Publications
2024
Ransinghe, R., Seneviratne, S., & Irwin, D. (2024). Cryptic Hybridization Dynamics in a Three-Way Hybrid Zone of Dinopium Flamebacks on a Tropical Island. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.172473082.25943185/v1
Chathurya, E. D. J., Seneviratne, S. S., & Fernando, T. S. P. (2024). Breeding Phenology, Pairing Patterns and Parental Behaviour of Dinopium flamebacks in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium, 28. http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/fesympo/article/view/6905
2023
Adikari, A. S., Perera, S. J., & Seneviratne, S. S. (2023). Responses of Avian Communities to a Submontane Elevational Gradient. http://192.248.104.6/handle/345/6909
Amarasinghe, A. A. T., Masroor, R., Lalremsanga, H. T., Weerakkody, S., Ananjeva, N. B., Campbell, P. D., Kennedy‐Gold, S. R., Bandara, S. K., Bragin, A. M., Gayan, A. K. A., Sharma, V. R., Sayyed, A., Biakzuala, L., Kanishka, A. S., Ganesh, S. R., Ineich, I., De Silva, A., Wickramasinghe, L. J. M., Seneviratne, S. S., … Jablonski, D. (2023). Integrative approach resolves the systematics of barred wolf snakes in the Lycodon striatus complex (Reptilia, Colubridae). Zoologica Scripta, 52(4), 370–393. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12587
Broyles, G. G., Myers, B. M., Friedman, N. R., Gawin, D. F., Mohd-Taib, F. S., Sahlan, P. G., Seneviratne, S. S., de Silva, N. C. G., Lekamlage, T. T., & Hund, A. K. (2023). Evolutionarily labile dispersal behavior and discontinuous habitats enhance population differentiation in island versus continentally distributed swallows. Evolution, 77(12), 2656–2671. https://academic.oup.com/evolut/article-abstract/77/12/2656/7293448
Chathurya, E. D. J., Fernando, T. S. P., & Seneviratne, S. S. (2023). Nest Site Selection, Cavity Characteristics, and Cavity Use of Dinopium Flamebacks in Sri Lanka. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=17323835113684745494&hl=en&oi=scholarr
Jayasinghe, G. D., Myers, B. M., De Silva, C., Thakshila, T., Scordato, E. S. C., & Seneviratne, S. S. (2023). Gene-wide Diversity of Two Personality-Related Genes (DRD4 and SERT) in Urban and Rural Populations of House Swallows across Sri Lanka to South Pacific Indicates a Possible Demographic Expansion or Local Selection in Rural Populations. Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium, 27. http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/fesympo/article/view/6517
Jayaweera, U., & Seneviratne, S. S. (2023). The Taxonomic History, Geographical Distribution and Status of Sri Lankan Jackal. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=12200267253609837627&hl=en&oi=scholarr
Jones, I. L., Hunter, F. M., Seneviratne, S. S., Williams, J. C., & Montgomerie, R. (2023). Limited evidence that asymmetries of multiple Whiskered Auklet ( Aethia pygmaea ) feather ornaments could serve a display function. Ibis, 165(4), 1343–1358. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13214
Karunarathne, J. M., Mapalagamage, M., Weerakkody, S. N., Gunasekara, V. R., & Seneviratne, S. S. (2023). Hematology and Blood Parasites in Avian Communities Along an Altitudinal Gradient of One Kilometer in the Sub-Montane Zone of Sri Lanka. http://192.248.104.6/handle/345/6734
Kennedy, M., Salis, A. T., Seneviratne, S. S., Rathnayake, D., Nupen, L. J., Ryan, P. G., Volponi, S., Lubbe, P., Rawlence, N. J., & Spencer, H. G. (2023). Phylogeny of the microcormorants, with the description of a new genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 199(1), 310–317. https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/199/1/310/7208973
Madumali, A. D. S., Weerakkody, S., Gunasekara, V., Halwatura, D., & Seneviratne, S. S. (2023). The Effect of Genetic Introgression on Phenotype in Dicrurus Drongos Across a Climatic Gradient in Sri Lanka. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=9069321892107150437&hl=en&oi=scholarr
