List of birds of Sri Lanka

Template:Short description Template:Wildlife of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The bird life of Sri Lanka is very rich for its size and more than 500 species have been recorded. In addition to the many resident birds, a considerable number of migratory species winter in the country to escape their northern breeding grounds.

35 bird species are confirmed as endemic, the latest addition being the Sri Lanka shama, which previously considered as a subspecies of the white-rumped shama. The other resident species are also found in the nearby Indian mainland, but over 80 have developed distinct Sri Lankan races. Some of these races are very different in their plumage characteristics from the related forms in India. 26 species are globally threatened.

Bird distribution in Sri Lanka is largely determined by its climatic zones. The dry zone is largest of the three, covering more than half of the island, with a prolonged dry and hot period and only one monsoon (the north east monsoon from October to January).

The wet zone, with two monsoons, is in the south western quarter of the island, where the few remaining rain forests are found and humidity is high.

The central hill zone rises to over 2450 m (8-10,000 ft) and has a cool temperate climate. Most of the 34 endemic species are confined to the wet and the hill zones, with only a few extending into the dry zone as well.

Recent updates and sighting information can be obtained through the Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka website. The following list is prepared according to An Illustrated Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka on 2010 by Sarath Kotagama and Gamini Ratnavira. Supplemental updates and taxonomy follow The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.

• (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Sri Lanka
• (E) Endemic - a species native or restricted to Sri Lanka
• (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Sri Lanka as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions

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Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae

The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Fulvous whistling-duck File:Fulvous whistling duck.JPG	Dendrocygna bicolor			Least concern (A)
Lesser whistling-duck File:Dendrocygna javanica - Chiang Mai.jpg	Dendrocygna javanica		Resident	Least concern
Bar-headed goose File:Bar-headed Goose - St James's Park, London - Nov 2006.jpg	Anser indicus			Least concern (A)
Graylag goose File:Greylag Goose - St James's Park, London - Nov 2006.jpg	Anser anser	Anser anser rubrirostris		Least concern (A)
Knob-billed duck File:Sarkidiornis melanotos - Royal Museum for Central Africa - DSC06799.JPG	Sarkidiornis melanotos			Least concern (A)
Ruddy shelduck File:Ruddy Shelduck or Brahminy Duck .jpg	Tadorna ferruginea			Least concern (A)
Cotton pygmy-goose File:Cotton pygmy goose Prasanna Mamidala.jpg	Nettapus coromandelianus		Resident	Least concern
Garganey File:Garganey (Anas querquedula) RWD3.jpg	Spatula querquedula			Least concern
Northern shoveler File:Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) RWD1.jpg	Spatula clypeata			Least concern
Gadwall male male	Mareca strepera	Mareca strepera strepera		Least concern (A)
Eurasian wigeon File:Mareca penelope kuribo cropped.jpg	Mareca penelope			Least concern
Indian spot-billed duck File:Anas poecilorhyncha -Assam -India-8.jpg	Anas poecilorhyncha	Anas poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha		Least concern
Mallard File:Anas platyrhynchos male female quadrat.jpg	Anas platyrhynchos	Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos		Least concern (A)
Northern pintail File:Northern Pintails (Male & Female) I IMG 0911.jpg	Anas acuta			Least concern
Green-winged teal File:Common Teal (Anas crecca) near Hodal, Haryana W IMG 6512.jpg	Anas crecca			Least concern
Marbled teal File:Marmaronetta angustirostris, London Wetland Centre, UK - Diliff.jpg	Marmaronetta angustirostris			Vulnerable (A)
Red-crested pochard male female	Netta rufina			Least concern (A)
Common pochard male male	Aythya ferina			Vulnerable (A)
Ferruginous duck male	Aythya nyroca			Near Threatened (A)
Tufted duck File:Tufted-Duck-male-female.jpg	Aythya fuligula			Least concern (A)

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Order: GalliformesFamily: Phasianidae

The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds. In general, they are plump and have broad, relatively short wings.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Indian peafowl File:Common Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) RWD2.jpg	Pavo cristatus	Pavo cristatus singhalensis	Resident	Least concern
Sri Lanka spurfowl File:GalloperdixBicalcarataLegge.jpg	Galloperdix bicalcarata		Endemic	Least concern
Blue-breasted quail File:Excalfactoria chinensis (aka).jpg	Coturnix chinensis	Coturnix chinensis chinensis		Least concern
Common quail File:A common quail in Lebanon.jpg	Coturnix coturnix			Least concern (A)
Rain quail File:Rain Quail Male.jpg	Coturnix coromandelica	Francolinus pondicerianus pondicerianus		Least concern (A)
Jungle bush-quail File:The Jungle Bush Quail.jpg	Perdicula asiatica			Least concern
Painted francolin File:Painted Francolin (Francolinus pictus) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Francolinus pictus			Least concern
Gray francolin File:Grey Francolin.jpg	Ortygornis pondicerianus	Ortygornis pondicerianus pondicerianus		Least concern
Sri Lanka junglefowl File:Flickr - Rainbirder - Ceylon Junglefowl (Gallus lafayetii) Male.jpg	Gallus lafayettii		Endemic	Least concern

Flamingos

Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Greater flamingo File:Flamant rose Salines de Thyna.jpg	Phoenicopterus roseus			Least concern
Lesser flamingo File:Lesser-flamingos.jpg	Phoeniconaias minor			Near threatened (A)

Grebes

Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae

Grebes are small to medium-sized diving birds. They breed on fresh water, but often visit the sea whilst migrating and in winter. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers; however, their feet are placed far back on their bodies, making them quite ungainly on land.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Little grebe File:Little grebe Zwergtaucher.jpg	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis	Resident	Least concern

Pigeons and doves

Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Rock pigeon File:Rock Pigeon Columba livia.jpg	Columba livia	Columba livia intermedia (resident) Columba livia domestica (introduced)	Resident + Introduced	Least concern
Sri Lanka wood-pigeon File:Flickr - Rainbirder - Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon (Columba torringtoni) (1).jpg	Columba torringtoniae		Endemic	Vulnerable
Pale-capped pigeon File:ColumbaPunicea.jpg	Columba punicea			Vulnerable (A)
Oriental turtle-dove File:Oriental Turtle Dove.jpg	Streptopelia orientalis			Least concern
Eurasian collared-dove File:Streptopelia decaocto; Szczecin, Poland 3.JPG	Streptopelia decaocto	Streptopelia decaocto intercedens		Least concern
Red collared-dove File:Streptopelia tranquebarica.jpg	Streptopelia tranquebarica			Least concern (A)
Spotted dove File:Spotteddove.jpg	Streptopelia chinensis	Spilopelia chinensis suratensis	Resident	Least concern
Asian emerald dove File:Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica indica).jpg	Chalcophaps indica	Chalcophaps indica robinsoni		Least concern
Orange-breasted green-pigeon File:Treron bicinctus -Yala National Park, Sri Lanka -male-8.jpg	Treron bicincta	Treron bicincta leggei		Least concern
Sri Lanka green-pigeon File:Thimindu 2009 12 31 Kaudulla Pompadour Green Pigeon 1.jpg	Treron pompadora		Endemic	Least concern
Yellow-footed green-pigeon File:Yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Treron phoenicoptera			Least concern
Green imperial-pigeon File:Green Imperial Pigeon RWD4.jpg	Ducula aenea			Least concern

Cuckoos

Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. Many are brood parasites.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Green-billed coucal File:CentropusChlororhynchusLegge.jpg	Centropus chlororhynchus		Endemic	Vulnerable
Greater coucal File:Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis) in Kolkata I IMG 3240.jpg	Centropus sinensis	Centropus sinensis parroti	Resident	Least concern
Lesser coucal File:Lesser-coucal.jpg	Centropus bengalensis			Least concern (A)
Sirkeer malkoha File:Sirkeer Malkoha, Hyderabad, India.jpg	Taccocua leschenaultii			Least concern
Red-faced malkoha File:Red-faced Malkoha x.jpg	Phaenicophaeus pyffhocephalus		Endemic	Vulnerable
Blue-faced malkoha File:Blue-faced Malkoha.jpg	Phaenicophaeus viridirostris			Least concern
Chestnut-winged cuckoo File:Chestnut-winged Cuckoo in Singapore, Dec 2012, by William Lee.jpg	Clamator coromandus			Least concern
Pied cuckoo File:Jacobin Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) Photograph By Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Clamator jacobinus	Clamator jacobinus jacobinus		Least concern
Asian koel File:Asian koel.jpg File:Eudynamys scolopacea - 20080801.jpg	Eudynamys scolopacea	Eudynamys scolopacea scolopacea		Least concern
Asian emerald cuckoo File:Male Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus) on branch.jpg	Chrysococcyx maculatus			Least concern (A)
Banded bay cuckoo File:BandedBayCuckoo.jpg	Cacomantis sonneratii	Cacomantis sonneratii waiti		Least concern
Gray-bellied cuckoo File:Grey bellied cuckoo male.jpg	Cacomantis passerinus			Least concern
Fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo File:Asian Drongo Cuckoo.jpg	Surniculus dicruroides			Least concern
Common hawk-cuckoo File:Common Hawk Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) at Narendrapur W IMG 4111.jpg	Hierococcyx varius			Least concern
Lesser cuckoo File:Cuculus poliocephalus.jpg	Cuculus poliocephalus			Least concern
Indian cuckoo File:Indian Cuckoo (J).jpg	Cuculus micropterus			Least concern
Common cuckoo File:Cuculus canorus vogelartinfo chris romeiks CHR0791 cropped.jpg	Cuculus canorus	Cuculus canorus bakeri		Least concern

