Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Matara District
Kamburupitiya
113 species and 4,453 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and August–September, with up to 59 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Sri Lanka Hanging ParrotLoriculus beryllinus
Little SwiftApus affinis
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Green Imperial PigeonDucula aenea
White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythraSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Nilwala Wetland, Palatuwa10 km101 species
- Kirala Kele Paddyfields13 km126 species
- Kirala Kele, Central area13 km135 species
- Matara – Kirala Kele Sanctuary14 km208 species
- Browns Hill, Matara16 km101 species
- Sinharaja NP – Rainforest Ecolodge34 km150 species
All 113 species recorded here
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kamburupitiya?
April and August–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 59 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kamburupitiya?
113 species, from 4,453 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kamburupitiya in November?
The most recorded in November: Spotted Dove, Brown-headed Barbet, Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Little Swift and Indian Peafowl.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.