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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
Green-backed Heron - (72)
Grey Drongo - (72)
Grey Heron - (72)
Grey Wagtail - (72)
Grey-headed Fish Eagle - (72)
Gull-billed Tern - (72)
Himalayan Buzzard - (72)
Hoopoe - (72)
Indian Cormorant - (72)
Indian Cuckoo - (72)
Indian Darter - (72)
Indian Grey Partridge - (72)
Indian Nightjar - (72)
Indian Peafowl - (72)
Indian Pipit - (72)
Indian Pitta - (72)
Indian Plaintive Cuckoo - (72)
Indian Pond Heron - (72)
Indian Reef Heron - (72)
Indian Robin - (72)
Indian Roller - (72)
Indian Skylark - (72)
Indian Stone Curlew - (72)
Indian Three-toed Kingfisher - (72)
Jerdon´s Bushlark - (72)
Jungle Crow - (72)
Kentish Plover - (72)
Kentish Plover - (72)
Large Cuckoo-Shrike - (72)
Large Egret - (72)
Large Prinia - (72)
Large-billed Leaf Warbler - (72)
Layard´s Flycatcher - (72)
Lesser Adjutant - (72)
Lesser Sand Plover - (72)
Lesser Whistling Teal - (72)
Little Cormorant - (72)
Little Egret - (72)
Little Grebe - (72)
Little Green Bee-eater - (72)
Little Ringed Plover - (72)
Little Stint - (72)
Little Tern - (72)
Malabar Pied Hornbill - (72)
Marsh Sandpiper - (72)
Median Egret - (72)
Mountain Hawk-Eagle - (72)
Night Heron - (72)
Openbill - (72)
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon - (72)
Orange-headed Ground Thrush - (72)
Oriental Magpie-robin - (72)
Oriental Pratincole - (72)
Osprey - (72)
Painted Snipe - (72)
Painted Stork - (72)
Pallid Harrier - (72)
Pheasant-tailed Jacana - (72)
Philippine Shrike - (72)
Pied Crested Cuckoo - (72)
Pied Kingfisher - (72)
Pintail - (72)
Pintail Snipe - (72)
Pompadour Green Pigeon - (72)
Purple Heron - (72)
Purple Sunbird - (72)
Purple Swamphen - (72)
Purple-rumped Sunbird - (72)
Pygmy Woodpecker - (72)
Red-vented Bulbul - (72)
Red-wattled Lapwing - (72)