Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Colombo District
Dehiwala - Attidiya
147 species and 3,642 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February and December, with up to 73 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Great EgretArdea alba
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica38 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 147 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Attidiya Bird Sanctuary1 km126 species
- Kimbulawala6 km121 species
- Beddegana Wetland Park6 km124 species
- Thalawathugoda Biodiversity Park6 km109 species
- Diyasaru Park Thalawathugoda6 km146 species
- Nawala Kinda wetlands6 km108 species
All 147 species recorded here
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Dehiwala - Attidiya?
February and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 73 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Dehiwala - Attidiya?
147 species, from 3,642 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Dehiwala - Attidiya in November?
The most recorded in November: Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Purple Heron, Indian Cormorant, Barn Swallow and Grey-headed Swamphen.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.