Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Matara District
Kirala Kele, Central area
135 species and 11,851 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–February, with up to 81 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinis
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis80 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 135 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kirala Kele Paddyfields1 km126 species
- Matara – Kirala Kele Sanctuary1 km208 species
- Nilwala Wetland, Palatuwa3 km101 species
- Browns Hill, Matara5 km101 species
- Kamburupitiya13 km113 species
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve – Deniyaya access46 km158 species
All 135 species recorded here
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kirala Kele, Central area?
October–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 81 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kirala Kele, Central area?
135 species, from 11,851 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kirala Kele, Central area in November?
The most recorded in November: Spotted Dove, Indian Peafowl, Brahminy Kite, White-breasted Waterhen and Barn Swallow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.