Free field guide to Wilpattu National Park

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A free printable field guide to Wilpattu National Park covers 8 mammals and 219 birds in taxonomic order, with photos for 227 species and a tick-box checklist. It downloads as a PDF (A5 pocket size) or EPUB e-book. You choose the animal groups; the book is built in your browser in under a minute.

Inside the guide

Indian Peafowl

Asian Green Bee-eater

Sri Lanka Junglefowl

Red-wattled Lapwing

Spotted Dove

White-throated Kingfisher

Crested Serpent-Eagle

Malabar Pied-Hornbill

How to make your Wilpattu National Park field guide

1. Open the field guide builder (Wilpattu National Park is already selected).
2. Pick animal groups: mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians (reptiles and amphibians come from a 20 km grid around the area).
3. Choose pocket or full size, then save as PDF or download the EPUB.

Checklist: mammals of Wilpattu National Park (8)

Elephantidae

• Asian Elephant Elephas maximus

Ursidae

• Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus

Canidae

• Golden Jackal Canis aureus

Felidae

• Leopard Panthera pardus

Herpestidae

• Ruddy Mongoose Urva smithii

Bovidae

• Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis

Cervidae

• Chital Axis axis
• Sambar Rusa unicolor

Checklist: birds of Wilpattu National Park (219)

Anatidae

• Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
• Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
• Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
• Garganey Spatula querquedula

Phasianidae

• Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
• Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
• Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
• Gray Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus

Podicipedidae

• Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Cuculidae

• Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
• Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
• Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
• Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
• Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
• Gray-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
• Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
• Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
• Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
• Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

Columbidae

• Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
• Rock Pigeon Columba livia
• Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon Treron pompadora
• Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon Treron bicinctus
• Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea

Rallidae

• Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
• Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
• Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
• White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

Burhinidae

• Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris
• Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus

Recurvirostridae

• Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Charadriidae

• Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
• Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
• Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
• Greater Sand-Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
• Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus

Rostratulidae

• Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Jacanidae

• Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Scolopacidae

• Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
• Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
• Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
• Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
• Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
• Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
• Common Redshank Tringa totanus
• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Little Stint Calidris minuta

Turnicidae

• Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator

Laridae

• Little Tern Sternula albifrons
• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
• Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
• Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
• White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
• Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
• Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
• Common Tern Sterna hirundo
• Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

Ciconiidae

• Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
• Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
• Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
• Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

Anhingidae

• Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

Phalacrocoracidae

• Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
• Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
• Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Threskiornithidae

• Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
• Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus

Pelecanidae

• Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis

Ardeidae

• Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
• Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis
• Little Egret Egretta garzetta
• Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Striated Heron Butorides striata
• Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
• Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
• Gray Heron Ardea cinerea

Caprimulgidae

• Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
• Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus

Podargidae

• Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger

Hemiprocnidae

• Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

Apodidae

• Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
• Little Swift Apus affinis
• Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor

Strigidae

• Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
• Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena
• Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
• Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
• Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica

Pandionidae

• Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae

• Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
• Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
• Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
• Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
• Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
• Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
• Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus

Trogonidae

• Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus

Upupidae

• Common Hoopoe Upupa epops

Bucerotidae

• Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
• Malabar Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus

Coraciidae

• Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

Meropidae

• Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
• Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
• Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

Alcedinidae

• Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
• Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
• Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
• Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
• White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Megalaimidae

• Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
• Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
• Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus

Picidae

• Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
• Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
• Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
• White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
• Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
• Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
• Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis

Falconidae

• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Psittaculidae

• Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
• Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
• Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot Loriculus beryllinus

Pittidae

• Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura

Campephagidae

• Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
• Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
• Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
• Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera

Artamidae

• Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus

Aegithinidae

• Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

Vangidae

• Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
• Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis

Oriolidae

• Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus

Rhipiduridae

• White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola

Dicruridae

• Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus
• Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
• White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
• Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
• Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

Monarchidae

• Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
• Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

Laniidae

• Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
• Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

Corvidae

• House Crow Corvus splendens
• Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Paridae

• Asian Tit Parus cinereus

Alaudidae

• Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
• Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula

Cisticolidae

• Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
• Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
• Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
• Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
• Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
• Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Acrocephalidae

• Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
• Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus

Hirundinidae

• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra

Phylloscopidae

• Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
• Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris

Pycnonotidae

• Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
• White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
• Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
• Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica

Paradoxornithidae

• Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense

Zosteropidae

• Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

Timaliidae

• Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
• Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps

Pellorneidae

• Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus

Leiothrichidae

• Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis

Sittidae

• Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

Sturnidae

• Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

Turdidae

• Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina

Muscicapidae

• Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
• Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
• White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
• Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
• Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
• Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
• Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
• Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea

Dicaeidae

• Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

Nectariniidae

• Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
• Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
• Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius

Chloropseidae

• Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
• Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons

Ploceidae

• Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
• Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

Estrildidae

• Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
• Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
• White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
• Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca

Passeridae

• House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Motacillidae

• Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
• Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
• Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
• Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

More about the wildlife here: Wildlife of Wilpattu National Park. Order follows AviList (birds) and the Mammal Diversity Database (mammals).

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.