வகை: *Anseriformes*. குடும்பம்: *Anatidae*  
உலகிலுள்ள 131 இனங்களில் 18 இனங்கள் இலங்கையில் காணப்படுகின்றன.  
| பழுப்பு சீழ்க்கைச் சிறகி | *Dendrocygna bicolor* |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| சீழ்க்கைச் சிறகி | *Dendrocygna javanica* | குடியிருத்தல் |
| சாம்பல் வாத்து | *Anser anser* |  |
| செம் வாத்து | *Tadorna ferruginea* |  |
| செண்டு வாத்து | *Sarkidiornis melanotos* |  |
| பஞ்சு குள்ளத்தாரா | *Nettapus coromandelianus* | குடியிருத்தல் |
| ஐரோவாசிய காட்டு வாத்து | *Anas penelope* |  |
| கருவால் வாத்து | *Anas strepera* |  |
| கிளுவை | *Anas crecca* |  |
| காட்டுத்தாரா | *Anas platyrhynchos* |  |
| புள்ளி மூக்கு வாத்து | *Anas poecilorhyncha* |  |
| வட ஊசிவால் வாத்து | *Anas acuta* |  |
| நீலச்சிறகி | *Anas querquedula* |  |
| ஆண்டி வாத்து | *Anas clypeata* |  |
| பளிங்குக் கிளுவை | *Marmaronetta angustirostris* |  |
| செம்மார்புத் தாரா | *Netta rufina* |  |
| பொது வாத்து | *Aythya ferina* |  |
| குடுமித் தாரா | *Aythya fuligula* |  |  
கழுகுப் பருந்துகள்
- Pandionidae: Osprey
- Osprey, *Pandion haliaetus*
- Accipitridae: hawks, eagles, buzzards etc.
- Jerdon's Baza, *Aviceda jerdoni*
- Black Baza, *Aviceda leuphotes*
- Oriental Honey Buzzard, *Pernis ptilorhynchus*
- Black-winged Kite, *Elanus caeruleus*
- Black Kite, *Milvus migrans*
- செம்பருந்து, *Haliastur indus*
- White-bellied Sea Eagle, *Haliaeetus leucogaster*
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle, *Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus*
- Egyptian Vulture, *Neophron percnopterus*
- தமிழ் வலைத்தளங்களின் பட்டியல், *Spilornis cheela*
- Pallid Harrier, *Circus macrourus*
- Pied Harrier, *Circus melanoleucos*
- Montagu's Harrier, *Circus pygargus*
- Western Marsh Harrier, *Circus aeruginosus*
- Crested Goshawk, *Accipiter trivirgatus*
- வைரி, *Accipiter badius*
- சின்ன வல்லூறு, *Accipiter virgatus*
- Common Buzzard, *Buteo buteo*
- Long-legged Buzzard, *Buteo rufinus*
- கரும்பருந்து, *Ictinaetus malayensis*
- Bonelli's Eagle, *Hieraaetus fasciatus*
- Booted Eagle, *Hieraaetus pennatus*
- Rufous-bellied Eagle, *Hieraaetus kieneri*
- Changeable Hawk-eagle, *Spizaetus cirrhatus*
- Mountain Hawk-eagle, *Spizaetus nipalensis*
- Falconidae: falcons
- Lesser Kestrel, *Falco naumanni*
- சிற்றெழால், *Falco tinnunculus*
- Amur Falcon, *Falco amurensis*
- Red-necked Falcon, *Falco chicquera*
- Oriental Hobby, *Falco severus*
- Eastern Peregrine Falcon, *Falco peregrinus calidus*
- Shaheen Falcon, *Falco peregrinus peregrinator*  
GALLIFORMES
- Phasianidae: partridges, pheasants, quail and allies
- Painted Francolin, *Francolinus pictus*
- கௌதாரி, *Francolinus pondicerianus*
- Rain Quail, *Coturnix coromandelica*
- Blue-breasted Quail, *Coturnix chinensis*
- Jungle Bush Quail, *Perdicula asiatica*
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl, *Galloperdix bicalcarata* endemic
- இலங்கைக் காட்டுக்கோழி, *Gallus lafayettii* endemic
- Sri Lanka Peafowl, *Pavo cristatus singhalensis*  
TURNICIFORMES
- Turnicidae: buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail, * Turnis sylvatica*
- Barred Buttonquail, * Turnis suscitator*  
GRUIFORMES
- கானாங்கோழி: rails, crakes, and allies
- Slaty-breasted Rail, *Rallus striatus*
- Water Rail, *Rallus aquaticus*
- Slaty-legged Crake, *Rallina eurizonoides*
- Corncrake, *Crex crex*
- Baillon's Crake, *Porzana pusilla*
- Ruddy-breasted Crake, *Porzana fusca*
- White-breasted Waterhen, *Amauromis phoenicurus*
- Watercock, *Gallicrex cinerea*
- Common Moorhen, *Gallinula chloropus*
- நீலத் தாழைக்கோழி, *Porphyrio porphyrio*
- Common Coot, *Fulica atra*  
CHARADRIIFORMES
- Jacanidae: jacanas
- நீளவால் தாழைக்கோழி, *Hydrophasianus chirurgus*
- Rostratulidae: painted snipe
- Greater Painted Snipe, * Rostratula benghalensis*
- Dromadidae: Crab Plover
- Crab Plover, *Dromas ardeola*
- Haematopodidae: oystercatchers
- Common Pied Oystercatcher, *Haematopus ostralegus*
- Recurvirostridae: avocets and stilts
- நெடுங்கால் உள்ளான், *Himantopus himantopus*
- Pied Avocet, *Recurvirostra avosetta*
- Burhinidae: thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee, *Burrhinus oedicnemus*
- Great Thick-knee, *Esacus recurvirostris*
