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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
  • Indian Pitta, Pitta brachyura
• Alaudidae: larks
  • Rufous-winged Bushlark, Mirafra assamica
  • Oriental Skylark, Alauda gulgula
  • Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark, Eremopterix grisea
• Hirundinidae: swallows
  • Pale Martin, Riparia diluta
  • Dusky Crag Martin, Hirundo concolor
  • Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
  • Hill Swallow, Hirundo tahitica
  • Wire-tailed Swallow, Hirundo smithii
  • Red-rumped Swallow, Hirundo daurica
  • Streak-throated Swallow, Hirundo fluvicola
• 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
  • Large Cuckooshrike, Coracina macei
  • Black-headed Cuckooshrike, Coracina melanoptera
  • Small Minivet, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
  • Scarlet Minivet, Pericrocotus flammeus
  • Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike, Hemipus picatus
  • Common Wood Shrike, Tephrodornis pondicerianus
• Pycnonotidae: bulbuls
  • Black-headed Yellow Bulbul, Pycnonotus melanicterus endemic
  • Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer
  • Yellow-eared Bulbul, Pycnonotus pennicilitatus endemic
  • White-browed Bulbul, Pycnonotus luteolus
  • Yellow-browed Bulbul, Iole indica
  • Black Bulbul, Hypsipetes leucocephalus
• Aegithinidae: ioras
  • Common Iora, Aegithina tiphia
• Chloropseidae: leafbirds
  • Blue-winged Leafbird, Chloropsis cochinchinensis
  • Golden-fronted Leafbird, Chloropsis aurifrons
• Irenidae: fairy-bluebirds
  • Asian Fairy Bluebird, Irena puella
• Laniidae: shrikes
  • Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus cristatus
  • Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach
  • Southern Grey Shrike, Lanius meridionalis
• 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
  • Brown-capped Babbler, Pellomeum fuscocapillum endemic
  • Indian Scimitar Babbler, Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
  • Tawny-bellied Babbler, Dumetia hyperythra
  • Dark-fronted Babbler, Rhodocichla atricaps
  • Yellow-eyed Babbler, Chrysomma sinense
  • Orange-billed Babbler, Turdoides rufescens endemic
  • Yellow-billed Babbler, Turdoides affinis
  • Ashy-headed Laughingthrush, Garrulax cinereifrons endemic
• 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
  • Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
  • Grey-breasted Prinia, Prinia hodgsonii
  • Jungle Prinia, Prinia sylvatica
  • Ashy Prinia, Prinia socialis
  • Plain Prinia, Prinia inomata
• 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
  • Great Tit, Parus major
• Sittidae: nuthatches
  • Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Sitta frontalis
• Dicaeidae: flowerpeckers
  • Thick-billed Flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile
  • White-throated Flowerpecker, Dicaeum vincens endemic
  • Pale-billed Flowerpecker, Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
• Nectariniidae: sunbirds and spiderhunters
  • Purple-rumped Sunbird, Nectarinia zeylonica
  • Long-billed Sunbird, Nectarinia lotenia
  • Purple Sunbird, Nectarinia asiatica
• Zosteropidae: white-eyes
  • Oriental White-eye, Zosterops palpebrosa
  • Sri Lanka White-eye, Zosterops ceylonensis endemic
• Estrildidae: waxbills and allies
  • White-throated Silverbill, Lonchura malabarica
  • White-rumped Munia, Lonchura striata
  • Scaly-breasted Munia, Lonchura punctulata
  • Black-throated Munia, Lonchura kelaarti endemic
  • Black-headed Munia, Lonchura malacca
  • Java Sparrow, Lonchura oryzivora
• Passeridae: Old World sparrows
  • House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
• Ploceidae: weavers and allies
  • Chestnut-shouldered Petronia, Petronia xanthocollis
  • Streaked Weaver, Ploceus manyar
  • Baya Weaver, Ploceus philippinus
• Sturnidae: starlings
  • White-faced Starling, Stumus senex endemic
  • Chestnut-tailed Starling, Sturnus malabaricus
  • Brahminy Starling, Sturnus pagodarurn
  • Rosy Starling, Sturnus roseus
  • Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis
  • Sri Lanka Myna, Gracula ptilogenys endemic
  • Hill Myna, Gracula religiosa
• Oriolidae: Old World orioles
  • Eurasian Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus
  • Black-naped Oriole, Oriolus chinensis
  • Black-hooded Oriole, Oriolus xanthornus
• Dicruridae: drongos
  • Black Drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus
  • Grey Drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus
  • White-bellied Drongo, Dicrurus caerulescens
  • Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus
• Artamidae: woodswallows
  • Ashy Woodswallow, Artamus fuscus
• Corvidae: crows, jays and magpies
  • Sri Lanka Magpie, Urocissa ornata endemic
  • House Crow, Corvus splendens
  • Large-billed Crow, Corvus macrorhynchos