Natola, L., Billerman, S. M., Carling, M. D., Seneviratne, S. S., & Irwin, D. (2023). Geographic variability of hybridization between red-breasted and red-naped sapsuckers. Evolution, 77(2), 580–592. https://academic.oup.com/evolut/article-abstract/77/2/580/6887598
Niroshan, J. J., Liu, Y., Martinez, J., Que, P., Wei, C., Weerakkody, S., Panagoda, G., Weerasena, J., Amarasinghe, T. A. A., Székely, T., Bond, A. L., & Seneviratne, S. S. (2023). Systematic revision of the ‘diminutive’ Kentish Plover (Charadriidae: Charadrius ) with the resurrection of Charadrius seebohmi based on phenotypic and genetic analyses. Ibis, 165(4), 1296–1317. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13220
Samarasinghe, R., Allport, G., Weerakkody, S. N., Gunasekara, V. R., & Seneviratne, S. S. (2023). Morphological, Vocal, and Genetic Characterization of Motacilla flava–tschutschensis Allospecies Complex in Sri Lanka. http://192.248.104.6/handle/345/6912
Seneviratne, S. S., Gunasekara, V. R., & Weerakkody, S. (2023). Predator-prey and Commensal Association of Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus jerdonii) and Crematogaster Ants in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium, 27. http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/fesympo/article/view/6527 S
Seneviratne, S. S., Gunasekara, V. R., & Weerakkody, S. (2023). Predator-prey and Commensal Association of Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus jerdonii) and Crematogaster Ants in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium, 27. http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/fesympo/article/view/6527
Seneviratne, S. S., & Jayaweera, U. (2023). Characterization of the Vocal Repertoire of Sri Lankan Jackal (Canis aureus nariya). Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium, 27. http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/fesympo/article/view/6526
Seneviratne, S. S., & Niroshan, J. J. (2023). Impact of the X-Press Pearl Disaster on Coastal and Marine Birds. In Maritime Accidents and Environmental Pollution-The X-Press Pearl Disaster (pp. 273–296). CRC Press. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003314301-12/impact-press-pearl-disaster-coastal-marine-birds-sampath-seneviratne-jude-janith-niroshan
Seneviratne, S. S., Weerakkody, S., Goodale, E., Gunasekara, V. R., O’Brien, I., & Bond, A. (2023). The Colouration in Dicrurus caerulescens (White-bellied Drongo) Follows the Precipitation and Temperature of the Environment. Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium, 27. http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/fesympo/article/view/6555
Weerakkody, S., Goodale, E., Gunasekara, V. R., Liu, Y., Karanth, P., & Seneviratne, S. S. (2023). Plumage assisted divergence in a vocally complex island endemic: The Dicrurus paradiseus species complex in Sri Lanka. Avian Research, 14, 100132. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2053716623000580
2022
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Natola, L., Seneviratne, S. S., & Irwin, D. (2022). Population genomics of an emergent tri-species hybrid zone. Molecular Ecology, 00, 1– 12. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16650
Krishan, T and Seneviratne SS. 2022 Characterization of iris dichromatism in Sri Lanka Bush Warbler (Elaphrornis palliseri). Wilson Journal of Ornithology. DOI: 10.1676/20-00127
Jones, IL., Hunter, FM., Seneviratne, SS., Williams, JC., Montgomarie, R. 2022. Extensive variation in feather ornaments of Whiskered Auklets in the Aleutian Islands reflects age, sex, condition, and geography. Ornithological Research. Ornithology 139:1-17
Amarasinghe, AAT, Bandara, S.K., Weerakkody, S., Campbell, P., Marques, D.A., A. Danushka, D.A., de Silva, A. Vogel, G. 2022. “Systematics of the Sri Lankan Water Snakes of the Genus Fowlea Theobald 1868 (Reptilia: Natricidae),” Herpetologica, 78(3), 201-219
COMMISSIONED REPORTS FOR NATIONAL BODIES
Technical report submitted to the Department of Justice, the government of Sri Lanka on the Xpress Perl Accident took place in 2021.
