Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Ratnapura district
Kudawa – Thurusevana Road
131 species and 2,651 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December, with up to 64 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescens
Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indica
Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesa
Sri Lanka SpurfowlGalloperdix bicalcarata
Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttui
Serendib Scops OwlOtus thilohoffmanni
Black-capped BulbulRubigula melanictera
Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettii
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Sri Lanka DrongoDicrurus lophorinus
Sri Lanka Hanging ParrotLoriculus beryllinus
Sri Lanka Grey HornbillOcyceros gingalensis
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus caferSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kudawa – Sri Lanka Spurfowl Site1 km130 species
- Siharaja Forest Reserve – Visitor Centre1 km167 species
- Sinharaja NP – Kudawa access1 km208 species
- Sinharaja – Kudawa Village area2 km175 species
- Siharaja Forest Reserve – Research Centre2 km163 species
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve3 km267 species
All 131 species recorded here
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Serendib Scops Owl Otus thilohoffmanni
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Ashy-headed Laughingthrush Argya cinereifrons
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
- Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Sri Lanka Bay Owl Phodilus assimilis
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Sri Lanka Thrush Zoothera imbricata
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush Myophonus blighi
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kudawa – Thurusevana Road?
December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 64 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kudawa – Thurusevana Road?
131 species, from 2,651 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kudawa – Thurusevana Road in November?
The most recorded in November: Orange-billed Babbler, Yellow-browed Bulbul, Square-tailed Bulbul, Sri Lanka Spurfowl and Common Emerald Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.