Frogmouths

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Podargidae

The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars. They are named for their large flattened hooked bill and huge frog-like gape, which they use to take insects.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Sri Lanka frogmouth File:Sri Lanka frogmouth.jpg	Batrachostomus moniliger		Resident	Least concern

Nightjars and allies

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Great eared-nightjar File:Great Eared-Nightjar, Tangkoko, Sulawesi (5799113025) (2).jpg	Lyncornis macrotis			Least concern (A)
Jungle nightjar File:Jungle nigthjar Chikmagalur.jpg	Caprimulgus indicus	Caprimulgus indicus kelaarti	Resident	Least concern
Jerdon's nightjar File:JerdonsNightjar DSC 0351.jpg	Caprimulgus atripennis	Caprimulgus atripennis aequabilis	Resident	Least concern
Indian nightjar File:Common Indian Nightjar joby.JPG	Caprimulgus asiaticus		Resident	Least concern

Swifts

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
White-throated needletail File:White-throated needletail Hunting over Wolotschajewka Perwaja (cropped).jpg	Hirundapus caudacutus			Least concern (A)
Brown-backed needletail File:Brown-backedNeedletail.jpg	Hirundapus giganteus			Least concern
Indian swiftlet File:CollocaliaUnicolor.svg	Aerodramus unicolor			Least concern
Himalayan swiftlet File:HimalayanSwiftlet.jpg	Aerodramus brevirostris			Least concern (A)
Alpine swift File:Tachymarptis melba -Barcelona, Spain -flying-8.jpg	Tachymarptis melba			Least concern
Common swift File:Apus apus -Barcelona, Spain-8 (1).jpg	Apus apus			Least concern (A)
Pallid swift File:Apus pallidus -Greece-8.jpg	Apus pallidus			Least concern (A)
Blyth's swift	Apus leuconyx			Least concern (A)
Dark-rumped swift	Apus acuticauda			Vulnerable (A)
Little swift File:Apus affinis flying.jpg	Apus affinis			Least concern
Asian palm-swift File:Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) Pondicherry India Apr 2011.jpg	Cypsiurus balasiensis			Least concern

Treeswifts

Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Hemiprocnidae

The treeswifts, or crested swifts, are closely related to the true swifts. They differ from the other swifts in that they have crests, long forked tails and softer plumage.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Crested treeswift File:Crestedtreeswift.jpg	Hemiprocne coronata		Resident	Least concern

Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Water rail File:Ralaqu.jpg	Rallus aquaticus	Rallus aquaticus korejewi		Least concern (A)
Brown-cheeked rail File:RallusIndicusNeale.jpg	Rallus indicus			Least concern (A)
Corn crake File:Crex crex, Beachy Head 1.jpg	Crex crex			Least concern (A)
Slaty-breasted rail File:Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus photographed in Malaysia in 2013 by Devon Pike.jpg	Lewinia striata			Least concern
Eurasian moorhen File:Moorhen 1c (5370646255).jpg	Gallinula chloropus	Eurasian common moorhen Gallinula chloropus chloropus		Least concern
Eurasian coot File:Fulica atra, Blässhuhn am Adenauer-Weiher.jpg	Fulica atra			Least concern
Gray-headed swamphen File:Grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) female.jpg	Porphyrio poliocephalus			Least concern
Watercock File:Gallicrex cinerea -Basai Wetlands, near Gurgaon, Haryana, India-8.jpg	Gallicrex cinerea			Least concern
White-breasted waterhen File:White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus).jpg	Amaurornis phoenicurus	Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus		Least concern
Slaty-legged crake File:Slaty-legged Crake ( Rallina eurizonoides).jpg	Rallina eurizonoides			Least concern
Ruddy-breasted crake File:Ruddy-breasted Crake (Porzana fusca) in Kolkata I IMG 2675.jpg	Zapornia fusca			Least concern
Baillon's crake File:Almost! (6165018831).jpg	Zapornia pusilla			Least concern

Thick-knees

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Burhinidae

Thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Indian thick-knee File:Burhinus indicus, central India.jpg	Burhinus indicus		Resident	Least concern
Great thick-knee File:Great thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris).jpg	Esacus recurvirostris		Resident	Least concern

Stilts and avocets

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Black-winged stilt File:Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus).jpg	Himantopus himantopus	Himantopus himantopus meridionalis	Resident	Least concern
Pied stilt File:Himantopus leucocephalus - Hexham.jpg	Himantopus leucocephalus			Least concern
Pied avocet File:Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta.jpg	Recurvirostra avosetta		Resident	Least concern

Oystercatchers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae

The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Eurasian oystercatcher File:Haematopus ostralegus -Scotland -nesting-8.jpg	Haematopus ostralegus			Near threatened

Plovers and lapwings

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Black-bellied plover File:Pluvialis squatarola.jpg	Pluvialis squatarola			Least concern
Pacific golden-plover File:Pluvialis fulva -Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska, USA-8.jpg	Pluvialis fulva			Least concern
Yellow-wattled lapwing File:Vanellus malabaricus.jpg	Vanellus malabaricus			Least concern
Gray-headed lapwing File:Vanellus cinereus.JPG	Vanellus cinereus			Least concern (A)
Red-wattled lapwing File:Red wattled Lapwing I IMG 0596.jpg	Vanellus indicus	Vanellus indicus lankae		Least concern
Sociable lapwing File:SociablePlover.jpg	Chettusia gregarius			Critically endangered (A)
Lesser sand-plover File:Charadrius mongolus - Laem Pak Bia.jpg	Charadrius mongolus			Least concern
Greater sand-plover File:Greater Sand Plover.jpg	Charadrius leschenaultii			Least concern
Caspian plover File:Caspian Plover.jpg	Charadrius asiaticus			Least concern (A)
Kentish plover File:Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus, India.jpg	Charadrius alexandrinus			Least concern
Common ringed plover File:Charadrius hiaticula tundrae Varanger.jpg	Charadrius hiaticula	Charadrius hiaticula tundrae		Least concern
Long-billed plover File:Charadrius placidus japonicus.JPG	Charadrius placidus			Least concern (A)
Little ringed plover File:Flussregenpfeifer im flachen Wasser 01.jpg	Charadrius dubius			Least concern
Oriental plover File:Charadrius veredus West Timor 0.jpg	Charadrius veredus			Least concern (A)

Painted-snipes

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Rostratulidae

Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly coloured.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Greater painted-snipe File:Greater Painted-snipe (Female) I2 IMG 9477.jpg	Rostratula benghalensis			Least concern

Jacanas

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Jacanidae

The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Pheasant-tailed jacana File:Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus).jpg	Hydrophasianus chirurgus			Least concern

Sandpipers and allies

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Whimbrel File:Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus.jpg	Numenius phaeopus			Least Concern
Little curlew File:Numenius minutus 1.jpg	Numenius minutus			Least Concern (A)
Slender-billed curlew File:Numenius tenuirostris.jpg	Numenius tenuirostris			Critically Endangered (A)
Eurasian curlew File:Eurasian Curlew.jpg	Numenius arquata			Near Threatened
Bar-tailed godwit File:Bar-tailed Godwit.jpg	Limosa lapponica			Near Threatened
Black-tailed godwit File:Black-tailed Godwit Uferschnepfe.jpg	Limosa limosa			Near Threatened
Ruddy turnstone File:Arenaria interpres (habitus).jpg	Arenaria interpres			Least Concern
Great knot File:Calidris tenuirostris - Great Knot.jpg	Calidris tenuirostris			Endangered
Red knot File:Rufa red knot (Calidris canutus rufa) in Delaware Bay, New Jersey.jpg	Calidris canutus			Near Threatened
Ruff File:Philomachus pugnax -Diergaarde Blijdorp-8c.jpg	Calidris pugnax			Least Concern
Broad-billed sandpiper File:Broad billed sandpiper by Sreedev Puthur.jpg	Calidris falcinellus			Least Concern
Sharp-tailed sandpiper File:Calidris acuminata - Hexham Swamp.jpg	Calidris acuminata			Least Concern (A)
Curlew sandpiper File:Calidris ferruginea, winter adult, Pak Thale.jpg	Calidris ferruginea			Near Threatened
Temminck's stint File:Temmincks Stint.jpg	Calidris temminckii			Least Concern
Long-toed stint File:Calidris subminuta - Pak Thale.jpg	Calidris subminuta			Least Concern
Spoon-billed sandpiper File:Eurynorhynchus pygmeus 2 - Pak Thale.jpg	Calidris pygmeus			Critically Endangered (A)
Red-necked stint File:Calidris ruficollis - Pak Thale.jpg	Calidris ruficollis			Near Threatened (A)
Sanderling File:Sanderling (Calidris alba) breeding plumage.jpg	Calidris alba			Least Concern
Dunlin File:Spinus-dunlin-2014-11-n011123-w.jpg	Calidris alpina			Least Concern (A)
Little stint File:Little Stint (Calidris minuta) (1).jpg	Calidris minuta			Least Concern
White-rumped sandpiper File:Calidris fuscicollis PLAYERO RABADILLA BLANCA.jpg	Calidris fuscicollis			Least Concern (A)
Buff-breasted sandpiper File:Tryngites subruficollis -USA-8.jpg	Calidris subruficollis			Near Threatened (A)
Pectoral sandpiper File:Pectoral Sandpiper3.jpg	Calidris melanotos			Least Concern (A)
Asian dowitcher File:Asian Dowitcher, Dayuan, Taoyuan County, Taiwan 6436.jpg	Limnodramus semipalmatus			Near Threatened (A)
Jack snipe File:Lymnocryptes minimus (Marek Szczepanek).jpg	Lymnocryptes minimus			Least Concern (A)
Eurasian woodcock File:Woodcock earthworm.jpg	Scolopax rusticola			Least Concern
Wood snipe File:Scolopax Nemoricola Wood Snipe Birds of India.jpg	Gallinago nemoricola			Vulnerable (A)
Great snipe File:Greatsnipe 1000.jpg	Gallinago media			Near Threatened (A)
Common snipe File:CommonSnipe.jpg	Gallinago gallinago			Least Concern
Pin-tailed snipe File:Gallinago stenura - Laem Pak Bia.jpg	Gallinago stenura			Least Concern
Swinhoe's snipe File:Gallinago megala.jpg	Gallinago megala			Least Concern (A)
Terek sandpiper File:Xenus cinereus Lapland.JPG	Xenus cinereus			Least Concern
Wilson's phalarope File:Phalaropus tricolor - breeding female.jpg	Phalaropus tricolor			Least Concern (A)
Red-necked phalarope File:Red-necked Phalarope.jpg	Phalaropus lobatus			Least Concern
Red phalarope File:Phalaropus fulicarius 10.jpg	Phalaropus fulicarius			Least Concern (A)
Common sandpiper File:Common sandpiper lake geneva-4.jpg	Actitis hypoleucos			Least Concern
Spotted sandpiper File:Actitis-macularia-005.jpg	Actitis macularius			Least Concern (A)
Green sandpiper File:Green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus).jpg	Tringa ochropus			Least Concern
Solitary sandpiper File:Solitarysandpiper.jpg	Tringa solitaria			Least Concern (A)
Spotted redshank File:Spotted Redshank Breeding Plumage.jpg	Tringa erythropus			Least Concern (A)
Common greenshank File:Greenshank (Tringa nebularia).jpg	Tringa nebularia			Least Concern
Nordmann's greenshank File:TotanusHaughtoniSmit.jpg	Tringa guttifer			Endangered (A)
Marsh sandpiper File:Tringa stagnatilis 2 - Laem Pak Bia.jpg	Tringa stagnatilis			Least Concern
Wood sandpiper File:Wood Sandpiper Photograph By Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Tringa glareola			Least Concern
Common redshank File:Common Redshank Tringa totanus.jpg	Tringa totanus			Least Concern

