Sri Lanka · Kegalle District
Kitulgala – Parawalathenne
133 species and 3,690 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–January, with up to 72 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Green Imperial PigeonDucula aenea
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesa
Yellow-fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifrons
Black-capped BulbulRubigula melanictera
White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescens
Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolor
Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indica
Green-billed CoucalCentropus chlororhynchos
Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti69 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 133 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kitulgala1 km196 species
- Kitulgala – Sisira’s River Lounge1 km148 species
- Kitulgala – Kelani Valley/Makandawa Forest Reserve1 km183 species
- Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanical Gardens29 km128 species
- Kandy – Royal Botanic Gardens37 km157 species
- Victoria Park39 km207 species
All 133 species recorded here
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
- Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kitulgala – Parawalathenne?
November–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 72 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kitulgala – Parawalathenne?
133 species, from 3,690 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kitulgala – Parawalathenne in November?
The most recorded in November: Spotted Dove, Green Imperial Pigeon, Red-vented Bulbul, Square-tailed Bulbul and Yellow-fronted Barbet.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.