This is a list of Sri Lankan passerine birds. For general comments on the birdlife of Sri Lanka, see list of Sri Lankan birds.
In the lists, endemic species are indicated.
See also
Species List
PASSERIFORMES
- Pittidae: pittas
- Alaudidae: larks
- Hirundinidae: swallows
- Motacillidae: wagtails and pipits
- Forest Wagtail, Dendronanthus indicus
- Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla flava
- Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola
- Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
- White Wagtail, Motacilla alba
- White-browed Wagtail, Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi
- Paddyfield Pipit, Anthus rufulus
- Blyth's Pipit, Anthus godlewskii
- Olive-backed Pipit, Anthus hodgsoni
- Campephagidae: cuckoo-shrikes
- Pycnonotidae: bulbuls
- Aegithinidae: ioras
- Chloropseidae: leafbirds
- Irenidae: fairy-bluebirds
- Laniidae: shrikes
- Turdidae: thrushes and allies
- Indian Blue Robin, Luscinia brunnea
- Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
- Oriental Magpie Robin, Copsychus saularis
- White-rumped Shama, Copsychus malabaricus
- Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas galactotes
- Pied Bushchat, Saxicola caprata
- Pied Wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka
- Desert Wheatear, Oenanthe deserti
- Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina
- Black-backed Robin, Saxicoloides fulicata
- Blue Rock Thrush, Monticola solitarius
- Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush, Myophonus blighi endemic
- Pied Thrush, Zoothera wardii
- Orange-headed Thrush, Zoothera citrina
- Spot-winged Thrush, Zoothera spiloptera endemic
- Scaly Thrush, Zoothera dauma
- Eurasian Blackbird, Turdus merula
- Eyebrowed Thrush, Turdus obscurus
- Timaliidae: babblers
- Sylviidae: Old World warblers
- Sri Lanka Bush Warbler, Bradypterus palliseri endemic
- Broad-tailed Grassbird, Schoenicola platyura
- Lanceolated Warbler, Locustella lanceolata
- Common Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella naevia
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella certhiola
- Blyth's Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Clamorous Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Booted Warbler, Hippolais caligata
- Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius
- Greenish Warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Green Warbler, Phylloscopus nitidus
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
- Cisticolidae: cisticolas and allies
- Muscicapidae: Old World flycatchers
- Asian Brown Flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher, Muscicapa muttui
- Dull-blue Flycatcher, Eumyias sordida endemic
- Kashmir Flycatcher, Ficedula subrubra
- Blue-throated Flycatcher, Cyomis rubeculoides
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, Cyomis tickelliae
- Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Black-naped Monarch, Hypothymis azurea
- Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi
- White-browed Fantail, Rhipidura aureola
- Paridae: chickadees and tits
- Sittidae: nuthatches
- Dicaeidae: flowerpeckers
- Nectariniidae: sunbirds and spiderhunters
- Zosteropidae: white-eyes
- Estrildidae: waxbills and allies
- Passeridae: Old World sparrows
- Ploceidae: weavers and allies
- Sturnidae: starlings
- Oriolidae: Old World orioles
- Dicruridae: drongos
- Artamidae: woodswallows
- Corvidae: crows, jays and magpies
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