Buttonquail

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Turnicidae

The buttonquail are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Small buttonquail File:Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus Amravati (3). Maharashtra, India.jpg	Turnix sylvaticus			Least concern (A)
Barred buttonquail File:Barred Button quail or Common Bustard-Quail (Turnix suscitatior) Photograph By Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Turnix sylvatica			Least concern

Crab-plover

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Dromadidae

The crab-plover is related to the waders. It resembles a plover but with very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern. It has black-and-white plumage, a long neck, partially webbed feet and a bill designed for eating crabs.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Crab-plover File:Reiherläufer.jpg	Dromas ardeola			Least concern

Pratincoles and coursers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Glareolidae

Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings and long, pointed bills which curve downwards.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Indian courser File:Indian Courser (8364073710).jpg	Cursorius coromandelicus			Least concern
Collared pratincole File:Collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola).jpg	Glareola pratincola			Least concern
Oriental pratincole File:Glareola maldivarum - Beung Borapet.jpg	Glareola maldivarum			Least concern
Small pratincole File:Small pranticole.jpg	Glareola lactea			Least concern

Skuas and jaegers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
South polar skua File:South polar skua.jpg	Catharacta maccormicki			Least concern (A)
Brown skua File:Stercorarius antarcticus -Godthul, South Georgia, British Overseas Territories, UK -landing-8.jpg	Catharacta antarctica			Least concern
Pomarine jaeger File:Stercorarius pomarinusPCCA20070623-3985B.jpg	Stercorarius pomarinus			Least concern
Parasitic jaeger File:Parasitic Jaeger.jpg	Stercorarius parasiticus			Least concern (A)
Long-tailed jaeger File:Long-tailed Skua (js) 26.jpg	Stercorarius longicaudus			Least concern (A)

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls and terns. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Slender-billed gull File:Breeding plumage.jpg	Chroicocephalus genei			Least concern
Black-headed gull File:Chroicocephalus ridibundus (summer).jpg	Chroicocephalus ridibundus			Least concern
Brown-headed gull File:Brown-headed Gull. in breeding plumage.jpg	Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus			Least concern
Sooty gull File:Ichthyaetus hemprichii Oman.jpg	Ichthyaetus hemprichii			Least concern
Pallas's gull File:Larus ichtyaetus 1.png	Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus			Least concern
European herring gull File:Larus argentatus, Vaxholm, Stockholm, Sweden (14923468303).jpg	Larus argentatus			Least concern
Heuglin's gull File:Heuglin's Gull, Elathur Beach imported from iNaturalist photo 297304993 (cropped).jpg	Larus fuscus	Larus fuscus heuglini		Least concern
Brown noddy File:Common Noddy 1 - Michaelmas.jpg	Anous stolidus	Anous stolidus pileatus		Least concern
Black noddy File:Anous minutus by Gregg Yan 02.jpg	Anous minutus			Least concern
Lesser noddy File:Anous tenuirostris 01.jpg	Anous tenuirostris	Anous tenuirostris tenuirostris		Least concern
Sooty tern File:Sterna fuscata.JPG	Onychoprion fuscatus	Onychoprion fuscatus nubilosus		Least concern
Bridled tern File:Bridled Tern LEI Nov06.JPG	Onychoprion anaethetus	Onychoprion anaethetus antarcticus		Least concern
Little tern File:Little tern(Sternula albifrons) 6.jpg	Sternula albifrons	Sternula albifrons sinensis		Least concern
Saunders's tern File:Saunders's Tern (Sternula saundersi), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (crop).jpg	Sternula saundersi			Least concern
Gull-billed tern File:Gelochelidon nilotica vanrossemi.jpg	Gelochelidon nilotica	Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica		Least concern
Caspian tern File:Sterna-caspia-010.jpg	Hydroprogne caspia			Least concern
Black tern File:Čorík čierny (Chlidonias niger) a (4644831482).jpg	Chlidonias niger			Least concern
White-winged tern File:Chlidonias leucopterus 2023-04-08.jpg	Chlidonias leucopterus			Least concern
Whiskered tern File:Chlidonias hybrida 1 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg	Chlidonias hybrida	Chlidonias hybrida hyrbida		Least concern
Roseate tern File:2021-07-10 Sterna dougallii, St Marys Island, Northumberland 15.jpg	Sterna dougalli	Sterna dougalli korustes		Least concern
Black-naped tern File:Black-naped Tern on a jetty in Ross Island, Andaman, India.jpg	Sterna sumatrana			Least concern
Common tern File:2014-05-18 Sterna hirundo, Killingworth Lake, Northumberland 02.jpg	Sterna hirundo	Sterna hirundo tibetana		Least concern
White-cheeked tern File:White-cheeked Tern.jpg	Sterna repressa			Least concern
Great crested tern File:Crested Tern breeding plumage.jpg	Thalasseus bergii	Thalasseus bergii velox		Least concern
Sandwich tern File:2021-07-10 Thalasseus sandvicensis, St Marys Island, Northumberland 01.jpg	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Thalasseus sandvicensis sandvicensis		Least concern
Lesser crested tern File:Lesser crested terns (Thalasseus bengalensis) by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Thalasseus bengalensis	Thalasseus bengalensis bengalensis		Least concern
White tern File:White tern with fish.jpg	Gygis alba			Least concern

Tropicbirds

Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
White-tailed tropicbird File:Phaethon lepturus -Midway Atoll, USA -flying-8.jpg	Phaethon lepturus	Phaethon lepturus lepturus		Least concern
Red-billed tropicbird File:Red-billed tropicbird.jpg	Phaethon aethereus			Least concern

Southern storm-petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Oceanitidae

Southern storm-petrels are small birds which spend most of their lives at sea, coming ashore only to breed. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering or pattering across the water. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Wilson's storm-petrel File:Oceanites oceanicus - SE Tasmania.jpg	Oceanites oceanicus			Least concern
White-faced storm-petrel File:Pelagodroma marina - SE Tasmania.jpg	Pelagodroma marina			Least concern
Black-bellied storm-petrel File:Fregetta tropica, Kaapse waters, Birding Weto, a.jpg	Fregetta tropica			Least concern (A)

Northern storm-petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Hydrobatidae

Northern storm-petrels are small birds which spend most of their lives at sea, coming ashore only to breed. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering or pattering across the water. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Swinhoe's storm-petrel File:OceanodromaMonorhisSmit.jpg	Hydrobates monorhis			Near threatened (A)

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Cape petrel File:Daption capense in flight - SE Tasmania.jpg	Daption capense	Daption capense capense	Migrant	Least concern (A)
Soft-plumaged petrel File:Pterodroma mollis light morph - SE Tasmania 2019.jpg	Pterodroma mollis			Least concern (A)
Barau's petrel File:Pterodroma baraui, Durban, Birding Weto, b.jpg	Pterodroma baraui			Endangered (A)
White-headed petrel File:File-Pterodroma lessonii in flight 1 - SE Tasmania 2019.jpg	Pterodroma lessonii			Least concern (A)
Bulwer's petrel File:Pétrel de Bulwer.jpg	Bulweria bulwerii			Least concern (A)
Jouanin's petrel File:Jouanin's Petrel.jpg	Bulweria fallax			Near threatened (A)
Streaked shearwater File:Streaked shearwater sitting.jpg	Calonectris leucomelas			Near threatened (A)
Flesh-footed shearwater File:Puffinus carneipes.jpg	Ardenna cameipes			Near threatened
Wedge-tailed shearwater File:Wedge tailed shearwater2.jpg	Ardenna pacificus			Least concern
Sooty shearwater File:Sooty shearwater kaikoura.jpg	Ardenna griseus			Near threatened (A)
Short-tailed shearwater File:Puffinus tenuirostris - SE Tasmania.jpg	Ardenna tenuirostris			Least concern (A)
Tropical shearwater File:Pétrel de Barau.jpg	Puffinus bailloni			Least concern (A)
Persian shearwater File:PuffinusPersicusSmith.png	Puffinus persicus			Least concern

