Bird AlbumIndia · Tamil Nadu
Kolarampathy Lake
194 species and 32,955 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–February, with up to 120 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinis
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda116 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 194 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Krishnampathi Lake, Seeranaickenpalayam3 km213 species
- Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History18 km251 species
- Achankulam22 km221 species
- Nanjarayan Tank Bird Sanctuary (Koolipalayam Reservoir)55 km179 species
All 194 species recorded here
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Dusky Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
- Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata
- Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kolarampathy Lake?
November–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 120 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kolarampathy Lake?
194 species, from 32,955 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kolarampathy Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: White-throated Kingfisher, Black Drongo, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Eurasian Coot and Indian Pond Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.