Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Colombo District
Attidiya Bird Sanctuary
126 species and 7,795 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January and July, with up to 65 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
House CrowCorvus splendens
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster61 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 126 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Dehiwala - Attidiya1 km147 species
- Kimbulawala5 km121 species
- Thalawathugoda Biodiversity Park6 km109 species
- Beddegana Wetland Park6 km124 species
- Diyasaru Park Thalawathugoda6 km146 species
- Nawala Kinda wetlands6 km108 species
All 126 species recorded here
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Attidiya Bird Sanctuary?
October–January and July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 65 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Attidiya Bird Sanctuary?
126 species, from 7,795 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Attidiya Bird Sanctuary in November?
The most recorded in November: Purple Heron, Indian Pond Heron, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Red-wattled Lapwing and White-breasted Waterhen.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.