Birders Lodge
Sinharaja · Sri Lanka
Highlights of biodiversity

Fauna & Flora

Birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and trees of the Sinharaja rainforest. Filter by group, or open any species for notes.

Species guide

Life in an ancient rainforest

From specialty owls and endemic lizards to towering dipterocarps. Photos are placeholders until the lodge’s own photography is added.

29 of the 33 species in our guide are endemic to Sri Lanka
Endemic

Chestnut-backed Owlet

Glaucidium castanotum
Forest edge and tall trees
Year-round · often by day
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Endemic

Serendib Scops Owl

Otus thilohoffmanni
Dense lowland rainforest understorey
Dusk and night · with a guide
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Endemic

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie

Urocissa ornata
Rainforest canopy and edges
Year-round · mornings
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Endemic

Red-faced Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Tall forest canopy
Year-round · with mixed flocks
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Endemic

Green-billed Coucal

Centropus chlororhynchos
Dense undergrowth and bamboo
Early morning
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Endemic

White-faced Starling

Sturnornis albofrontatus
High canopy
Year-round
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Endemic

Sri Lanka Junglefowl

Gallus lafayettii
Forest floor and edges
Year-round · early morning
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Endemic

Sri Lanka Spurfowl

Galloperdix bicalcarata
Dense forest floor
Early morning
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Endemic

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros gingalensis
Forest and edges
Year-round
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Endemic

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot

Loriculus beryllinus
Flowering and fruiting trees
Year-round
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Endemic

Layard’s Parakeet

Psittacula calthrapae
Forest canopy and edges
Year-round
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Endemic

Yellow-fronted Barbet

Psilopogon flavifrons
Fruiting trees, gardens and edges
Year-round
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Endemic

Sri Lanka Drongo

Dicrurus lophorinus
Mid-storey of tall forest
Year-round · with mixed flocks
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Endemic

Orange-billed Babbler

Argya rufescens
Understorey of wet forest
Year-round
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Endemic

Ashy-headed Laughingthrush

Argya cinereifrons
Dense forest undergrowth
Year-round
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Endemic

Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush

Zoothera imbricata
Shaded forest floor
Early morning
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Endemic

Spot-winged Thrush

Geokichla spiloptera
Forest floor and lower storey
Year-round · dawn song
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Endemic

Crimson-backed Flameback

Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
Large trees
Year-round
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Endemic

Brown-capped Babbler

Pellorneum fuscocapillus
Forest floor and thickets
Year-round
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Endemic

Legge’s Flowerpecker

Dicaeum vincens
Canopy of tall forest
Year-round
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Endemic

Green Pit Viper

Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus
Shrubs near streams
Year-round · day and night
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Endemic

Hump-nosed Lizard

Lyriocephalus scutatus
Tree trunks in shaded forest
Day
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Endemic

Rough-nosed Horned Lizard

Ceratophora aspera
Leaf litter and low shrubs
Day
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Endemic

Sri Lankan Kangaroo Lizard

Otocryptis wiegmanni
Forest floor
Day
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Endemic

Shrub frogs

Pseudophilautus spp.
Shrubs and streamsides
Evening and night
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Endemic

Purple-faced Langur

Semnopithecus vetulus
Forest canopy
Year-round
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Endemic

Layard’s Striped Squirrel

Funambulus layardi
Forest canopy and edges
Day
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Endemic

Hora

Dipterocarpus zeylanicus
Lowland rainforest canopy
Year-round
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Endemic

Pitcher plant

Nepenthes distillatoria
Open, wet, sunny edges
Year-round
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Plan your visit

Come for the birds. Stay for the forest.

Tell us your dates, your target species and how you like to travel. We will reply with ideas, availability and a plan for your stay.

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