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Sri Lanka is a birder's paradise. I saw over 100 species of birds during my visit. Following are pictures of the birds from Sri Lanka . One of the best places for bird watching was the Sinharaja Rain Forest Reserve.
The Sinharaja Rain Forest Reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Nature pictures of Sri Lanka and other bird pages are linked:
Nature Page for Sri Lanka Bird Pages
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Sri Lanka Birds
Dull-blue Flycatcher (Eumyias sordidus , french: Gobemouche de Ceylan ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (832k)
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica , french: Gobemouche brun ). (585k)
Jerdon's Bush Lark (Mirafra affinis , german: Jerdonlerche , french: Alouette du Dekkan ). (578k)
Jerdon's Bush Lark (Mirafra affinis , german: Jerdonlerche , french: Alouette du Dekkan ). (2.3M)
Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia , german: Garteniora , french: Petit Iora ). (636k)
Jungle Prinia (Prinia sylvatica ). (499k)
Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata ). (573k)
Juvenile Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica , german: Ceylonnektarvogel ). (610k)
Juvenile Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica , german: Ceylonnektarvogel ). (1253k)
Sri Lanka Thrush (Zoothera imbricata , german: Erddrosseln , french: Grive de Ceylan ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (592k)
Male Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea , french: Tchitrec azuré ). (693k)
Coppersmith Barbet ssp. indicus (Psilopogon haemacephalus indicus , french: Barbu à plastron rouge ). (556k)
Female Sri Lanka Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata atratus , german: Wiesenschmätzer , french: Tarier pie ). (569k)
Male Sri Lanka Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata atratus , german: Wiesenschmätzer , french: Tarier pie ). (418k)
Sri Lanka White-eye (Zosterops ceylonensis , french: Zostérops de Ceylan ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (665k)
Yellow-billed Babbler (Argya affinis , german: Gelbschnabeldrossling , french: Cratérope affin ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka and southern India . (795k)
Brown-headed Barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus , french: Barbu à tête brune ). (647k)
Female Kinnis' Blackbird (Turdus simillimus kinnisii , french: Merle des Nilgiri ), a subspecies of the Indian Blackbird, endemic to Sri Lanka . (586k)
Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica , german: Rauchschwalbe , french: Hirondelle rustique ). (425k)
Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis , german: Smaragdspint , french: Guêpier d'Orient ). (561k)
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti , german: Braunkopfspint , french: Guêpier de Leschenault ). (590k)
Male Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri , german: Halsbandsittich , french: Perruche à collier ). (1000k)
Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus , german: Fledermauspapageien , french: Coryllis de Ceylan ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (641k)
Female Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula calthrapae , german: Blauschwanzsittich , french: Perruche de Layard ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (603k)
Male Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula calthrapae , german: Blauschwanzsittich , french: Perruche de Layard ). (1354k)
Male Indian Robin (Copsychus fulicatus , french: Pseudotraquet indien ). (605k)
Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis , german: Dajaldrossel , french: Shama dayal ). (637k)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea , german: Gebirgsstelze , french: Bergeronnette des ruisseaux ). (727k)
Tricolored Munia (Lonchura malacca , german: Schwarzbauchnonne , french: Capucin à dos marron ). (762k)
Sri Lanka Woodshrike (Tephrodornis affinis ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (770k)
Juvenile Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus , german: Braunwürger , french: Pie-grièche brune ). (835k)
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus , german: Braunwürger , french: Pie-grièche brune ). (685k)
White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens , german: Graubrustdrongo , french: Drongo à ventre blanc ). (490k)
Sri Lanka Drongo (Dicrurus lophorinus , french: Drongo drongup ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (670k)
Orange-billed Babbler (Argya rufescens , french: Cratérope de Ceylan ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (637k)
Black-capped Bulbul (Rubigula melanicterus , french: Bulbul à tête noire ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (550k)
Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer , german: Rußbülbül , french: Bulbul à ventre rouge ). (742k)
Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer , german: Rußbülbül , french: Bulbul à ventre rouge ). (1000k)
Square-tailed Bulbul (Hypsipetes ganeesa ). (567k)
Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus , french: Loriot à capuchon noir ). (514k)
White-faced Starling (Sturnornis albofrontatus , french: Étourneau de Ceylan ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (502k)
White-browed Fantail (Rhipidura aureola , german: Weißstirn-Fächerschwanz , french: Rhipidure à grands sourcils ). (636k)
Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis , german: Perlhalstaube , french: Tourterelle tigrine ). (560k)
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Treron bicinctus , german: Bindengrüntaube , french: Colombar à double collier ). (528k)
Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea , german: Bronzefruchttaube , french: Carpophage pauline ). (552k)
Sri Lanka Green Pigeon (Treron pompadora , german: Andamanen-Grüntaube , french: Colombar pompadour ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (814k)
Sri Lanka Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica robinsoni , german: Graukappen-Glanztaube , french: Colombine turvert ). (862k)
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis , german: Hirtenmaina , french: Martin triste ). (1016k)
