Migrant Birds of Sri Lanka

* Both resident and migratory populations are present in the country 

 M - Migrant

 IM - Irregular Migrant

 PM - Possible Migrant

(Grouse, Pheasants & Patridges) (Family:Phasianidae)
1		Rain Quail	Coturnix coromandelica	IM
Ducks (Family:Anatidae)
2		Fulvous Whistling-duck	Dendrocygna bicolor *	M
3		African Comb Duck/ Knobbilled Duck	Sarkidiornis melanotos	M
4		Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	IM
5		Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	M
6		Indian Spot-billed Duck	Anas poecilorhyncha *	M
7		Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	M
8		Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	M
9		Garganey	Anas querquedula	M
10		Common Teal [Green-winged Teal]	Anas crecca	M
(Family: Procellariidae)
11		Wedge-tailed Shearwater	Ardenna pacifica	M
12		Flesh-footed Shearwater	Ardenna carneipes	PM
13		Short-tailed Shearwater	Ardenna tenuirostris	IM
14		Persian Shearwater	Puffinus persicus	M
15		Barau's Petrel	Pterodroma baraui	M
16		Bulwer's Petrel	Bulweria bulwerii	IM
17		Jouanin's Petrel	Bulweria fallax	IM
(Family: Oceanitidae)
18		Wilson's Storm-petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	M
(Family: Hydrobatidae)
19		Swinhoe's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates monorhis	M
Flamingos (Family: Phoenicopteridae)
20		Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus	M
Ibises and Spoonbills (Family: Threskiornithidae)
21		Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus *	M
Herons and Egrets (Family: Ardeidae)
22		Yellow Bittern	Ixobrychus sinensis *	M
23		Black Bittern	Ixobrychus flavicollis *	M
24		Malaysian Night-heron [Malay/Tiger Bittern]	Gorsachius melanolophus	M
25		Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis *	M
26		Western Reef-egret	Egretta gularis	M
(Family: Phaethontidae)
27		Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus	M
28		White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus	IM
(Family: Fregatidae)
29		Great Frigatebird	Fregata minor	IM
30		Lesser Frigatebird	Fregata ariel	IM
31		Christmas Frigatebird	Fregata andrewsi	M
(Family: Sulidae)
32		Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra	M
33		Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	IM
34		Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	M
Falcons (Family: Falconidae)
35		Common Kestrel [European Kestrel]	Falco tinnunculus *	M
36		Amur Falcon	Falco amurensis	M
37		Eurasian hobby	Falco subbuteo	IM
38		Oriental Hobby [Indian Hobby]	Falco severus	IM
39		Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus *	M
(Family: Pandionidae)
40		Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	M
Ospreys, Kites, Hawks & Eagkes (Family: Accipitridae)
41		Black Baza	Aviceda leuphotes	IM
42		Oriental Honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhyncus *	M
43		Western Marsh Harrier/Eurasian Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	M
44		Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	M
45		Pied Harrier	Circus melanoleucos	IM
46		Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	M
47		Common Buzzard/Himalayan Buzzard	Buteo buteo	M
48		Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus	IM
49		Greater spotted eagle	Clanga clanga	IM
50		Bonelli's Eagle	Aquila fasciata	IM
51		Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus	M
Rails and Crakes (Family: Rallidae)
52		Slaty-legged Crake [Banded Crake]	Rallina eurizonoides	M
53		Baillon's Crake	Zapornia pusilla	IM
54		Ruddy-breasted Crake	Zapornia fusca *	M
55		Common Coot	Fulica atra  *	M
Oystercatchers (Family: Haematopodidae)
56		Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	M
(Family: Dromadidae)
57		Crab Plover	Dromas ardeola	M
Stilts & Avocets (Family: Recurvirostridae)
58		Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus *	M
59		Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	M
Plovers (Family: Charadriidae)
60		Grey-headed Lapwing	Vanellus cinereus	IM
61		Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	M
62		Grey Plover	Pluvialis  squatarola	M
63		Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	M
64		Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius *	M
65		Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus *	M
66		Greater Sand Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	M
67		Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus	M
68		Caspian Plover	Charadrius asiaticus	IM
Sandpipers and allies(Family: Scolopacidae)
69		Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	IM
70		Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	IM
71		Pintail Snipe	Gallinago stenura	M
72		Great Snipe	Gallinago media	IM
73		Common Snipe [Fantail snipe]	Gallinago gallinago	M
74		Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	M
75		Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	M
76		Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	M
77		Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	M
78		Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	IM
79		Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	M
80		Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	M
81		Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	M
82		Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	M
83		Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	M
84		Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	M
85		Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	M
86		Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	M
87		Great Knot  [Eastern Knot]	Calidris tenuirostris	M
88		Red Knot	Calidris canutus	M
89		Sanderling	Calidris alba	M
90		Little Stint	Calidris minuta	M
