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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.
This is the first new bird species discovered in Sri Lanka since 1868, when the Sri Lanka whistling-thrush (Myophonus blighi) was described. [4] There are some proposals for species level taxonomic revisions, and therefore endemic status in Sri Lanka. [1] The country prefix "Sri Lanka" in common names is normally restricted to endemic species.
Pages in category "Birds of Sri Lanka" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is a list of national birds, including official birds of overseas territories and other states described as nations. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status. The Official status column is marked as Yes only if the bird currently holds the position of the official national bird.
Pages in category "Endemic birds of Sri Lanka" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The birds of South Asia include the species found in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.. This is not only a huge geographical area, but has a range of habitats extending from deserts to rainforest, and from the world's highest mountains to coastal mangrove swamps.
The national bird, Sri Lanka junglefowl (Gallus lafayetii), is endemic. Sri Lanka is home to 227 species of birds (though some past estimates put it as high as 486 [7]), 46 of which are threatened (10 critically). [5]
Endemic birds of South Asia are those birds that belong to or are native to South Asia, on the Indian subcontinent and adjacent islands of the north-central Indian Ocean. [ 1 ] This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones.