Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Kandy District
Kandy – Royal Botanic Gardens
157 species and 5,180 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–February, with up to 72 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinis
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
House CrowCorvus splendens
Southern Hill MynaGracula indica
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kandy5 km176 species
- Kandy Lake5 km119 species
- Kandy – Tree of Life Hotel6 km154 species
- Kandy – Udawatta Kele Sanctuary6 km184 species
- Kurunegala Lake36 km96 species
- Kitulgala – Parawalathenne37 km133 species
All 157 species recorded here
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kandy – Royal Botanic Gardens?
December–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 72 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kandy – Royal Botanic Gardens?
157 species, from 5,180 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kandy – Royal Botanic Gardens in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Myna, Spotted Dove, Yellow-billed Babbler, Red-vented Bulbul and Black-hooded Oriole.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.