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Animals of Sri Lanka

165 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Sri Lanka on GBIF: 94 birds, 34 mammals, 15 insects & other invertebrates, 14 reptiles, 7 sharks & fish, 1 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

Blue whaleBlue whaleBalaenoptera musculusEndangeredLeopardLeopardPanthera pardusVulnerableWhale sharkWhale sharkRhincodon typusEndangeredSaltwater crocodileSaltwater crocodileCrocodylus porosusLeast concernOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernSloth bearSloth bearMelursus ursinusVulnerableRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernAsian elephantAsian elephantElephas maximusEndangeredIndian peafowlIndian peafowlPavo cristatusLeast concernAsian palm civetAsian palm civetParadoxurus hermaphroditusLeast concernGolden jackalGolden jackalCanis aureusLeast concernRose-ringed parakeetRose-ringed parakeetPsittacula krameriLeast concernCommon buzzardCommon buzzardButeo buteoLeast concernAsian water monitorAsian water monitorVaranus salvatorLeast concernIndian cobraIndian cobraNaja najaLeast concernAmerican cockroachAmerican cockroachPeriplaneta americanaGreat egretGreat egretArdea albaLeast concernBarn swallowBarn swallowHirundo rusticaLeast concernCommon mynaCommon mynaAcridotheres tristisLeast concernGrey heronGrey heronArdea cinereaLeast concernMugger crocodileMugger crocodileCrocodylus palustrisVulnerableChitalChitalAxis axisLeast concernBlack kiteBlack kiteMilvus migransLeast concern

All 165 animals by group

Big cats 1

Bears 1

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Mongooses, civets & genets 5

Whales & dolphins 1

Elephants 1

Deer 5

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 1

Monkeys 3

Lorises, galagos & tarsiers 2

Bats 4

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 5

Mice, rats & other rodents 1

Rabbits, hares & pikas 1

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 2

Birds of prey 12

Parrots 3

Ducks, geese & swans 4

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 29

Seabirds, divers & grebes 3

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 12

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 4

Pigeons & doves 3

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 4

Crows, jays & magpies 2

Songbirds & perching birds 17

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Crocodiles & alligators 2

Snakes 7

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3

Turtles & tortoises 2

Frogs & toads 1

Sharks 1

Bony fish 6

Butterflies & moths 2

Bees, wasps & ants 6

Beetles 1

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 2

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 2

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 1

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.