91		Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	M
92		Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	M
93		Long-toed Stint	Calidris subminuta	M
94		Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	M
95		Dunlin	Calidris alpina	IM
96		Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	M
97		Broad-billed Sandpiper	Calidris falcinellus	M
98		Ruff	Calidris pugnax	M
99		Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	M
Coursers & Pratincoles (Family: Glareolidae)
100		Indian Courser	Cursorius coromandelicus *	M
101		Collared Pratincole[Common Pratincole]	Glareola pratincola	M
Gulls and Terns (Family: Laridae)
102	Brown-headed Gull		Larus brunnicephalus	M
103	Slender-billed Gull		Larus genei	M
104	Pallas's Gull [Great Black-headed Gull]		Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus	M
105	Black-headed Gull		Larus ridibundus	M
106	Gull-billed Tern		Gelochelidon nilotica *	M
107	Caspian Tern		Hydroprogne caspia *	M
108	Great Crested Tern		Thalasseus bergii *	M
109	Sandwich Tern		Thalasseus sandvicensis	M
110	White-winged Tern [White-winged Black Tern]		Chlidonias leucopterus	M
111	Whiskered Tern		Chlidonias hybrida	M
112	Lesser Crested Tern		Thalasseus bengalensis	M
113	Bridled Tern		Onychoprion anaethetus *	M
114	Roseate Tern		Sterna dougallii *	M
115	Common Tern		Sterna hirundo *	M
116	Little Tern		Sternula albifrons *	M
117	Saunders's Tern		Sternula saundersi *	M
118	Sooty Tern		Onychoprion fuscatus *	M
119	Brown Noddy		Anous stolidus *	M
120	Lesser Noddy		Anous tenuirostris *	M
(Family: Stercorariidae)
121		Brown Skua	Catharacta antarctica	M
122		South Polar Skua	Catharacta maccormicki	IM
123		Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	M
124		Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	M
Doves and Pigeons (Family: Columbidae)
125		Oriental Turtle-dove [Rufous Turtle-dove]	Streptopelia orientalis	M
126		Red Turtle-dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica	IM
Cuckoos (Family: Cuculidae)
127		Chestnut-winged Cuckoo [Red-winged Crested Cuckoo]	Clamator coromandus	M
128		Common Cuckoo [Eurasian Cuckoo]	Cuculus canorus	M
129		Lesser Cuckoo [Little/Small cuckoo]	Cuculus poliocephalus	M
130		Grey-bellied Cuckoo [Plaintive Cuckoo]	Cacomantis passerinus	M
131		Common Hawk-cuckoo	Hierococcyx varius *	M
132		Indian Cuckoo	Cuculus micropterus *	M
Owls (Family: Strigidae)
133		Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	M
(Family: Coraciidae)
134		European Roller	Coracias garrulus	IM
Kingfishers (Family: Alcedinidae)
135		Black-capped Kingfisher [Black-capped Purple Kingfisher]	Halcyon pileata	M
Bee-eaters (Family: Meropidae)
136		European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	M
137		Blue-tailed Bee-eater	Merops philippinus *	M
(Family: Picidae)
138		Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	IM
Pittas (Family: Pittidae)
139		Indian Pitta	Pitta brachyura	M
Shrikes (Family: Laniidae)
140		Brown Shrike/Philippine Shrike	Lanius cristatus cristatus/Lanius cristatus lucionensis	M
141		Bay-backed Shrike	Lanius vittatus	IM
Orioles (Family: Oriolidae)
142		Black-naped Oriole	Oriolus chinensis	IM
Drongos (Family: Dicruridae)
143		Black Drongo	Dicrurus macrocercus *	M
144		Ashy Drongo [Grey Drongo]	Dicrurus leucophaeus	M
Monarchs (Family: Monarchidae)
145		Asian Paradise Flycatcher	Terpsiphone paradisi *	M
Swallows & Martins (Family: Hirundinidae)
146		Streak-throated Swallow	Hirundo fluvicola	IM
147		Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	M
148		Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica gutturalis/H. r. rustica/H.r. tytleri	M
(Family: Acrocephalidae)
149		Blyth's Reed-warbler	Acrocephalus dumetorum	M
150		Booted Warbler	Iduna caligata	IM
151		Sykes's Warbler	Iduna rama	IM
(Family: Phylloscopidae)
152		Greenish Warbler [Greenish Leaf Warbler/Green tree warbler]	Phylloscopus trochiloides	IM
153		Large-billed Leaf-warbler[Large-billed tree warbler]	Phylloscopus magnirostris	M
154		Green warbler	Phylloscopus nitidus	M
Old world warblers (Family: Sylviidae)
155		Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	M
Starlings (Family: Sturnidae)
156		Chestnut-tailed Starling	Sturnus malabaricus	IM
157		Brahminy Starling [Black-headed Starling/Brahminy Myna ]	Sturnus pagodarum	M
158		Daurian Starling/Purple backed Starling	Agropsar sturninus	IM
159		Rosy Starling	Pastor roseus	M
Thrushes (Family: Turdidae)
160		Pied Thrush [Pied Ground Thrush]	Geokichla wardii	M
161		Orange-headed Thrush [Orange-headed Ground Thrush]	Geokichla citrina	M
162		Eyebrowed Thrush	Turdus obscurus	M
Chats & Old world flycatchers (Family: Muscicapidae)
163		Indian Blue Robin [Indian Blue Chat]	Larvivora brunnea	M
164		Common Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus	IM
165		Yellow-rumped Flycatcher	Ficedula zanthopygia	IM
166		Blue Rock-thrush	Monticola solitarius	M
167		Asian Brown flycatcher	Muscicapa dauurica	M
168		Brown-breasted Flycatcher [Layard's Flycatcher]	Muscicapa muttui	M
169		Kashmir Flycatcher	Ficedula subrubra	M
170		Blue-throated Flycatcher	Cyornis rubeculoides	IM
171		Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	IM
172		Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina	IM
Wagtails & Pipits (Family: Motacillidae)
173		Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	M
174		Forest Wagtail	Dendronanthus indicus	M
175		White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	M
176		Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava thunbergi/M.f.beema/M.f.lutea/M.f.feldegg	M
177		Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola citreola	M
178		Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	M
179		Blyth's Pipit	Anthus godlewskii	M