Storks

Order: CiconiiformesFamily: Ciconiidae

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are virtually mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Asian openbill File:Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans).jpg	Anastomus oscitans		Resident	Least concern
Black stork File:Ciconia nigra 1 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg	Ciconia nigra			Least concern (A)
Asian woolly-necked stork File:Woolly-necked stork.JPG	Ciconia episcopus	Ciconia episcopus episcopus	Resident	Vulnerable
White stork File:Ringed white stork.jpg	Ciconia ciconia	Ciconia ciconia asiatica		Least concern (A)
Black-necked stork File:Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus -India-8.jpg	Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus	Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus asiaticus	Resident	Near threatened
Lesser adjutant File:Lesser Adjutant ,Yala National Park .jpg	Leptoptilos javanicus		Resident	Vulnerable
Painted stork File:Mycteria leucocephala - Pak Thale.jpg	Mycteria leucocephala		Resident	Near threatened

Frigatebirds

Order: SuliformesFamily: Fregatidae

Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black and white or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have coloured inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week. None are resident.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Lesser frigatebird File:Lesser Frigatebird from Indonesia.jpg	Fregata ariel	Fregata ariel ariel		Least concern (A)
Christmas Island frigatebird File:Christmas Island Frigatebird male - Jakarta Bay, Indonesia.jpg	Fregata andrewsi			Critically endangered (A)
Great frigatebird File:Male greater frigate bird displaying.jpg	Fregata minor	Fregata minor minor		Least concern (A)

Boobies and gannets

Order: SuliformesFamily: Sulidae

The gannets and boobies in the family Sulidae are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Masked booby File:Masked booby with chick.JPG	Sula dactylatra	Sula dactylatra melanops		Least concern
Brown booby File:Brown boobytern.JPG	Sula leucogaster	Sula leucogaster plotus		Least concern
Red-footed booby File:Sula sula by Gregg Yan 01.jpg	Sula sula	Sula sula rubripes		Least concern

Anhingas

Order: SuliformesFamily: Anhingidae

Anhingas or darters are often called "snake-birds" because they have long thin necks, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged. The males have black and dark-brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape, and a larger bill than the female. The females have much paler plumage, especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Oriental darter File:Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) 21-Mar-2007 6-10-09 AM.JPG	Anhinga melanogaster		Resident	Near threatened

Cormorants and shags

Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies; the majority of species have mainly dark plumage, but some are pied black and white, and a few are more colourful.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Little cormorant File:Microcarbo niger - Laem Pak Bia.jpg	Microcarbo niger		Resident	Least concern
Great cormorant File:Phalacrocorax carbo Vic.jpg	Phalacrocorax carbo	Phalacrocorax carbo carbo	Resident	Least concern
Indian cormorant File:Phalacrocorax fuscicollis - Laem Pak Bia.jpg	Phalacrocorax fuscicollis		Resident	Least concern

Pelicans

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Great white pelican File:Whitepelican edit shadowlift.jpg	Pelecanus onocrotalus			Least concern (A)
Spot-billed pelican File:Pelecanus Philippensis.JPG	Pelecanus philippensis		Resident.	Near threatened
Dalmatian pelican File:ComputerHotline - Pelecanus crispus (by) (1).jpg	Pelecanus crispus			Near threatened (A)

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of this family fly with their necks retracted.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Great bittern File:Bittern - Botaurus stellaris.jpg	Botaurus stellaris	Botaurus stellaris stellaris		Least concern (A)
Yellow bittern File:Ixobrychus sinensis - Bueng Boraphet.jpg	Ixobrychus sinensis		Resident	Least concern
Schrenck's bittern File:Ixobrychus eurhythmus by OpenCage.jpg	Ixobrychus eurhythmus			Least concern (A)
Cinnamon bittern File:Cinnamon bittern or chestnut bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Ixobrychus cinnamomeus		Resident	Least concern
Black bittern File:Black bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis).jpg	Ixobrychus flavicollis		Resident	Least concern
Gray heron File:Graureiher Grey Heron.jpg	Ardea cinerea	Ardea cinerea cinerea	Resident	Least concern
Goliath heron File:Ardea goliath.jpg	Ardea goliath			Least concern (A)
Purple heron File:2010-kabini-purple-heron.jpg	Ardea purpurea	Ardea purpurea manilensis	Resident	Least concern
Great egret File:Ardea modesta.jpg	Ardea alba	Eastern great egret Ardea alba modesta	Resident	Least concern
Intermediate egret File:Intermediate Egret in breeding plumage.1 - Fogg Dam - Middle Point - Northern Territory - Australia.jpg	Ardea intermedia		Resident	Least concern
Little egret File:Little Egret.6.jpg	Egretta garzetta	Egretta garzetta garzetta	Resident	Least concern
Western reef-heron File:Western reef heron.jpg	Egretta gularis		Resident.	Least concern
Eastern cattle egret File:Red-flush Cattle Egret.jpg	Ardea coromanda		Resident	Least concern
Indian pond-heron File:Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) India.jpg	Ardeola grayii		Resident	Least concern
Chinese pond-heron File:Ardeola bacchus winter plumage - Laem Phak Bia.jpg	Ardeola bacchus			Least concern (A)
Striated heron File:Butorides striata - Laem Pak Bia.jpg	Butorides striata		Resident	Least concern
Black-crowned night-heron File:Black-crowned Night Heron RWD7.jpg	Nycticorax nycticorax	Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax	Resident	Least concern
Malayan night-heron File:Malayan Night-Heron - Taiwan S4E8695 (17320173361).jpg	Gorsachius melanolophus			Least concern

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which comprises the ibises and spoonbills. Its members have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary flight feathers. They are strong fliers and, despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Glossy ibis File:Plegadis falcinellus (aka) background blurred.jpg	Plegadis falcinellus			Least concern
Black-headed ibis File:Black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus).jpg	Threskiornis melanocephalus		Resident.	Near threatened
Red-naped ibis File:Pair of Red-naped ibis (Pseudibis papillosa).jpg	Pseudibis papillosa			Least concern (A)
Eurasian spoonbill File:Eurasian Spoonbill-2.jpg	Platalea leucorodia	Platalea leucorodia leucorodia	Resident.	Least concern

Osprey

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae

The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Osprey File:2010-kabini-osprey.jpg	Pandion haliaetus		Resident	Least concern

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Black-winged kite File:2011-black-winged-kite.jpg	Elanus caeruleus	Elanus caeruleus vociferus		Least concern
Egyptian vulture File:Egyptian vulture.jpg	Neophron percnopterus	Neophron percnopterus ginginiatus		Endangered (A)
European honey-buzzard File:Wespenbussard European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus, crop.jpg	Pernis apivorus			Least concern (A)
Oriental honey-buzzard File:Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) Photograph By Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Pernis ptilorhynchus			Least concern
Jerdon's baza File:Adult Jerdon's Baza.jpg	Aviceda jerdoni	Aviceda jerdoni ceylonensis		Least concern
Black baza File:Black Baza.jpg	Aviceda leuphotes			Least concern
Crested serpent-eagle File:Spilornis cheela (Bandipur, 2008).jpg	Spilornis cheela	Spilornis cheela spilogaster		Least concern
Changeable hawk-eagle File:Crested hawk eagle SOP.jpg	Nisaetus cirrhatus	Nisaetus cirrhatus ceylanensis		Least concern
Legge's hawk-eagle File:Nisaetus nipalense (Thattekad).jpg	Nisaetus kelaarti			Not Evaluated
Rufous-bellied eagle File:Rufous-bellied-hawk-eagle2.JPG	Lophotriorchis kieneri			Least concern
Black eagle File:Black eagle.jpg	Ictinaetus malaiensis			Least concern
Greater spotted eagle File:Aquila clanga from Tal Chapar Wildlife Sanctuary.jpg	Clanga clanga			Vulnerable (A)
Booted eagle File:Booted eagle (India, 2012).jpg	Hieraaetus pennatus			Least concern
Bonelli's eagle File:Bonelli's Eagle - Montsonis - Spain S4E8373 (24849913309).jpg	Aquila fasciata			Least concern (A)
Eurasian marsh-harrier File:Western Marsh Harrier- Bangalore, India.jpg	Circus aeruginosus			Least concern
Eastern marsh-harrier File:Circus spilotonus.jpg	Circus spilonotus			Least concern (A)
Pallid harrier File:Pallid Harrier Male.jpg	Circus macrourus			Near threatened
Pied harrier File:Pied Harrier (Female).jpg	Circus melanoleucos			Least concern (A)
Montagu's harrier File:Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) grounded.jpg	Circus pygargus			Least concern
Crested goshawk File:Accipiter trivirgatus PA273291.jpg	Accipiter trivirgatus			Least concern
Shikra File:Shikra - Male.jpg	Accipiter badius			Least concern
Besra File:Accipiter virgatus.jpg	Accipiter virgatus			Least concern
Eurasian sparrowhawk File:Accnis edit.jpg	Accipiter nisus			Least concern (A)
Black kite File:Black Kite (Milvus migrans), Jalpaiguri.jpg	Milvus migrans	Milvus migrans govinda		Least concern
Brahminy kite File:Haliastur indus -Karratha, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia-8 (1).jpg	Haliastur indus	Haliastur indus indus		Least concern
White-bellied sea-eagle File:Haliaeetus leucogaster -Arignar Anna Zoo, Vandalur, Chennai, India-8a.jpg	Haliaeetus leucogaster			Least concern
Gray-headed fish-eagle File:Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus -Kazaringa, Assam, India-8.jpg	Haliaeetus ichthyaetus			Least concern
Common buzzard File:Buteo buteo -Netherlands-8.jpg	Buteo buteo	Buteo buteo buteo		Least concern
Himalayan buzzard File:Himalayan Buzzard Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary East Sikkim India 12.05.2016.jpg	Buteo refectus			Least concern
Eastern buzzard File:Buteo japonicus1.jpg	Buteo japonicus			Least concern
Long-legged buzzard File:Adlerbussard.jpg	Buteo rufinus	Buteo rufinus rufinus		Least concern (A)

