🇱🇰What animals live in Sri Lanka?

2,672,442 animal records from Sri Lanka cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 2,672,442 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in Sri Lanka

	Animal	Group	Records
	Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer	Aves Pycnonotidae	65,307
	Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis	Aves Columbidae	62,765
	Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Aves Sturnidae	57,077
	White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis	Aves Alcedinidae	50,036
	Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri	Aves Psittacidae	48,888
	House Crow Corvus splendens	Aves Corvidae	47,106
	Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis	Aves Leiothrichidae	46,952
	Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius	Aves Cisticolidae	41,969
	Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus	Aves Megalaimidae	41,965
	Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica	Aves Nectariniidae	39,666
	Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis	Aves Muscicapidae	39,660
	Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii	Aves Ardeidae	37,726
	Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus	Aves Oriolidae	37,042
	Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus	Aves Cuculidae	36,044
	Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus	Aves Charadriidae	34,833
	Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus	Aves Accipitridae	34,500
	Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos	Aves Dicaeidae	33,092
	White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens	Aves Dicruridae	32,599
	Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis	Aves Cuculidae	30,822
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	29,759
	Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos	Aves Corvidae	29,741
	Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	29,223
	Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus	Aves Meropidae	28,833
	Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea	Aves Columbidae	27,877
	Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus	Aves Phasianidae	27,097
	White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus	Aves Rallidae	26,897
	Little Egret Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	26,591
	Great Egret Ardea alba	Aves Ardeidae	22,449
	Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus	Aves Threskiornithidae	22,280
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	21,468
	Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis	Aves Apodidae	21,205
	Long-billed Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius	Aves Nectariniidae	21,149
	Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes	Aves Picidae	20,643
	White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus	Aves Pycnonotidae	20,264
	Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata	Aves Estrildidae	19,796
	Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster	Aves Anhingidae	19,202
	Gray Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	18,640
	Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica	Aves Anatidae	18,454
	Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	Aves Ardeidae	18,425
	Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans	Aves Ciconiidae	18,268
	intermediate egret Egretta intermedia	Aves Ardeidae	17,934
	Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	17,768
	Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	Aves Pelecanidae	17,600
	Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra	Aves Hirundinidae	17,543
	Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus	Aves Megalaimidae	16,955
	White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata	Aves Estrildidae	16,741
	Saxicoloides fulicatus	Aves Muscicapidae	16,553
	Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot Loriculus beryllinus	Aves Psittacidae	16,526
	Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii	Aves Phasianidae	16,382
	Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi	Aves Monarchidae	16,308
	Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Aves Recurvirostridae	15,478
	Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	Aves Alcedinidae	14,994
	Plain Prinia Prinia inornata	Aves Cisticolidae	14,856
	Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis	Aves Meropidae	14,786
	Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala	Aves Ciconiidae	14,735
	Common Iora Aegithina tiphia	Aves Aegithinidae	14,440
	Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus	Aves Laniidae	14,381
	Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	Aves Rallidae	14,007
	Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	Aves Laridae	13,839
	Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela	Aves Accipitridae	13,078