Initial Environment Examination Report of the proposed 132kV transmission line project from Polpitiya to New Habarana and 220kV transmission line project from Polpitiya to Kotmale
Initial Environment Examination Report of the proposed 220/132kV transmission line project from Polpitiya to Hambantota
Supplementary Report of the IEA of the proposed 132kV transmission line project from Polpitiya to New Habarana and propose 220kV transmission line project from New Polpitiya to Kotmale
2021
Jah, A., Seneviratne, S.S. and Vasudevan K. 2021. Phylogeny identifies multiple colonisation events and Miocene aridification as drivers of South Asian Bulbul (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae) diversification. Organisms Diversity & Evolution (in Press)
Allport, G., Collinson, M.J., Shannon, T.J. and Seneviratne, S.S. 2021. Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis and Western Yellow Wagtail M. flava in Sri Lanka with comments on their status in the South Asia region. Ibis (in Press).
Alexander, T., Alwis, S., Anthonies, R., Peiris, I., Abayadeera, D., Anusha, C., Wickramasoriya, S., Muhandiram, S., Amarasinghe, B. and Seneviratne, S.S. 2021. Temporal and altitudinal variation of avifauna along an elevational gradient in a sub-montane forest in, Belihuloya. Loris 30: 26-33
2020
Panagoda, B.G., Seneviratne, S.S., Kotagama, S.S. & Welikala, D. 2020. Sympatric breeding of two endangered Sternula terns, Saunders’s (S. saundersi) and Little (S. albifrons) Terns, in the Rama’s Bridge of Sri Lanka. BirdingAsia 34:76-83 Click here
Kodikara-arachchi, M.H. and Seneviratne, S.S. 2020. The first record of European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus for Sri Lanka; A photographic record from the Indian Subcontinent. BirdingAsia 33:131-133 Click here
Danushka, A.D., Kanishka, A. S., Amarasinghe, A. A. T., Vogel, G. & Seneviratne 2020 A new species of Dendrelaphis (Reptilia: Colubridae) from Dry Zone of Sri Lanka with a redescription of Dendrelaphis bifrenalis (Boulenger, 1890). Taprobanica, 9: 83-102 Click here
Bond, A. L., I. L. Jones, S. Seneviratne, and S. Bin Muzaffar (2020). Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.leaauk.01 Click here
SENEVIRATNE, S.S., BUXTON, R. T., KARNOVSKY, N. J. WANG, S., JONES, H., PHILIPS, E., PROVENCHER, J., & MAJOR, H. 2019. REVIEWS: The Home Place: Memoirs Of A Colored Man’s Love Affair With Nature (Lanham, J.D.); The Seabird’s Cry: The Lives And Loves Of The Planet’s Great Ocean Voyagers (Nicholson, A.); The End Of The End Of The Earth (Franzen, J.); Making Motherhood Work: How Women Manage Careers and Caregiving (Collins, C.). Marine Ornithology 47: 285-290. Click here
Seneviratne, S. S. and Dayananda S. K. (in review) The Taxonomy and phylogenetic position of Sri Lankan birds. In The National Red List 2020. Ministry of Environment, the Government of Sri Lanka.