Southern Hill Myna (Gracula indica ). (888k)
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis , german: Hinduracke , french: Rollier indien ). (651k)
Male White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus , french: Shama à croupion blanc ). (608k)
Jacobin Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus , german: Jakobinerkuckuck , french: Coucou jacobin ). (876k)
Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis , german: Heckenkuckuck , french: Grand Coucal ). (990k)
Red-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus , german: Rotgesicht-Malkoha , french: Malcoha à face rouge ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (1227k)
House Crow (Corvus splendens , german: Glanzkrähe , french: Corbeau familier ). (652k)
Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos , german: Dickschnabelkrähe , french: Corbeau à gros bec ). (760k)
Pair of Sri Lanka Frogmouths (Batrachostomus moniliger , german: Ceylonfroschmaul , french: Podarge de Ceylan ), female on the right. (687k)
Sri Lanka Frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger , german: Ceylonfroschmaul , french: Podarge de Ceylan ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (722k)
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus moluccensis , french: Pic nain ). (614k)
Female Malabar Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus , german: Malabarhornvogel , french: Calao de Malabar ) in flight. (799k)
Pair of Malabar Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros coronatus , german: Malabarhornvogel , french: Calao de Malabar ), female on left, male on right. (1166k)
Female Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis , german: Ceylon-Grautoko , french: Calao de Ceylan ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (481k)
Hanuman Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus seebohmi , german: Seeregenpfeifer , french: Pluvier à collier interrompu ). (1403k)
Non-breeding Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva , german: Sibirischer Goldregenpfeifer , french: Pluvier fauve ). (989k)
Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus , german: Mongolenregenpfeifer , french: Pluvier de Mongolie ). (729k)
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus , german: Rotschenkel , french: Chevalier gambette ). (691k)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola , german: Bruchwasserläufer , french: Chevalier sylvain ). (587k)
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus , german: Rotschenkel , french: Chevalier gambette ). (1.6M)
Female Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus , german: Stelzenläufer , french: Échasse blanche ). (1108k)
Male Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus , german: Stelzenläufer , french: Échasse blanche ). (643k)
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa , german: Uferschnepfe , french: Barge à queue noire ). (824k)
Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus , german: Rotlappenkiebitz , french: Vanneau indien ). (776k)
Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus , german: Gelblappenkiebitz , french: Vanneau de Malabar ), endemic to Sri Lanka and the Indian subcontinent. (1188k)
Non-breeding White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus , german: Weißflügelseeschwalbe , french: Guifette leucoptère ). (567k)
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus , german: Weißflügelseeschwalbe , french: Guifette leucoptère ). (627k)
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus , german: Weißflügelseeschwalbe , french: Guifette leucoptère ). (594k)
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida , german: Weißbart-Seeschwalbe , french: Guifette moustac ) in flight. (620k)
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida , german: Weißbart-Seeschwalbe , french: Guifette moustac ). (470k)
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida , german: Weißbart-Seeschwalbe , french: Guifette moustac ) in winter plumage. (784k)
Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris , french: Grand Œdicnème ). (1.7M)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis , german: Zwergtaucher , french: Grèbe castagneux ). (782k)
Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica , german: Zwergpfeifgans , french: Dendrocygne siffleur ). (849k)
Pin-tailed Snipe (Gallinago stenura , german: Spießbekassine , french: Bécassine à queue pointue ). (1180k)
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus , french: Râle à poitrine blanche ). (917k)
Grey-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus ). (825k)
Non-breeding Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus , german: Fasanblatthühnchen , french: Jacana à longue queue ). (844k)
Asian Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus , german: Graufischer , french: Martin-pêcheur pie ). (632k)
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis , german: Braunliest , french: Martin-chasseur de Smyrne ). (746k)
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca , german: Dschungelzwergfischer , french: Martin-pêcheur pourpré ). (500k)
Continental Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis , german: Kormoran , french: Grand Cormoran ), left, and Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger , german: Mohrenscharbe , french: Cormoran de Vieillot ), right. (758k)
Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger , german: Mohrenscharbe , french: Cormoran de Vieillot ) drying its wings. (902k)
Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster , german: Indischer Schlangenhalsvogel , french: Anhinga roux ), drying its wings. (529k)
Oriental Darters (Anhinga melanogaster , german: Indischer Schlangenhalsvogel , french: Anhinga roux ). (818k)
Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii , german: Paddyreiher , french: Crabier de Gray ). (760k)
Juvenile Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii , german: Paddyreiher , french: Crabier de Gray ). (892k)
Old World Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax , german: Nachtreiher , french: Bihoreau gris ). (799k)
