cuckoo - (72)
Emerald Dove - (72)
Forest Eagle Owl - (72)
Forest Wagtail - (72)
Garganey - (72)
Glossy Ibis - (72)
Golden-backed Woodpecker - (72)
Great Cormorant - (72)
Great Stone Plover - (72)
Green Imperial Pigeon - (72)
Green Sandpiper - (72)