List of Near Threatened species in Sri Lanka



This is a list of Near Threatened species in Sri Lanka according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

 

This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.

Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Rhinophis drummondhayi Drummond-hay's Earth Snake 178286 NT
Elaphrornis palliseri Ceylon Bush-Warbler 22714545 NT
Rhabdophis ceylonensis Blossom Krait 176363 NT
Ceylonthelphusa kandambyi 61696 NT
Ceylonthelphusa venusta 61705 NT
Clitaetra thisbe Sri Lankan Trunk Weaver 78592365 NT
Pycnonotus penicillatus Yellow-eared Bulbul 22712722 NT
Lyriocephalus scutatus Lyre Head Lizard 170409 NT
Cyrtodactylus triedrus Sri Lanka Gecko 178698 NT
Lankascincus taprobanensis Ceylon Tree Skink 178728 NT
Uperodon obscurus 57989 NT
Gracula ptilogenys Ceylon Myna 22710988 NT
Palaquium grande 33537 NT
Palaquium petiolare 33540 NT
Geokichla spiloptera Spot-winged Thrush 22708478 NT
Dicaeum vincens White-throated Flowerpecker 22717490 NT
Lancaris singhalensis 197769 NT
Eumyias sordidus Dull-blue Flycatcher 22709433 NT
Glaucidium castanotum Chestnut-backed Owlet 22689286 NT
Pseudophilautus rus 58896 NT
Pseudophilautus sordidus 58908 NT
Pseudophilautus stictomerus 58920 NT
Paragomphus henryi Brook Hooktail 163518 NT
Heliogomphus walli Wall's Grappletail 163520 NT
Oryza rhizomatis 112680830 NT
Palaquium hinmolpedda 129335080 NT
Turdoides rufescens Orange-billed Babbler 22716406 NT

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)