Eastern Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis coromandus , german: Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ) and Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus , german: Schwarzkopfibis , french: Ibis à tête noire ). (1025k)
Western Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta , german: Seidenreiher , french: Aigrette garzette ). (829k)
Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis coromandus , german: Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ). (623k)
Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis coromandus , german: Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ) and Indian Boar (Sus scrofa cristatus , german: Wildschwein , french: Sanglier ). (651k)
Eastern Great Egret (Ardea alba modesta , german: Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ) and Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger , german: Mohrenscharbe , french: Cormoran de Vieillot ). (1028k)
Eastern Great Egret (Ardea alba modesta , german: Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ). (612k)
Western Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea cinerea , german: Graureiher , french: Héron cendré ) and Western Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta , german: Seidenreiher , french: Aigrette garzette ) in flight. (934k)
Western Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea cinerea , german: Graureiher , french: Héron cendré ). (876k)
Eastern Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea manilensis , german: Purpurreiher , french: Héron pourpré ). (2.4M)
Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis , german: Graupelikan , french: Pélican à bec tacheté ). (542k)
Nesting Eurasian Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia , german: Löffler , french: Spatule blanche ). (965k)
Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia , german: Löffler , french: Spatule blanche ). (694k)
Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus , german: Schwarzkopfibis , french: Ibis à tête noire ). (872k)
Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans , german: Silberklaffschnabel , french: Bec-ouvert indien ). (707k)
Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans , german: Silberklaffschnabel , french: Bec-ouvert indien ). (821k)
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala , german: Buntstorch , french: Tantale indien ). (1266k)
Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus , german: Riesenstorch , french: Jabiru d'Asie ). (796k)
Asian Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus episcopus , german: Wollhalsstorch , french: Cigogne épiscopale ). (1210k)
Asian Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus episcopus , german: Wollhalsstorch , french: Cigogne épiscopale ). (865k)
Lesser Adjudant (Leptoptilos javanicus , german: Sunda-Marabu , french: Marabout chevelu ). (1188k)
Lesser Adjudant (Leptoptilos javanicus , german: Sunda-Marabu , french: Marabout chevelu ). (468k)
Female Sri Lankan Junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii , german: Ceylonhuhn , french: Coq de Lafayette ). (879k)
Male Sri Lankan Junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii , german: Ceylonhuhn , french: Coq de Lafayette ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (871k)
Male Sri Lanka Peafowl (Pavo cristatus singhalensis , german: Blauer Pfau , french: Paon bleu ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (1127k)
Male Sri Lanka Peafowl (Pavo cristatus singhalensis , german: Blauer Pfau , french: Paon bleu ). (1000k)
Male Sri Lanka Peafowl (Pavo cristatus singhalensis , german: Blauer Pfau , french: Paon bleu ). (560k)
Male Sri Lanka Peafowl (Pavo cristatus singhalensis , german: Blauer Pfau , french: Paon bleu ). (568k)
Male Sri Lanka Peafowl (Pavo cristatus singhalensis , german: Blauer Pfau , french: Paon bleu ). (978k)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba , german: Schleiereule , french: Chouette effraie ). (667k)
Brown Fish Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis , german: Wellenbrust-Fischuhu , french: Kétoupa brun ). (910k)
Serendib Scops Owl (Otus thilohoffmanni , german: Serendib-Zwergohreule , french: Petit-duc de Sérendip ). It is endemic to Sri Lanka . (670k)
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus , german: Brahminenweih , french: Milan sacré ). (663k)
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus , german: Brahminenweih , french: Milan sacré ) in flight. (617k)
Asian Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus vociferus , german: Gleitaar , french: Élanion blac ). (647k)
Changeable Hawk Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus , french: Aigle huppé ). (662k)
Juvenile Changeable Hawk Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus , french: Aigle huppé ). (987k)
Juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela , german: Schlangenweihe , french: Serpentaire bacha ). (678k)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela , german: Schlangenweihe , french: Serpentaire bacha ) in flight. (701k)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela , german: Schlangenweihe , french: Serpentaire bacha ) eating a snake. (942k)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela , german: Schlangenweihe , french: Serpentaire bacha ) eating a snake. (1008k)
Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela , german: Schlangenweihe , french: Serpentaire bacha ). (597k)
Close-up of a Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela , german: Schlangenweihe , french: Serpentaire bacha ). (586k)
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster , german: Weißbauchseeadler , french: Pygargue blagre ). (750k)
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster , german: Weißbauchseeadler , french: Pygargue blagre ) in flight. (1021k)
Juvenile White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster , german: Weißbauchseeadler , french: Pygargue blagre ). (489k)
Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus ichthyaetus , german: Graukopfseeadler , french: Pygargue à tête grise ). (830k)
Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus ichthyaetus , german: Graukopfseeadler , french: Pygargue à tête grise ) in flight. (586k)
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