Table 4 List of species encountered and their relative abundance.
Family | Scientific name | Common name | Stratum | Relative abundance (%) | TS | GCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Accipitridae | Accipiter virgatus (Temminck, 1822) | Besra | – | 0.06 | BrR | LC |
Aegithinidae | Aegithina tiphia (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Iora | S | 0.06 | BrR | LC |
Bucerotidae | Ocyceros gingalensis (Shaw, 1811) | Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill | C | 0.13 | E | LC |
Campephagidae | Pericrocotus flammeus (Forster, 1781) | Scarlet Minivet | C | 4.36 | BrR | LC |
Chloropseidae | Chloropsis aurifrons (Temminck, 1829) | Golden-fronted Leafbird | C | 0.34 | BrR | LC |
Columbidae | Chalcophops indica (Linnaeus, 1758) | Emerald Dove | U | 0.09 | BrR | LC |
Columbidae | Ducula aenea (Linnaeus,1766) | Green Imperial-Pigeon | C | 0.11 | BrR | LC |
Columbidae | Treron pompadora (Gmelin, 1789) | Sri Lanka Green Pigeon | A | 0.18 | E | VU |
Corvidae | Urocissa ornate (Wagler, 1829) | Sri Lanka Blue Magpie | S | 2.61 | E | VU |
Cuculidae | Centropus chlororhynchus (Blyth, 1849) | Sri Lanka Green-billed Coucal | U | 0.06 | E | VU |
Cuculidae | Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus (Pennant, 1769) | Sri Lanka Red-faced Malkoha | C | 1.86 | E | VU |
Dicaeidae | Dicaeum erythrorynchos (Latham, 1790) | Pale-billed Flower-pecker | S | 0.08 | BrR | LC |
Dicaeidae | Dicaeum vincens (Sclater,1872) | Sri Lanka White-throated Flowerpecker | S | 0.17 | E | NT |
Dicruridae | Dicrurus lophorhinus (Vieillot, 1817) | Sri Lanka Crested Drongo | S | 2.63 | E | – |
Dicruridae | Dicrurus caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) | White-bellied Drongo | S | 0.08 | BrR | LC |
Hirundinidae | Hirundo hyperythra (Blyth, 1849) | Sri Lanka Swallow | – | 0.11 | PE | – |
Monarchiidae | Hypothymis azurea (Boddaert, 1783) | Black-naped Monarch | S | 1.97 | BrR | LC |
Muscicapidae | Cyornis tickelliae (Blyth, 1843) | Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher | U | 3.02 | BrR | LC |
Muscicapidae | Muscicapa muttui (Layard, 1854) | Brown-breasted Flycatcher | S | 1.80 | M | LC |
Nectariniidae | Nectarinia zeylonica (Linnaeus, 1766) | Purple-rumped Sunbird | S | 0.36 | BrR | LC |
Paridae | Pavus major (Linnaeus, 1758) | Great tit | C | 0.09 | BrR | LC |
Phasianidae | Galloperdix bicalcarata (Forster, 1781) | Sri Lanka Spurfowl | U | 0.36 | E | LC |
Phasianidae | Gallus lafayetii (Lesson, 1831) | Sri Lanka Junglefowl | U | 2.57 | E | LC |
Picidae | Chrysocolaptes lucidus (Scopoli, 1786) | Greater Flameback | S | 2.42 | PE | LC |
Picidae | Picus chlorolophus (Vieillot,1818) | Lesser Yellow-nape | S | 0.17 | BrR | LC |
Psittacidae | Loriculus beryllinus (Forster, 1781) | Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot | C | 0.09 | E | LC |
Psittacidae | Psittacula calthropae (Blyth,1849) | Layard’s Parakeet | C | 2.80 | E | LC |
Pycnonotidae | Hypsipetes leucocephalus (Gmelin, 1789) | Black Bulbul | A | 0.75 | BrR | LC |
Pycnonotidae | Iole indica (Jerdon, 1839) | Yellow-browed Bulbul | S | 7.53 | BrR | LC |
Pycnonotidae | Pycnonotus luteolus (Lesson,1841) | White-browed Bulbul | S | 4.30 | BrR | LC |
Pycnonotidae | Pycnonotus melanicterus (Gmelin, 1789) | Black-capped Bulbul | S | 0.26 | PE | LC |
Ramphastidae | Megalaima flavifrons (Cuvier, 1816) | Yellow-fronted Barbet | S | 0.32 | E | LC |
Ramphastidae | Megalaima rubricapillus (Gmelin, 1788) | Crimson-fronted Barbet | S | 0.04 | PE | LC |
Ramphastidae | Megalaima zeylanica (Gmelin,1788) | Brown-headed Barbet | S | 2.72 | BrR | LC |
Sittidae | Sitta frontalis (Swainson, 1820) | Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | S | 0.56 | BrR | LC |
Sturnidae | Gracula ptilogenys (Blyth, 1846) | Sri Lanka Myna | A | 2.53 | E | NT |
Sturnidae | Sturnus albofrontatus (Layard, 1854) | Sri Lanka White-faced Starling | A | 0.69 | E | VU |
Sylviidae | Phylloscopus trochiloides (Sundevall, 1837) | Green Warbler | U | 0.08 | M | LC |
Timaliidae | Garrulax cinereifrons (Blyth,1851) | Ashy-headed Laughing-thrush | U | 14.06 | E | VU |
Timaliidae | Pomatorhinus melanurus (Blyth, 1847) | Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler | S | 4.30 | E | LC |
Timaliidae | Rhopocichla atriceps (Jerdon,1839) | Dark-fronted Babbler | U | 5.58 | BrR | LC |
Timaliidae | Turdoides rufescens (Blyth,1847) | Orange-billed Babbler | S | 21.84 | E | NT |
Turdidae | Zoothera spiloptera (Blyth, 1847) | Spot-Winged Thrush | U | 3.08 | E | NT |
Upopidae | Harpactes fasciatus (Pennant1769) | Malabar Trogon | C | 2.63 | BrR | LC |
Zosteropidae | Zosterops ceylonensis (Holdsworth, 1872) | Sri Lanka White-eye | S | 0.15 | E | LC |