2019
Senanayake U., Periris U., Bandara J., Weerakkody S., Siriwardana S., Gardiyawasam P., Wijekulathilaka C., Seneviratne S. S. 2019 Avifauna of a Critically Important Montane Forest Corridor: The Kande-Ela Forest Reserve. Loris 28 volume 3, 52-56 Click here
Kennedy M., Seneviratne S. S., Mendis U. K., Spencer H. G. 2019 Sorting out the Snakebirds: The species status, phylogeny, and biogeography of the Darters (Aves: Anhingidae) Journal of zoological systematics and evolutionary research 1-8 Click here
Seneviratne S. S. 2019 Sri Lanka’s identity in the Lost Wilderness Lorris 75th anniversary Special Issue 100-104 Click here
MoMD&E 2019 Biodiversity Profile -Sri Lanka, Sixth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity,Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment, Sri Lanka. pp.200
2018
Kennedy M., Seneviratne S. S., Rawlence N. J., Ratnayake S., Spencer H. G. 2018 The phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic Indian Cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis (Phalacrocoracidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 130, 227-232
Jayasinghe J. A. N. S, Ranasinghe R. W. and S. S. Seneviratne. 2018 Parents’ Role on Egg Temperature Homeostasis of a Ground-nesting Shorebird: Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum). WildLanka 6:2 84-93
2017
Abeyrama, D. K. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2017. Evolutionary distinctiveness of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of Sri Lanka: Do the species-rich wet zone forests safeguard Sri Lanka’s genetic heritage? Ceylon Journal of Science 46:89-99 Click here
Wickramasinghe, N., Robin, V. V., Ramakrishnan, U. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2017. Non-sister Sri Lankan white-eyes (Genus Zosterops) are a result of independent colonizations. PLoS ONE 12(8): e0181441. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181441 Click here
Abeyrama, D. K. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2017. Evolutionary Significance of Sri Lanka’s Avifauna. WildLanka 5:1-10 Click here
Madhushika M. Silva, Sampath S. Seneviratne, Devaka Weerakoon and Charitha L. Goonasekara 2017. Characterization of Daboia russelii and Naja naja venom neutralizing ability of an undocumented indigenous medication in Sri Lanka, Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine 8:1-7 Click here
2016
Seneviratne, S. S. and Jayasinghe, J. A. N. S. 2016 Paving the way towards unbearable: what do shorebird embryos tell us on Sri Lanka’s newfound paving ritual. Siyo Siri: FOGSL Forty year anniversary book Pp 60-65 Click here
Fernando S and Seneviratne, S. S. 2016 Woodpeckers as a tool for ornithological studies in Sri Lanka. Siyo Siri: FOGSL Forty year anniversary book. Pp 75 – 79
Perera J. N., Muthuwatta L P and Seneviratne S. S. 2016 Climate forecasts suggests a foggy future for the montane endemics of Sri Lanka. Siyo Siri: FOGSL Forty year anniversary book. Pp 86-89
Grossen, C., Seneviratne, S. S., Croll, D. and Irwin, D. E. 2016. Strong reproductive isolation and narrow genomic tracts of differentiation among three woodpecker species in secondary contact. Molecular Ecology 25: 4247–4266 Click here
Seneviratne, S. S., Davidson, P., Martin, K. and Irwin, D. E. 2016. Low levels of hybridization across two contact zones among three species of woodpeckers (Sphyrapicus sapsuckers). Journal of Avian Biology 47:887-898
Fernando, S. P., Irwin, D. E. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2016. Phenotypic and genetic analysis support distinct species status of the Red-backed Woodpecker (Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback: Dinopium psarodes) of Sri Lanka. Auk: Ornithological Advances 133;1-15 Click here
Krzeminska, U., Wilson, R., Song, B. K., Seneviratne, S. S., Akhteruzzaman, S., Gruszczynska, J., Widerek, W. S., Huy, T.S., Austin, C. M. and Rahman, S. 2016. Genetic diversity of native and introduced populations of the invasive house crow (Corvus splendens) in Asia and Africa. Biological Invasions 14: 1-15
2015
Davidson, P. J. A. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2015. Red-breasted Sapsucker inDavidson, P.J.A., R.J. Cannings, A.R. Couturier, D. Lepage, and C.M. Di Corrado (eds.). The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of British Columbia, 2008-2012. Bird Studies Canada. Delta, B.C.Click here