Barn owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae

Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Barn owl File:Barn Owl by N.A. Nazeer.jpg	Tyto javanica	Tyto javanica stertens	Resident	Least concern
Sri Lanka bay-owl File:Ceylon Bay Owl1 Abhilash Arjunan.jpg	Phodilus assimilis	Phodilus assimilis assimilis	Resident	Least concern

Owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae

The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Serendib scops-owl File:Serendib Scops-owl.jpg	Otus thilohoffmanni		Endemic	Endangered
Indian scops-owl File:Otus bakkamoena.jpg	Otus bakkamoena		Resident	Least concern
Oriental scops-owl File:Oriental Scops Owl, Garbhanga, Assam, 5 june 2017.jpg	Otus sunia		Resident	Least concern
Spot-bellied eagle-owl File:Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl by N.A. Nazeer.jpg	Bubo nipalensis		Resident	Least concern
Brown fish-owl File:Brown Fish-Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis zeylonensis) - Flickr - Lip Kee.jpg	Ketupa zeylonensis	Sri Lankan brown fish owl Ketupa zeylonensis zeylonensis	Resident	Least concern
Jungle owlet File:BarredJungleOwlet-2.jpg	Glaucidium radiatum		Resident	Least concern
Chestnut-backed owlet File:Juvenile beauty.jpg	Glaucidium castanotum		Endemic	Least concern
Brown wood-owl File:Brown Wood Owl1.jpg	Strix leptogrammica		Resident	Least concern
Brown hawk-owl File:Brown Hawk-Owl - Ninox scutulata.jpg	Ninox scutulata		Resident	Least concern
Short-eared owl File:Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Photograph By Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Asio flammeus	Asio flammeus flammeus	Vagrant	Least concern

Trogons

Order: TrogoniformesFamily: Trogonidae

The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Malabar trogon File:Male Malabar Trogon (crop).jpg	Harpactes fasciatus		Resident	Least concern

Hoopoes

Order: BucerotiformesFamily: Upupidae

Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their head.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Eurasian hoopoe File:Hoopoe at Rajaji NP.jpg	Upupa epops	Upupa epops ceylonensis	Resident	Least concern

Hornbills

Order: BucerotiformesFamily: Bucerotidae

Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly coloured.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Sri Lanka gray hornbill File:Ceylon Grey Hornbill.jpg	Ocyceros gingalensis		Endemic	Least concern
Malabar pied hornbill File:Malabar pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) male.jpg	Anthracoceros coronatus		Resident	Least concern

Kingfishers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Common kingfisher File:♂ Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Photograph By Shantanu Kuveskar, Mangaon, Maharashtra, India.jpg	Alcedo atthis	Alcedo atthis taprobana	Resident	Least concern
Blue-eared kingfisher File:Blue-eared Kingfisher(1).jpg	Alcedo meninting	Alcedo meninting phillipsi	Resident	Least concern
Black-backed dwarf-kingfisher File:Oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Ceyx erithaca		Resident	Least concern
Stork-billed kingfisher File:Stork-billed Kingfisher I IMG 7407.jpg	Pelargopsis capensis	Pelargopsis capensis capensis	Resident	Least concern
White-throated kingfisher File:White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Halcyon smyrnensis	Halcyon smyrnensis fusca	Resident	Least concern
Black-capped kingfisher File:Black-capped Kingfisher Sundarbans West Bengal India 30.12.2014.jpg	Halcyon pileata		Resident	Least concern
Pied kingfisher File:Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis rudis) male.jpg	Ceryle rudis	Ceryle rudis leucomelanura	Resident	Least concern

Bee-eaters

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Meropidae

The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colourful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
European bee-eater File:Pair of Merops apiaster feeding.jpg	Merops apiaster		Resident	Least concern
Chestnut-headed bee-eater File:Chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) Yala.jpg	Merops leschenaulti		Resident	Least concern
Asian green bee-eater File:Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Merops orientalis	• Merops orientalis orientalis • Merops orientalis ceylonicus	Resident	Least concern
Blue-cheeked bee-eater File:Blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus persicus) Namibia.jpg	Merops persicus		Vagrant	Least concern
Blue-tailed bee-eater File:Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus).jpg	Merops philippinus		Resident	Least concern

Rollers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Coraciidae

Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
European roller File:Arrival (47961559816).jpg	Coracias garrulus			Least concern (A)
Indian roller File:Blue Jay or The Indian Roller.JPG	Coracias benghalensis	Coracias benghalensis indicus	Resident	Least concern
Dollarbird File:Dollarbird Samcem Dec02.JPG	Eurystomus orientalis	Eurystomus orientalis irisi	Resident	Least concern

Asian barbets

Order: PiciformesFamily: Megalaimidae

The Asian barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Crimson-fronted barbet File:MegalaimaRubricapillusLegge.jpg	Psilopogon rubricapillus		Endemic	Least concern
Coppersmith barbet File:Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) in Kolkata I IMG 7583.jpg	Psilopogon haemacephalus	Psilopogon haemacephalus indica	Resident	Least concern
Brown-headed barbet File:Brown head barbet.JPG	Psilopogon zeylanicus		Resident	Least concern
Yellow-fronted barbet File:Megalaima flavifrons 1.jpg	Psilopogon flavilfrons		Endemic	Least concern

Woodpeckers

Order: PiciformesFamily: Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Eurasian Wryneck File:Northern wryneck by David Raju (cropped).jpg	Jynx torquilla			Least concern (A)
Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker File:Dendrocopos nanus.jpg	Yungipicus nanus			Least concern
Yellow-crowned woodpecker File:Yellow crowned woodpecker.jpg	Leiopicus mahrattensis			Least concern
Crimson-backed flameback File:ChrysocolaptesStricklandiLegge.jpg	Chrysocolaptes stricklandi		Endemic.	Least concern
White-naped woodpecker File:White-naped Woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes festivus) in Hyderabad W IMG 7547.jpg	Chrysocolaptes festivus			Least concern
Rufous woodpecker File:Celeus brachyurus.jpg	Micropternus brachyurus			Least concern
Black-rumped flameback File:Flameback Woodpecker.jpg	Dinopium benghalense • Dinopium benghalense jaffnense		Resident.	Least concern
Red-backed flameback File:Red-backed Flameback female in Sri Lanka .jpg	Dinopium psarodes		Endemic.	Least concern
Lesser yellownape File:Lesser yellownape Ghatgarh, Uttarakhand, India 06.10.2014.jpg	Picus chlorolophus	Picus chlorolophus wellsi		Least concern
Streak-throated woodpecker File:Streak Throated Woodpecker (7554092814).jpg	Picus xanthopygaeus			Least concern

Falcons and caracaras

Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Black-thighed falconet File:Microhierax fringillarius 112598890.jpg	Microhierax fringillarius			Least concern (A)
Lesser kestrel File:Male and female Lesser Kestrels.jpg	Falco naumanni			Least concern (A)
Eurasian kestrel File:Common kestrel falco tinnunculus.jpg File:Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tal Chappar Rajasthan India 14.02.2013.jpg	Falco tinnunculus	Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus	Resident	Least concern
Red-necked falcon File:Red-Necked Falcon.JPG	Falco chicquera			Near threatened (A)
Amur falcon File:Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) male (16794543415).jpg File:Amur Falcon (F).jpg	Falco amurensis			Least concern (A)
Eurasian hobby File:Eurasian Hobby (14574008925) (cropped).jpg	Falco subbuteo			Least concern (A)
Oriental hobby File:Oriental Hobby - Falco severus - Falco (2526569907).jpg	Falco severus			Least concern (A)
Peregrine falcon File:Shaheen falcon.jpg	Falco peregrinus	• Shaheen falcon Falco peregrinus peregrinator • Eastern peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus calidus		Least concern

Old World parrots

Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittaculidae

Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. In size they range from to in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Alexandrine parakeet File:Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) pair -2pc.jpg	Psittacula eupatria	Psittacula eupatria eupatria	Resident	Near threatened
Rose-ringed parakeet File:Rose-ringed Parakeet (Male) I IMG 9141.jpg	Psittacula krameri	Psittacula krameri manillensis	Resident	Least concern
Plum-headed parakeet File:Pair of Plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) Photograph By Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Psittacula cyanocephala	Psittacula cyanocephala cyanocephala	Resident	Least concern
Layard's parakeet File:Psittacula calthropae -Sri Lanka -eating fruit-8.jpg	Psittacula calthrapae		Endemic	Least concern
Sri Lanka hanging-parrot File:Loriculus beryllinus -Sri Lanka -adult-8.jpg	Loriculus beryllinus		Endemic	Least concern

