Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Kandy District
Kandy Lake
119 species and 3,689 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–January and March, with up to 39 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
House CrowCorvus splendens
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great EgretArdea alba
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus35 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 119 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kandy1 km176 species
- Kandy – Udawatta Kele Sanctuary1 km184 species
- Kandy – Royal Botanic Gardens5 km157 species
- Kandy – Tree of Life Hotel8 km154 species
- Kurunegala Lake38 km96 species
- Nuwara Eliya39 km179 species
All 119 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kandy Lake?
November–January and March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 39 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kandy Lake?
119 species, from 3,689 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kandy Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: Little Egret, Indian Cormorant, Indian Pond Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron and House Crow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.