Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Anuradhapura District
Anuradhapura
155 species and 2,533 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–February, with up to 68 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinis
Green Imperial PigeonDucula aenea
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Sri Lanka Grey HornbillOcyceros gingalensis
Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Wilpattu National Park43 km211 species
- Wilpattu National Park45 km235 species
- Habarana Lake48 km171 species
- Sigiriya Rock & water gardens55 km223 species
- Sigiriya Rd swamp forest56 km177 species
- Hotel Sigiriya56 km151 species
All 155 species recorded here
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Anuradhapura?
December–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 68 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Anuradhapura?
155 species, from 2,533 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Anuradhapura in November?
The most recorded in November: Rose-ringed Parakeet, Red-wattled Lapwing, Indian Peafowl, Yellow-billed Babbler and Green Imperial Pigeon.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.