Pittas

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pittidae

Pittas are medium-sized by passerine standards and are stocky, with fairly long, strong legs, short tails and stout bills. Many are brightly coloured. They spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors, eating snails, insects and similar invertebrates.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Indian pitta File:Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Pitta brachyura		Migrant	Least concern

Cuckooshrikes

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Campephagidae

The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Small minivet File:Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (male) -Sri Lanka-8.jpg File:Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)-Female W IMG 4573.jpg	Pericrocotus cinnamomeus	Pericrocotus cinnamomeus malabaricus		Least concern
Orange minivet File:Orange Minivet, Ganeshgudi, 28 FEB 2016, Vimal Rajyaguru.jpg File:Pericrocotus flammeus -Sri Lanka -female-8a.jpg	Pericrocotus flammeus			Least concern
Large cuckooshrike File:Indian cuckooshrike (2012).jpg	Coracina macei			Least concern
Black-headed cuckooshrike File:Black-headed Cuckooshrike (Coracina melanoptera) at Sindhrot near Vadodara, Gujrat Pix 107.jpg	Lalage melanoptera			Least concern
Indochinese cuckooshrike File:CampophagaPoliopteraKeulemans.jpg	Lalage polioptera			Least concern (A)

Old World orioles

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Oriolidae

The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Eurasian golden oriole File:Loriot d'Europe by Michel Idre.jpg	Oriolus oriolus			Least concern (A)
Indian golden oriole File:IndianGoldenOriole M.jpg	Oriolus kundoo			Least concern
Black-naped oriole File:Black-naped Oriole eyeing on Lannea coromandelica fruits W IMG 7449.jpg	Oriolus chinensis	Oriolus chinensis diffusus		Least concern (A)
Slender-billed oriole File:Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSC 4258 (3).jpg	Oriolus tenuirostris			Least concern (A)
Black-hooded oriole File:Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) in Kolkata I IMG 7603.jpg	Oriolus xanthornus	Oriolus xanthornus ceylonensis	Resident	Least concern

Woodswallows, bellmagpies, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Artamidae

The woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds. They are smooth, agile flyers with moderately large, semi-triangular wings.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Ashy woodswallow File:Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5285.jpg	Artamus fuscus		Resident	Least concern

Vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Vangidae

The Vangidae comprises a group of often shrike-like medium-sized birds distributed from Asia to Africa. Many species in this family were previously classified elsewhere in other families.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Sri Lanka woodshrike File:Sri Lanka Woodshrike.jpg	Tephrodornis affinis		Endemic	Least concern
Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike File:Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike Sattal Uttarakhand India 01.02.2015.jpg	Hemipus picatus	Hemipus picatus leggei	Resident	Least concern

Ioras

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Aegithinidae

The ioras are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in colouration, ioras are sexually dimorphic, with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Common iora File:Common Iora.jpg	Aegithina tiphia		Resident	Least concern
White-tailed iora File:Aegithina nigrolutea.jpg	Aegithina nigrolutea			Least concern

Fantails

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Rhipiduridae

The fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
White-browed fantail File:Rhipidura aureola 1.jpg	Rhipidura aureola			Least concern

Drongos

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Dicruridae

The drongos are mostly black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright when perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Black drongo File:Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) IMG 7702 (1)..JPG	Dicrurus macrocercus			Least concern
Ashy drongo File:Ashy Drongo 0420 GarimaBhatia.jpg	Dicrurus leucophaeus			Least concern
White-bellied drongo File:Thimindu White belied Drongo 1.JPG	Dicrurus caerulescens	Dicrurus caerulescens leucopygialis		Least concern
Greater racket-tailed drongo File:Dicrurus paradiseus -Kerala -India-6-3c.jpg	Dicrurus paradiseus	Dicrurus paradiseus ceylonicus		Least concern
Sri Lanka drongo File:Sri Lanka drongo - Sri Lanka - 01.jpg	Dicrurus lophorinus		Endemic	Least concern

Monarch flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Monarchidae

The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by flycatching.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Black-naped monarch File:Hypothymis azurea - Kaeng Krachan.jpg	Hypothymis azurea	Hypothymis azurea ceylonensis		Least concern
Indian paradise flycatcher File:Terpsiphone paradisi -near Amaya Lake, Dambulla, Sri Lanka-8.jpg File:Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Female).jpg File:AsianParadiseFlycatcher White.JPG	Terpsiphone paradisi	• Ceylon paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis • Indian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi paradisi • Himalayan paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi leucogaster	Resident, Migrant	Least concern

Shrikes

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Laniidae

Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Red-backed shrike File:Red-backed shrike.jpg	Lanius collurio			Least concern (A)
Brown shrike File:Lanius cristatus - Surin.jpg	Lanius cristatus	Lanius cristatus cristatus		Least concern
Bay-backed shrike File:Bay-backed shrike (Lanius vittatus).jpg	Lanius vittatus			Least concern (A)
Long-tailed shrike File:Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach- race tricolor) in Kolkata W IMG 3434.jpg	Lanius schach	Lanius schach caniceps		Least concern
Great grey shrike File:Lanius excubitor 1 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg	Lanius excubitor			Least concern (A)

Crows, jays, and magpies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corvidae

The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Sri Lanka blue-magpie File:Thimindu 2010 02 20 Sinharaja Sri Lanka Blue Magpie 1.jpg	Urocissa ornata		Endemic	Vulnerable
House crow File:House crow Bangalore India.jpg	Corvus splendens	Corvus splendens protegatus	Resident	Least concern
Indian jungle crow File:Indian Jungle Crow I3-Bharatpur IMG 8466.jpg	Corvus culminatus		Resident	Least concern

Fairy flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Stenostiridae

Most of the species of this small family are found in Africa, though a few inhabit tropical Asia. They are not closely related to other birds called "flycatchers".

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Gray-headed canary-flycatcher File:Culicicapa ceylonensis - Mae Wong.jpg	Culicicapa ceylonensis	Culicicapa ceylonensis ceylonensis		Least concern

Tits, chickadees, and titmice

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Paridae

The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Cinereous tit File:Cinereous tit (Parus cinereus) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Parus cinereus	Parus cinereus mahrattarum	Resident	Least concern

Larks

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Alaudidae

Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark File:Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN1991 (3).jpg	Eremopterix griseus	Eremopterix griseus ceylonensis		Least concern
Jerdon's bushlark File:Jerdon's bushlark (Mirafra affinis).jpg	Mirafra affinis			Least concern
Greater short-toed lark File:Greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Calandrella brachydactyla			Least concern (A)
Mongolian short-toed lark File:Sykes's Short-toed Lark imported from iNaturalist photo 201168116 on 19 June 2024.jpg	Calandrella dukhunensis			Least concern (A)
Oriental skylark File:Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula) in AP W IMG 4084.jpg	Alauda gulgula	Alauda gulgula gulgula		Least concern

Cisticolas and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cisticolidae

The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Common tailorbird File:Tailorbird.jpg	Orthotomus sutorius	• Highland common tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius fernandonis • Lowland common tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius sutorius	Resident	Least concern
Rufescent prinia File:Rufescent Prinia.jpg	Prinia rufescens			Least concern (A)
Gray-breasted prinia File:Prinia hodgsonii (cropped).jpg	Prinia hodgsonii	Prinia hodgsonii pectoralis		Least concern
Jungle prinia File:Jungle Prinia (Prinia sylvatica) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 1329.jpg	Prinia sylvatica			Least concern
Ashy prinia File:Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis), Mangaon, Maharashtra, India, by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Prinia socialis	Prinia socialis brevicauda		Least concern
Plain prinia File:Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Chambal Uttar Pradesh by Dr. Raju Kasambe (2).jpg	Prinia inornata			Least concern
Zitting cisticola File:Zitting Cisticola - Cisticola juncidis.JPG	Cisticola juncidis	Cisticola juncidis cursitans		Least concern

Reed warblers and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Acrocephalidae

The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Booted warbler File:Booted Warbler - Kazakistan S4E0786 (17330623545).jpg	Iduna caligata			Least concern (A)
Sykes's warbler File:Syke's Warbler (Hippolais rama) on Vilaiti Siris (Samanea saman) in Kolkata W IMG 4659.jpg	Iduna rama			Least concern (A)
Black-browed reed warbler File:Black-browed Reed Warbler by Jason Thompson (Cropped).jpg	Acrocephalus bistrigiceps			Least concern (A)
Blyth's reed warbler File:Blyth's Reed Warbler I2 IMG 9417.jpg	Acrocephalus dumetorum		Resident	Least concern
Clamorous reed warbler File:Clamorous reed warbler.jpg	Acrocephalus stentoreus	Acrocephalus stentoreus meridionalis		Least concern

Grassbirds and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Locustellidae

Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Broad-tailed grassbird File:Broad-tailed Grassbird.jpg	Schoenicola platyura			Vulnerable (A)
Pallas's grasshopper warbler File:Rusty-rumped Warbler (Locustella certhiola) I IMG 2750.jpg	Helopsaltes certhiola			Least concern
Lanceolated warbler File:Locustella lanceolata 295726934.jpg	Locustella lanceolata			Least concern (A)
Common grasshopper-warbler File:Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia by Dr. Raju Kasambe.jpg	Locustella naevia			Least concern (A)
Sri Lanka bush warbler File:Flickr - Rainbirder - Ceylon bush warbler (Bradypterus palliseri) (cropped).jpg	Elaphrornis palliseri		Endemic	Near threatened

