Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Colombo District
Diyasaru Park Thalawathugoda
146 species and 15,367 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–March, with up to 90 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
House CrowCorvus splendens
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri73 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 146 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Thalawathugoda Biodiversity Park0 km109 species
- Kimbulawala1 km121 species
- Thalagama Lake2 km174 species
- Beddegana Wetland Park3 km124 species
- Attidiya Bird Sanctuary6 km126 species
- Nawala Kinda wetlands6 km108 species
All 146 species recorded here
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Diyasaru Park Thalawathugoda?
December–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 90 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Diyasaru Park Thalawathugoda?
146 species, from 15,367 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Diyasaru Park Thalawathugoda in November?
The most recorded in November: White-throated Kingfisher, Spotted Dove, White-breasted Waterhen, Grey-headed Swamphen and Lesser Whistling Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.