GREATER COUCAL

Subspecies parroti, photographed March 2017

(*   991)                     GREATER COUCAL                 Centropus sinensis

SRI LANKA                 50

Also known as Southern Coucal. Found in forest edges of wet zone, dry forest, scrub and thickets in gardens and around cultivation. 48 cm. Common breeding resident throughout Sri Lanka. 

NOTE: If Greater Coucal , C. sinensis, is split this would be called Southern Coucal, C parroti.

SRI LANKAN WOODSHRIKE

Photographed March 2017

1066                        SRI LANKAN WOODSHRIKE                Tephrodornis (pondicerianus) affinis       

SRI LANKA                  49

Found in open forest, well-wooded areas and scrub with scattered trees. 18 cm. Fairly common breeding resident in dry lowlands and scattered localities in wet lowlands and up to mid hills.

NOTE: treated as conspecific with Common Woodshrike.

DARTER

Photographed March 2017

(*   134)                DARTER                   Anhinga melanogaster 

SRI LANKA                     48

Also called Oriental Darter. Found near tanks, lakes, larger rivers and lagoons. 85-97 cm. Uncommon breeding resident in dry lowlands; very rare in wet lowlands and high hills.

BLACK-HEADED IBIS

Photographed March 2017

(*  999)                 BLACK-HEADED IBIS                  Threskiornis melanocephalus 

SRI LANKA               47

Found on freshwater tanks, marshes and paddy fields. 75 cm. Fairly common breeding resident in lowlands.

LESSER WHISTLING-DUCK

Photographed March 2017

(*   901)               LESSER WHISTLING-DUCK                  Dendrocygna javanica

SRI LANKA               46

Found on freshwater marshes and tanks. 42 cm. Common breeding resident throughout lowlands.

BARN SWALLOW

Subspecies gutturalis, photographed March 2017

(*   805)                 BARN SWALLOW               Hirundo rustica    

SRI LANKA             45  

Found over open country and towns, often near water. 18 cm. Very common winter migrant throughout Sri Lanka.

SRI LANKA GREY HORNBILL

Photographed March 2017

1065                         SRI LANKA GREY HORNBILL                  Ocyceros gingalensis

SRI LANKA                    44

Endemic to Sri Lanka. Found in forests and wooded gardens. 45 cm. Fairly common, found from lowlands up to mid hills.

COMMON SANDPIPER

Photographed March 2017

(*     508)                     COMMON SANDPIPER                   Actitis hypoleucos 

SRI LANKA                  43

 Found in many types of wetlands, including water and rocky habitats. 19-21 cm. Fairly common winter migrant throughout Sri Lanka.

WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA

Subspecies leggei, photographed March 2017

(*   1044)                WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA                 Copsychus malabaricus

SRI LANKA                   42

Founds in forests. 22 cm. Rare to locally fairly common breeding resident from lowlands up to mid hills, mainly in dry lowlands.

CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE

Subspecies spilogaster, photographed March 2017

(*  1051)             CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE              Spilornis cheela

SRI LANKA                41

Found in forest and wooded country. 56-74 cm. Fairly common breeding resident throughout Sri Lanka.

ORANGE-BREASTED GREEN PIGEON

Subspecies leggei, photographed March 2017

(*  1064)                 ORANGE-BREASTED GREEN PIGEON                      Treron bicinctus  

SRI LANKA                   40

Found in woods and scrub. 29 cm. Fairly common breeding resident in dry lowlands, local and fairly rare in wet lowlands.

LESSER ADJUTANT

Photographed March 2017

(* 835)                LESSER ADJUTANT                   Leptoptiles javanicus

SRI LANKA                      39

Found in marshes, pools, water holes and tank edges in and adjoining forests. 110-120 cm. Rare breeding resident in dry zone lowlands.

NOTE:  Globally threatened.

GREY-BELLIED CUCKOO

Photographed March 2017

1063                    GREY-BELLIED CUCKOO                       Cacomantis passerinus   

SRI LANKA                  438

found in open forest, gardens and scrub. 23 cm. Rather uncommon migrant, to lowlands to mid hills, rarer in wet lowlands and hills.

BLACK-NAPED MONARCH

Subspecies ceylonensis, photographed March 2017

(* 870)                    BLACK-NAPED MONARCH               Hypothymis azurea      

SRI LANKA               37

Found in forest, wooded areas and adjoining home gardens. 16 cm. Uncommon breeding resident in lowlands to mid hills, comparatively more in wet zone.

INDIAN PEAFOWL

Photographed March 2017

(* 263)                           INDIAN PEAFOWL                   Pavo cristatus  

SRI LANKA                      36

Found in scrub and open country. M 180-230 cm; F 90-100 cm. Common breeding resident in dry zone lowlands and uncommon in adjacent intermediate zone, small scattered feral populations in southern part of wet zone.

COMMON KINGFISHER

Subspecies taprobana, photographed March 2017

(* 885)                           COMMON KINGFISHER                  Alcedo atthis

SRI LANKA                   35   

Found in wetlands in open country and forest. 16 cm. Rather uncommon breeding resident almost throughout Sri Lanka, but rare in higher hills.