Swallows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Bank swallow File:Riparia riparia -Markinch, Fife, Scotland -flying-8-4c.jpg	Riparia riparia			Least concern
Pale sand martin File:Riparia diluta.JPG	Riparia diluta			Least concern (A)
Rock martin File:Rock Martin (Hirundo fuligula) (32682255041).jpg	Ptyonoprogne fuligula			Least concern (A)
Dusky crag-martin File:Ptyonoprogne concolor by Anis Shaikh 15.jpg	Ptyonoprogne concolor			Least concern (A)
Barn swallow File:Landsvale.jpg	Hirundo rustica	Hirundo rustica rustica		Least concern
Wire-tailed swallow File:Wiretailed swallowed ,Chandigarh, India.JPG	Hirundo smithii	Hirundo smithii filifera		Least concern (A)
Hill swallow File:Hill Swallow (Hirundo domicola) by Dharani Prakash.jpg	Hirundo domicola			Least concern
Red-rumped swallow File:Golondrina dáurica Cecropis daurica 1.jpg	Cecropis daurica			Least concern
Sri Lanka swallow File:Cecropis hyperythra, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka 1.jpg	Cecropis hyperythra		Endemic	Least concern
Streak-throated swallow File:Streaked-throated Swallow (Hirundo fluvicola) building nest W2 IMG 2372.jpg	Petrochelidon fluvicola			Least concern (A)
Common house-martin File:Mehlschwalbe Delichon urbicum.jpg	Delichon urbicum			Least concern (A)
Asian house-martin File:Delichon dasypus -Taiwan-8-4c.jpg	Delichon dasypus			Least concern (A)

Bulbuls

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pycnonotidae

Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Black-capped bulbul File:Black-capped bulbul, (Pycnonotus melanicterus).jpg	Rubigula melanicterus		Endemic	Least concern
Red-vented bulbul File:Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) feeding at Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) at Kolkata I IMG 2535.jpg	Pycnonotus cafer	Pycnonotus cafer haemorrhousus	Resident	Least concern
Yellow-eared bulbul File:Pycnonotus penicillatus.jpg	Pycnonotus pennicilitatus		Endemic	Near threatened
White-browed bulbul File:White-browed Bulbul ( Pycnonotus luteolus).JPG	Pycnonotus luteolus	Pycnonotus luteolus insulae		Least concern
Yellow-browed bulbul File:Yellow browed bulbul.jpg	Iole indica	Iole indica guglielmi		Least concern
Square-tailed bulbul File:Black Bulbul by N.A. Nazeer.jpg	Hypsipetes ganeesa	Sri Lanka black bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa humii		Least concern

Leaf warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Phylloscopidae

Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with greyish-green to greyish-brown colours.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Dusky warbler File:Dusky Warbler.jpg	Phylloscopus fuscatus			Least concern (A)
Green-crowned warbler File:Green-crowned Warbler Neora Valley National Park West Bengal India 01.05.2016.jpg	Phylloscopus burkii			Least concern (A)
Green warbler File:Green warbler.jpg	Phylloscopus nitidus			Least concern
Greenish warbler File:Greenish Warbler Sikkim India 11.05.2014.jpg	Phylloscopus trochiloides			Least concern (A)
Large-billed leaf warbler File:Large-billed Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris).jpg	Phylloscopus magnirostris			Least concern
Western crowned warbler File:Western Crowned Warbler.jpg	Phylloscopus occipitalis			Least concern (A)

Bush warblers and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Scotocercidae

The members of this family are found throughout Africa, Asia, and Polynesia. Their taxonomy is in flux, and some authorities place some genera in other families.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Pale-footed bush warbler	Urosphena pallidipes			Least concern (A)

Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sylviidae

The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Many species are difficult to identify by appearance, but many have distinctive songs.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Lesser whitethroat File:Lesser Whitethroat at Rajkot.jpg	Curruca curruca	Curruca curruca blythi	Resident	Least concern
Yellow-eyed babbler File:Yello-eyed Babbler (8177616472).jpg	Chrysomma sinense		Resident	Least concern

White-eyes, yuhinas, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Zosteropidae

The white-eyes are small and mostly undistinguished, their plumage above being generally some dull colour like greenish-olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their name suggests, many species have a white ring around each eye.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Sri Lanka white-eye File:Sri Lanka Hill White-Eye.jpg	Zosterops ceylonensis		Endemic	Least concern
Indian white-eye File:Oriental White Eye- Bhopal I IMG 0656.jpg	Zosterops palpebrosa		Resident	Least concern

Tree-babblers, scimitar-babblers, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Timaliidae

The babblers, or timaliids, are somewhat diverse in size and colouration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Tawny-bellied babbler File:Tawny bellied warbler 2 by David Raju (cropped).jpg	Dumetia hyperythra	Dumetia hyperythra phillipsi		Least concern
Dark-fronted babbler File:Dark-fronted Babbler.jpg	Dumetia atriceps	• Dryzone dark-fronted babbler Rhopocichla atriceps siccata • Wetzone dark-fronted babbler Rhopocichla atriceps nigrifrons		Least concern
Sri Lanka scimitar-babbler File:Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler (cropped).jpg	Pomatorhinus melanurus		Endemic	Least concern

Ground babblers and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pellorneidae

These small to medium-sized songbirds have soft fluffy plumage but are otherwise rather diverse. Members of the genus Illadopsis are found in forests, but some other genera are birds of scrublands.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Brown-capped babbler File:Flickr - Rainbirder - Brown-capped Babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillum) (cropped).jpg	Pellorneum fuscocapillum		Endemic	Least concern

Laughingthrushes and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Leiothrichidae

The members of this family are diverse in size and colouration, though those of genus Argya tend to be brown or greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Orange-billed babbler File:Orange-billed babbler (18909680320).jpg	Argya rufescens		Endemic	Near threatened
Yellow-billed babbler File:Yellow-billed Babbler (Turdoides affinis) by Dharani Prakash.jpg	Argya affinis	Argya affinis taprobanus	Resident	Least concern
Ashy-headed laughingthrush File:Ashy-headed Laughingthrush (Garrulax cinereifrons).jpg	Argya cinereifrons		Endemic	Vulnerable

Nuthatches

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sittidae

Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Velvet-fronted nuthatch File:Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Ganeshgudi, 26 FEB 2016, Vimal Rajyaguru,1 (cropped).jpg	Sitta frontalis		Resident	Least concern

Starlings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Sri Lanka myna File:Gracula ptilogenys Knuckles Reserve, Sri Lanka 3.jpg	Gracula ptilogenys		Endemic	Near threatened
Southern hill myna File:KG SHM.jpg	Gracula indica		Resident	Least concern
European starling File:Toulouse - Sturnus vulgaris - 2012-02-26 - 3.jpg	Sturnus vulgaris			Least concern (A)
Rosy starling File:Pastor roseus.jpg	Pastor roseus			Least concern
Daurian starling File:Agropsar sturninus - Kent Ridge Park.jpg	Agropsar sturninus			Least concern (A)
Indian pied starling File:Asian pied starling (Gracupica contra).jpg	Gracupica contra			Least concern (A)
White-faced starling File:SturnusAlbofrontatusLegge.jpg	Sturnornis albofrontatus		Endemic	Vulnerable
Brahminy starling File:Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum) female.jpg	Sturnia pagodarum			Least concern
Chestnut-tailed starling File:Chestnut-tailed Starling on twig.JPG	Sturnia malabarica	Sturnia malabarica malabarica		Least concern (A)
Common myna File:Acridotheres tristis -Sydney, Australia-8.jpg	Acridotheres tristis	• Acridotheres tristis tristis • Acridotheres tristis melanosternus	Resident	Least concern

Thrushes and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae

The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Sri Lanka thrush File:Zoothera imbricata, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka 1.jpg	Zoothera imbricata		Endemic	Near threatened
Pied thrush File:Geokichla wardii -Nandi Hills, Karnataka, India -male-8.jpg	Geokichla wardii			Least concern
Spot-winged thrush File:Spot-winged Thrush (5320522326).jpg	Geokichla spiloptera		Endemic	Near threatened
Orange-headed thrush File:Geokichla citrina, orange-headed thrush.jpg	Geokichla citrina	Geokichla citrina citrina		Least concern
Indian blackbird File:Indian Blackbird.jpg	Turdus simillimus	Turdus simillimus kinnisii	Resident	Least concern
Eyebrowed thrush File:Eyebrowed Thrush.jpg	Turdus obscurus			Least concern (A)

