Birds of Sri Lanka

422 species recorded at 80 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Spotted DoveSpotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisRed-vented BulbulRed-vented BulbulPycnonotus caferCommon MynaCommon MynaAcridotheres tristisBlue-tailed Bee-eaterBlue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusIndian Pond HeronIndian Pond HeronArdeola grayiiWhite-throated KingfisherWhite-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisBarn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaOriental Magpie-RobinOriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularisYellow-billed BabblerYellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisRed-wattled LapwingRed-wattled LapwingVanellus indicusRose-ringed ParakeetRose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriBrahminy KiteBrahminy KiteHaliastur indusBrown ShrikeBrown ShrikeLanius cristatusCommon TailorbirdCommon TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius

Most recorded

Little CormorantLittle CormorantMicrocarbo nigerWhite-breasted WaterhenWhite-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusLarge-billed CrowLarge-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosEastern Cattle EgretEastern Cattle EgretArdea coromandaHouse CrowHouse CrowCorvus splendensBlack-hooded OrioleBlack-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornusPurple-rumped SunbirdPurple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonicaIndian PeafowlIndian PeafowlPavo cristatusBrown-headed BarbetBrown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicusGreen Imperial PigeonGreen Imperial PigeonDucula aeneaLittle EgretLittle EgretEgretta garzettaLesser Whistling DuckLesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanicaOriental DarterOriental DarterAnhinga melanogasterBlack-headed IbisBlack-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Yala National ParkHambantota District294 species
  2. Bundala NPHambantota District293 species
  3. Matara – Kirala Kele SanctuaryMatara District208 species
  4. Uda Walawe NPMonaragala District265 species
  5. Sinharaja Forest ReserveRatnapura district267 species
  6. Thalagama LakeColombo District174 species
  7. Victoria ParkNuwara Eliya District207 species
  8. KerawalapitiyaGampaha District148 species
  9. Sinharaja NP – Kudawa accessRatnapura district208 species
  10. Horton Plains National ParkNuwara Eliya District193 species
  11. Wilpattu National ParkPuttalam District235 species
  12. Debarawewa LakeHambantota District199 species
All 80 hotspots
  1. Kerawalapitiya Sand DunesGampaha District159 species
  2. Diyasaru Park ThalawathugodaColombo District146 species
  3. Browns Hill, MataraMatara District101 species
  4. KitulgalaKegalle District196 species
  5. Kitulgala – Kelani Valley/Makandawa Forest ReserveKegalle District183 species
  6. Anawilundawa Bird SanctuaryPuttalam District205 species
  7. Sinharaja – Kudawa Village areaRatnapura district175 species
  8. Tissa LakeHambantota District232 species
  9. Kirala Kele, Central areaMatara District135 species
  10. Bundala Freshwater MarshHambantota District212 species
  11. Sigiriya Rock & water gardensMatale District223 species
  12. Kirala Kele PaddyfieldsMatara District126 species
  13. Wilpattu National ParkAnuradhapura District211 species
  14. Nilgala, Gal Oya National ParkMonaragala District186 species
  15. KimbulawalaColombo District121 species
  16. Vankalai Bird SanctuaryMannar District197 species
  17. Attidiya Bird SanctuaryColombo District126 species
  18. Kalametiya Bird SanctuaryHambantota District204 species
  19. Kitulgala – Sisira’s River LoungeKegalle District148 species
  20. Siharaja Forest Reserve – Visitor CentreRatnapura district167 species
  21. Kumana National Park Bird SanctuaryAmpara District225 species
  22. Udawalawa ReservoirMonaragala District189 species
  23. Kerawalapitiya Waste Disposal SiteGampaha District138 species
  24. Lunugamvehera NPMonaragala District215 species
  25. Kandy – Udawatta Kele SanctuaryKandy District184 species
  26. Kerawalapitiya- Southern MarshGampaha District117 species
  27. Kandy – Royal Botanic GardensKandy District157 species
  28. Kynsey Road 81/1Colombo District49 species
  29. UrumaleiMannar District181 species
  30. Sinharaja NP – Rainforest EcolodgeMatara District150 species
  31. Negombo - Morawala Beach - seawatchingGampaha District75 species
  32. Kudawa – Sri Lanka Spurfowl SiteRatnapura district130 species
  33. KamburupitiyaMatara District113 species
  34. EllaBadulla District164 species
  35. Surrey Estate Bird SanctuaryBadulla District148 species
  36. Beddegana Wetland ParkColombo District124 species
  37. Kurunegala LakeKurunegala District96 species
  38. Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanical GardensColombo District128 species
  39. Mannar IslandMannar District202 species
  40. Nawala Kinda wetlandsColombo District108 species
  41. Sigiriya Rd swamp forestMatale District177 species
  42. Yoda LakeHambantota District150 species
  43. Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya District179 species
  44. Habarana LakeAnuradhapura District171 species
  45. Kitulgala – ParawalathenneKegalle District133 species
  46. Kandy LakeKandy District119 species
  47. Dehiwala - AttidiyaColombo District147 species
  48. Olaiththoduvai Watching PointMannar District164 species
  49. Minneriya National ParkPolonnaruwa District172 species
  50. Siharaja Forest Reserve – Research CentreRatnapura district163 species
  51. Vankalai Marine Wildlife SanctuaryMannar District162 species
  52. KandyKandy District176 species
  53. Horton plainsNuwara Eliya District140 species
  54. Bundala National ParkHambantota District205 species
  55. Thalawathugoda Biodiversity ParkColombo District109 species
  56. Sinharaja Forest Reserve – Deniyaya accessGalle District158 species
  57. Kandalama Wewa – east sideMatale District152 species
  58. Nilwala Wetland, PalatuwaMatara District101 species
  59. Kandy – Tree of Life HotelKandy District154 species
  60. Nuwara Eliya – Hakgala Botanical GardensNuwara Eliya District147 species
  61. Kudawa – Thurusevana RoadRatnapura district131 species
  62. Mannar Island – KorakulamMannar District163 species
  63. Kerawalapitiya Site 2 - Grasslands and Marshes to the SouthGampaha District97 species
  64. Bundala NPHambantota District185 species
  65. Hotel SigiriyaMatale District151 species
  66. WirawilaHambantota District187 species
  67. Polonnaruwa Historic SitePolonnaruwa District151 species
  68. AnuradhapuraAnuradhapura District155 species

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All species recorded · 422