Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Matale District
Hotel Sigiriya
151 species and 2,577 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–February and November, with up to 69 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
Sri Lanka Green PigeonTreron pompadora
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Green Imperial PigeonDucula aenea
Sri Lanka Grey HornbillOcyceros gingalensis
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Little SwiftApus affinis
Green WarblerPhylloscopus nitidus
Indian PittaPitta brachyura
Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
Fork-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus dicruroides
Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis69 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 151 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Sigiriya Rock & water gardens1 km223 species
- Sigiriya Rd swamp forest1 km177 species
- Habarana Lake10 km171 species
- Kandalama Wewa – east side11 km152 species
- Minneriya National Park14 km172 species
- Polonnaruwa Historic Site27 km151 species
All 151 species recorded here
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Hotel Sigiriya?
January–February and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 69 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Hotel Sigiriya?
151 species, from 2,577 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Hotel Sigiriya in November?
The most recorded in November: Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka Green Pigeon, Brown-headed Barbet, Green Imperial Pigeon and Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.