Old World flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Muscicapidae

Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Asian brown flycatcher File:Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) at Periyar National Park.jpg	Muscicapa dauurica			Least concern
Brown-breasted flycatcher File:Brown breasted flycatcher.jpg	Muscicapa muttui			Least concern
Spotted flycatcher File:Muscicapa striata 1 (Martin Mecnarowski).jpg	Muscicapa striata			Least concern (A)
Rufous-tailed scrub-robin File:Agrobate roux au Parc National de l'Ichkeul (Tunisia), crop.jpg	Cercotrichas galactotes			Least concern (A)
Indian robin File:Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicata) in Kawal, AP W IMG 2031.jpg File:Indian Robin (F) I-Haryana IMG 8045.jpg	Copsychus fulicatus	Copsychus fulicatus leucopterus	Resident	Least concern
Oriental magpie-robin File:Male Female Oriental Magpie Robin Photograph By Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Copsychus saularis	Copsychus saularis saularis	Resident	Least concern
Sri Lanka shama File:White-rumped-shama-yala-sri-lanka-casey-klebba.jpg	Copsychus leggei		Endemic	Least concern
White-bellied blue flycatcher File:White-bellied blue flycatcher OMH.jpg File:White-bellied blue flycatcher female, Ganeshgudi, Karnataka, India.jpg	Cyornis pallipes			Least concern (A)
Blue-throated flycatcher File:Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Khangchendzonga National Park West Sikkim India 31.03.2016.jpg	Cyomis rubeculoides			Least concern
Hill blue flycatcher File:Cyornis banyumas female - Mae Wong.jpg	Cyornis whitei			Least concern (A)
Tickell's blue flycatcher File:Cyornis tickelliae male 1 - Kaeng Krachan.jpg	Cyornis tickelliae			Least concern
Blue-and-white flycatcher File:Blue and white flycatcher.jpg	Cyanoptila cyanomelana			Least concern (A)
Dull-blue flycatcher File:Eumyias sordida.jpg	Eumyias sordidus		Endemic	Near threatened
Indian blue robin File:Luscinia brunnea.jpg	Larvivora brunnea		Migrant	Least concern
Bluethroat File:Luscinia svecica volgae.jpg	Luscinia svecica			Least concern (A)
Sri Lanka whistling-thrush File:Myophonus blighi male.JPG File:Myophonus blighi female.JPG	Myophonus blighi		Endemic	Endangered
Yellow-rumped flycatcher File:Male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia) Korea May 2012.jpg	Ficedula zanthopygia			Least concern (A)
Black-and-orange flycatcher File:Black and Orange Flycatcher.jpg	Ficedula nigrorufa			Near threatened (A)
Slaty-blue flycatcher File:Slaty-backed Flycatcher male.jpg File:Slaty-blue Flycatcher (Female).jpg	Ficedula tricolor			Least concern (A)
Kashmir flycatcher File:Bhargav Dwaraki KASHMIRI FLYCATCHER2.jpg	Ficedula subrubra			Vulnerable
Red-breasted flycatcher File:Red brested flycatcher by David Raju (cropped).jpg	Ficedula parva			Least concern (A)
Rufous-tailed rock-thrush File:Monsax.jpg	Monticola saxatilis			Least concern (A)
Blue rock-thrush File:Monticola solitarius, Spain 1.jpg	Monticola solitarius			Least concern
Whinchat File:Saxicola rubetra -Belgium -male-8.jpg	Saxicola rubetra			Least concern (A)
Siberian stonechat File:Siberian stonechat Male.jpg	Saxicola maurus			Not evaluated (A)
Pied bushchat File:Pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)male from nilgiris DSC 1123.jpg File:Pied bushchat (Saxicola caprata bicolor) female.jpg	Saxicola caprata			Least concern
Northern wheatear File:Steinschmaetzer Northern wheatear male.jpg	Oenanthe oenanthe			Least concern (A)
Isabelline wheatear File:Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) (6786498564).jpg	Oenanthe isabellina			Least concern (A)
Desert wheatear File:Desert Wheatear Male.jpg	Oenanthe deserti			Least concern (A)
Pied wheatear File:Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) (8079431820).jpg	Oenanthe pleschanka			Least concern (A)

Flowerpeckers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Dicaeidae

The flowerpeckers are very small, stout, often brightly coloured birds, with short tails, short thick curved bills and tubular tongues.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Thick-billed flowerpecker File:Dicaeum agile modestum - Kaeng Krachan.jpg	Dicaeum agile	Dicaeum agile zeylonense	Resident	Least concern
White-throated flowerpecker File:PrionochilusKeulemans.jpg	Dicaeum vincens		Endemic	Near threatened
Pale-billed flowerpecker File:Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) preening in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7326.jpg	Dicaeum erythrorhynchos	Dicaeum erythrorhynchos ceylonense	Resident	Least concern

Sunbirds and spiderhunters

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Nectariniidae

The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Purple-rumped sunbird File:Purple-rumped sunbird (Kerala, 2015).jpg File:Purple-rumped Sunbird (Female) I IMG 7397.jpg	Leptocoma zeylonica	Leptocoma zeylonica zeylonica	Resident	Least concern
Crimson-backed sunbird File:Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima)-6.jpg	Leptocoma minima			Least concern (A)
Purple sunbird File:Purple Sunbird (Nectarinia asiatica)- Male (Breeding) on Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) in Kolkata I IMG 1893.jpg	Cinnyris asiaticus	Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus	Resident	Least concern
Loten's sunbird File:Loten sunbird by arshad ka.jpg File:Loten'sSunbird(F).jpg	Cinnyris lotenius		Resident	Least concern

Fairy-bluebirds

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Irenidae

The fairy-bluebirds are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub. The males are dark-blue and the females a duller green.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Asian fairy-bluebird File:Asian fairy bluebird@ aralam wls (cropped).jpg File:Asian Fairy Bluebird f MG 0027 GarimaBhatia (cropped).jpg	Irena puella			Least concern (A)

Leafbirds

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Chloropseidae

The leafbirds are small, bulbul-like birds. The males are brightly plumaged, usually in greens and yellows.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Jerdon's leafbird File:Jerdon's Leafbird.jpg	Chloropsis jerdoni		Resident	Least concern
Golden-fronted leafbird File:Golden Fronted Leafbird Mukulhinge.jpg	Chloropsis aurifrons		Resident	Least concern

Weavers and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Ploceidae

The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Streaked weaver File:Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar) W IMG 6847.jpg	Ploceus manyar			Least concern
Baya weaver File:Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) Male ♂ Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Ploceus philippinus			Least concern

Waxbills and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Estrildidae

The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colours and patterns.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Red avadavat File:A pair of Red avadavat (Amandava amandava) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Amandava amandava			Least concern (A)
Indian silverbill File:Indian Silverbill Rajarhat KolkataOutskirts 0001.jpg	Euodice malabarica			Least concern
White-rumped munia File:White-rumped munia 01762g.jpg	Lonchura striata	Southwestern white-rumped munia Lonchura striata striata		Least concern
Black-throated munia File:LonchuraKelaartiKeulemans.png	Lonchura kelaarti	Lonchura kelaarti kelaarti		Least concern
Scaly-breasted munia File:Lonchura punctulata (Nagarhole, 2004).jpg	Lonchura punctulata	Lonchura punctulata punctulata		Least concern
Tricolored munia File:Tricoloured munia (cropped).jpg	Lonchura malacca			Least concern
Chestnut munia File:Lonchura atricapilla jagori -Cebu-8-3c.jpg	Lonchura atricapilla			Least concern (A)
Java sparrow File:Padda oryzivora -University of Hawaii at Manoa campus, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA-8 (4).jpg	Padda oryzivora		Exirpated	Endangered (I)

Old World sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae

Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
House sparrow File:House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)- Male in Kolkata I IMG 5904.jpg File:House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)- Female in Kolkata I IMG 3787 (cropped).jpg	Passer domesticus	Passer domesticus indicus	Resident	Least concern
Eurasian tree sparrow File:Tree Sparrow August 2007 Osaka Japan.jpg	Passer montanus			Least concern (A)
Yellow-throated sparrow File:Another pose of Chestnut-shouldered Petronia, Nagpur by Dr. Tejinder Singh Rawal.jpg	Gymnoris xanthocollis			Least concern (A)

Wagtails and pipits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae

Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Forest wagtail File:Forest Wagtail (cropped).jpg	Dendronanthus indicus			Least concern
Gray wagtail File:Motacilla cinerea 1 Luc Viatour.jpg	Motacilla cinerea			Least concern
Western yellow wagtail File:Wiesenschafstelze.JPG	Motacilla flava	Motacilla flava beema		Least concern
Eastern yellow wagtail File:Motacilla tschutschensis, Tomohon, North Sulawesi.jpg	Motacilla tschutschensis			Least concern (A)
Citrine wagtail File:Citrine wagtail I IMG 8326.jpg	Motacilla citreola			Least concern (A)
White-browed wagtail File:Motacilla maderaspatensis -Pashan Lake, Pune, Maharashtra, India-8.jpg	Motacilla maderaspatensis			Least concern (A)
White wagtail File:Motacilla alba alba.JPG	Motacilla alba			Least concern
Richard's pipit File:Anthus richardi - Laem Pak Bia.jpg	Anthus richardi			Least concern
Paddyfield pipit File:MG 8236 PFP INW 02.jpg	Anthus rufulus	Anthus rufulus malayensis		Least concern
Blyth's pipit File:Blyth's Pipit Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary East Sikkim 05.05.2016.jpg	Anthus godlewskii			Least concern
Tawny pipit File:AnthusCampestris cropped.jpg	Anthus campestris			Least concern (A)
Olive-backed pipit File:Olive-backed Pipit- Kolkata I IMG 9911.jpg	Anthus hodgsoni			Least concern (A)
Red-throated pipit File:Red-throated Pipit.jpg	Anthus cervinus			Least concern (A)

Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae

Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Common rosefinch File:Common Rosefinch Neora Valley National Park Darjeeling West Bengal India 30.04.2016.jpg	Carpodacus erythrinus			Least concern (A)

Old World buntings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Emberizidae

The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.

Name	Binomial	Subspecies	Status	IUCN
Black-headed bunting File:28-090504-black-headed-bunting-at-first-layby.jpg	Emberiza melanocephala			Least concern (A)
Red-headed bunting File:Red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	Emberiza bruniceps			Least concern (A)
Gray-necked bunting File:GreyNeckedBunting PrasadBR.jpg	Emberiza buchanani			Least concern (A)

See also

• List of endemic birds of Sri Lanka
• List of resident birds of Sri Lanka
• Lists of birds by region
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References

• Collinson, Martin (June 2006). "Splitting headaches? Recent taxonomic changes affecting the British and Western Palaearctic lists". British Birds. 99: 306–323.

Further reading

• A Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka by John Harrison and Tim Worfolk
• Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka by G. M. Henry