- Glareolidae: coursers and pratincoles
- Indian Courser, *Cursorius coromandelicus*
- Collared Pratincole, *Glareola pratincola*
- Oriental Pratincole, *Glareola maldivarum*
- Small Pratincole, *Glareola lactea*
- Charadriidae: plovers
- மஞ்சள் மூக்கு ஆள்காட்டி, *Vanellus malebaricus*
- Sociable Lapwing, *Chettusia gregaria*
- சிவப்பு மூக்கு ஆள்காட்டி, *Vanellus Indicus*
- Pacific Golden Plover, *Pluvialis fulva*
- Grey Plover, *Pluvialis squatarola*
- Common Ringed Plover, *Charadrius hiaticula*
- Long-billed Plover, *Charadrius placidus*
- Little Ringed Plover, *Charadrius dubius*
- Kentish Plover, *Charadrius alesandrinus*
- Mongolian Plover, *Charadrius mongolus*
- Greater Sand Plover, *Charadrius leschenaultii*
- Caspian Plover, *Charadrius asiaticus*
- Oriental Plover, *Charadrius veredus*
- Scolopacidae: typical waders or shorebirds
- Black-tailed Godwit, *Limosa limosa*
- Bar-tailed Godwit, *Limosa iapponica*
- Whimbrel, *Numenius phaeopus*
- Slender-billed Curlew, *Numenius tenuirostris*
- Eurasian Curlew, *Numenius arquata*
- Spotted Redshank, *Tringa erythropus*
- Common Redshank, *Tringa totanus*
- Marsh Sandpiper, *Tringa stagnatilis*
- Common Greenshank, *Tringa nebularia*
- Nordmann's Greenshank, *Tringa guttifer*
- Green Sandpiper, *Tringa ochropus*
- பொரி உள்ளான், *Tringa glareola*
- Terek Sandpiper, *Xenus cinereus*
- Common Sandpiper, *Actitis hypoleucos*
- Turnstone, *Arenaria Interpres*
- Red-necked Phalarope, *Phalaropus lobatus*
- Eurasian Woodcock, *Scolopax rusticola*
- Wood Snipe, *Gallinago nemoricola*
- Pintail Snipe, *Gallinago stenura*
- Swinhoe's Snipe, *Gallinago megala*
- Great Snipe, *Gallinago media*
- Common Snipe, *Gallinago gallinago*
- Jack Snipe, *Lymnocryptes minimus*
- Asian Dowitcher, *Limnodramus semipalmatus*
- Red Knot, *Calidris canutus*
- Great Knot, *Calidris tertuirostris*
- Sanderling, *Calidris alba*
- Red-necked Stint, *Calidris ruficollis*
- கொசு உள்ளான், *Calidris minuta*
- Temminck's Stint, *Calidris temminckii*
- Long-toed Stint, *Calidris subminuta*
- White-rumped Sandpiper, *Calidris fuscicollis*
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, *Calidris acuminata*
- Dunlin, *Calidris alpina*
- Curlew Sandpiper, *Calidris ferruginea*
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper, *Eurynorhynchus pygmeus*
- Broad-billed Sandpiper, *Limicola falcinellus*
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper, *Tryngites subruficollis*
- Ruff, *Philomachus pugnax*
- Stercorariidae: skuas
- South Polar Skua, *Catharacta maccormicki*
- Antarctic Skua, *Catharacta Antarctica*
- Pomarine Jaeger, *Stercorarius pomarinus*
- Parasitic Jaeger, *Stercorarius parasiticus*
- நீள் சிறகு கடற்பறவை: gulls
- Sooty Gull, *Larus hemprichii*
- Heuglin's Gull, *Larus heuglini*
- Caspian Gull, *Larus cachinnans*
- Great Black-headed Gull, *Larus ichthyaetus*
- Brown-headed Gull, *Larus brunnicephalus*
- Black-headed Gull, *Larus ridibundus*
- Slender-billed Gull, *Larus genei*
- ஆலா: terns
- Whiskered Tern, *Chlidonias hybridus*
- White-winged Tern, *Chlidonias leucopterus*
- Black Tern, *Chlidonias niger*
- Gull-billed Tern, *Gelochelidon nilotica*
- Caspian Tern, *Hydroprogne caspia*
- Bridled Tern, *Onychoprion anaethetus*
- Sooty Tern, *Onychoprion fuscata*
- Common Tern, *Sterna hirundo*
- Roseate Tern, *Sterna dougalli*
- White-cheeked Tern, *Sterna repressa*
- Black-naped Tern, *Sterna sumatrana*
- Great Crested Tern, *Sterna bergii*
- Lesser Crested Tern, *Sterna bengalensis*
- Sandwich Tern, *Sterna sandvicensis*
- Little Tern, *Sternula albifrons*
- Saunders's Tern, *Sternula saundersi*
- Brown Noddy, *Anous stolidus*
- Lesser Noddy, *Anous tenuirostris*
- Black Noddy, *Anous minutus*  
COLUMBIFORMES
- புறா: pigeons and doves
- Rock Pigeon, *Columba livia*
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, *Columba torringtoni* endemic
- Pale-capped Pigeon, *Columba punicea*
- Oriental Turtle Dove, *Streptopelia orientalis*
- Eurasian Collared Dove, *Streptopelia decaocto*
- தவிட்டுப்புறா, *Streptopelia tranquebarica*
- Spotted Dove, *Streptopelia chinensis*
- மரகதப்புறா, *Chalcophaps indica*