Bird life of Sri Lanka is very rich for its size. 431 species have been recorded out of which 233 are resident species and 198 are migratory species. Out of the 233 resident species the most important are the 33 endemics.
The endemics,
Sri Lanka Spurfowl. (Galloperdix bicalcarata)
Sri Lanka Junglefowl. (Gallus lafayettii)
Crimson-backed Flameback (Chrysocolaptes stricklandi)
Yellow-fronted Barbet. (Megalaima flavifrons)
Crimson-fronted Barbet (Megalaima rubricapillus)
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill. (Ocyceros gingalensis)
Red-faced Malkoha. (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Green-billed Coucal. (Centropus chlororhynchos)
Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot. (Loriculus beryllinus)
Layard's Parakeet. (Psittacula calthropae)
Serendib Scops Owl (Otus thilohoffmanni)
Chestnut-backed Owlet. (Glaucidium castanonotum)
Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon. (Columba torringtonii)
Sri Lanka Green Pigeon. (Treron pompadora)
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie. (Urocissa ornata)
Sri Lanka Crested Drongo (Dicrurus lophorinus)
Sri Lanka Woodshrike (Tephrodornis affinis)
Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush. (Myophonus blighi)
Spot-winged Thrush. (Zoothera spiloptera)
Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush (Zoothera imbricata)
Dull-blue Flycatcher. (Eumyias sordida)
White-faced Starling. (Sturnus albofrontata)
Sri Lanka Myna. (Gracula ptilogenys)
Sri Lanka Swallow (Hirundo hyperythra)
Black-capped Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus)
Yellow-eared Bulbul. (Pycnonotus penicillatus)
Sri Lanka White-eye. (Zosterops ceylonensis)
Sri Lanka Bush-warbler. (Elaphrornis palliseri)
Ashy-headed Laughingthrush. (Garrulax cinereifrons)
Brown-capped Babbler. (Pellorneum fuscocapillum)
Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus [schisticeps] melanurus)
Orange-billed Babbler. (Turdoides rufescens)
Legge's Flowerpecker. (Dicaeum vincens)
