Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Matale District
Kandalama Wewa – east side
152 species and 2,793 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March, with up to 79 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Little SwiftApus affinis
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Sri Lanka ShamaCopsychus leggei
Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettii
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Common IoraAegithina tiphia
Sri Lanka Grey HornbillOcyceros gingalensis
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius27 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 152 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Hotel Sigiriya11 km151 species
- Sigiriya Rock & water gardens11 km223 species
- Sigiriya Rd swamp forest12 km177 species
- Habarana Lake19 km171 species
- Minneriya National Park25 km172 species
- Polonnaruwa Historic Site34 km151 species
All 152 species recorded here
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kandalama Wewa – east side?
March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 79 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kandalama Wewa – east side?
152 species, from 2,793 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kandalama Wewa – east side in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-vented Bulbul, Little Swift, Brahminy Kite, White-browed Bulbul and White-throated Kingfisher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.