Davidson, P.J.A. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2015. Red-naped Sapsuckerin Davidson, P.J.A., R.J. Cannings, A.R. Couturier, D. Lepage, and C.M. Di Corrado (eds.). The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of British Columbia, 2008-2012. Bird Studies Canada. Delta, B.C. Click here
Davidson, P.J.A. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2015. Yellow-bellied Sapsuckerin Davidson, P.J.A., R.J. Cannings, A.R. Couturier, D. Lepage, and C.M. Di Corrado (eds.). The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of British Columbia, 2008-2012. Bird Studies Canada. Delta, B.C.Click here
Krzeminska, U., Wilson, R., Rahman, S., Song, B. K., Seneviratne, S. S., Gan, H. M., Austin, C. M. 2015. The complete mitochondrial genome of the jungle crow Corvus macrorhynchos (Passeriformes: Corvidae). Mito Genome 9: Early online 1:
Seneviratne, S. S., Weeratunga, V., Jayaratne, T. A. and Weerakoon, D. K. 2015. First confirmed breeding record of Brown Noddy (Anous Stolidus) in Sri Lanka. Birding Asia 23:63-65
Fernando, S. P. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2015. Quantitative analysis of the variation in plumage colouration in Dinopium Flameback complex of Sri Lanka. WildLanka 3:61-67
2013
Seneviratne, S. S. 2013. Birds. In Biodiversity Indicators in Agricultural Systems: A Guide to Sustainable Farming. Mohotti, K. M., Wijesinghe, M. R., Perera, I. C. and A. J. Mohotti (eds.). Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka
Jones, I. L., Bond, A. L., Seneviratne, S. S. & Muzaffar, S. B. 2013. Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla). Birds of North America Online (A. Pool, ed). Cornel Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY
2012
Seneviratne, S. S., Jones, I. L. and Carr, S. M. 2012. The patterns of vocal divergence in a group of non-oscine seabirds. Evolutionary Ecology Research 14:95-112
Seneviratne, S. S., Toews, D. P. L., Brelsford, A. and Irwin, D. E. 2012. Concordance of genetic and phenotypic characters across a sapsucker hybrid zone. Journal of Avian Biology 43:1-12
Jardine, C., Bond, A., Butler, R. W., Davidson, P., Jenkins, E., Kuwae, T. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2012. Biofilm and Western Sandpiper Distribution in the Fraser Estuary and Boundary Bay, British Columbia. Technical Report; Environment Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2011
Cannings, D. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2011. Mapping hybrid zones. Bulletin of the British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas 6: 15-19
2010
Cannings, D., Seneviratne, S. S. and Davidson, P. 2011. British Columbia: A hot spot for hybrids. Birdwatch Canada 57: 15 – 16
Seneviratne, S. S. and Jones, I. L. 2010. Origin and maintenance of mechanosensory ornaments in birds. Animal Behaviour 79: 637 – 644
2009
Seneviratne, S. S., Fernando, H. C. and Udagama-Randeniya, P. V. 2009. Degrees of host specificity of cave dwelling bats: A natural experiment. International Journal for Parasitology 39: 995 – 1002
Seneviratne, S. S., Jones, I. L. and Miller, E. H. 2009. Vocal repertoire of auklets (Alcidae, Aethiini): Structural organization and phylogenetic significance. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121: 568 – 584
2008
Seneviratne, S. S. and Jones, I. L. 2008. Mechanosensory function for elaborate facial plumage in the whiskered auklet, a crevice-dwelling seabird. Behavioural Ecology 19: 784 – 79
Miller, E. H., Seneviratne, S. S., Jones, I. L., Robertson, G. J. and Wilhelm, S. I. 2008. Syringeal anatomy and allometry in murres (Alcidae: Uria). Journal of Ornithology 149: 545 – 554
Lorenz, S. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2008. Northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis predation of common murre Uria aalge. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120: 635 – 636
2005
Jones, I. L. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2005. Status, behavior and demography of whiskered auklets (Aethia pygmaea) at Egg Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Technical Report: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Homer, Alaska
2003
Brown, W. A., Udagama-Randeniya, P. V. and Seneviratne, S. S. 2003. Two new species of chiggers (Acari: Leeuwenhoekiidae and Trombiculidae) from bats (Chiroptera) collected in the Kanneliya forest reserve of Sri Lanka. International Journal of Acarology 29: 69 – 73
