Bird Checklist at Polwaththa Eco Lodges

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1. ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER

2. ASIAN KOEL

3. ASIAN PALM SWIFT

4. ASIAN TIT

5. BAR-WINGED FLYCATCHER-SHRIKE

6. BLACK-BACKED DWARF KINGFISHER

7. BLACK EAGLE

8. BLACK-HOODED ORIOLE

9. BLACK-CAPPED BULBUL*

10. BLACK-NAPED FLYCATCHER  (aka BLACK-NAPED MONARCH)

11. BRAHMINY KITE

12. BROWN BRESTED FLYCATCHER

13. BROWN-CAPPED BABBLER*

14. BROWN WOOD OWL

15. CHESTNUT-BACKED OWLET*

16. CEYLON WOOD PIGEON*

17. CEYLON GREY HORNBILL*

18. CEYLON SCIMITAR BABBLER

19. COMMON HAWK-CUCKOO

20. COMMON TAILORBIRD

21. COMMON MYNAH

22. COPPERSMITH BARBET

23. CRESTED SERPENT-EAGLE

24. CRESTED HAWK-EAGLE (aka CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE)

25. CRIMSON BACKED FLAMEBACK *

26. CRIMSON-FRONTED BARBET *

27. DULL BLUE FLYCATCHER *

28. EMERALD DOVE

29. FOREST WAGTAIL

30. GREATER COUCAL

31. GREEN IMPERIAL PIGEON

32. GREY-HEADED CANARY-FLYCATCHER

33. HILL-MYNAH

34. HOUSE CROW

35. INDIAN PARADISE FLYCATCHER

36. INDIAN PEAFOWL

37. INDIAN SWIFTLET

38. INDIAN WHITE EYE

39. JERDON"S LEAFBIRD

40. JUNGLE OWLET

41. LARGE-BILLED CROW

42. LAYARD'S PARAKEET*

43. LESSER YELLOWNAPE 

44. LOTEN'S SUNBIRD

45. MALABAR TROGON

46. MAGPIE ROBIN

47. ORANGE MINIVET

48. PALE-BILLED FLOWERPECKER

49. PURPLE-RUMPED SUNBIRD

50. POMPADOUR GREEN PIGEON*   (aka SRI LANKAN GREEN PIGEON)

51. RED-VENTED BULBUL

52. SOUTHERN HILL MYNA

53. SPOT-WINGED THRUSH*

54. SPOTTED DOVE

55. SQUARE-TAILED BULBUL

56. SRI LANKA HANGING PARROT *

57. SRI LANKA JUNGLEFOWL (National Bird) *

58. SRI LANKA SCIMITAR-BABBLER *

59. SRI LANKA SHAMA *

60. SRI LANKA SWALLOW *

61. TICKELL'S BLUE FLYCATCHER

62. WHITE-BELLIED DRONGO

63. WHITE-BELLIED SEA-EAGLE

64. WHITE-BROWED BULBUL

65. WHITE RUMPED MUNIA

66. WHITE-BROWED FANTAIL

67. WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER

68. VELVET-FRONTED NUTHATCH

69. YELLOW-BILLED BABBLER

70. YELLOW-FRONTED BARBET *

71. YELLOW-BROWED BULBUL

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* Endemic                    

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• Checklist is made in alphabetical order for the benefit of non professionals​​

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• Checklist done originally done by ornithologist Upali Ekananyake and updated by environmentalist Devin Ranwala, 2026