Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Mannar District
Mannar Island
202 species and 4,146 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February, with up to 124 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Grey FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Little StintCalidris minuta
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis46 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 202 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Olaiththoduvai Watching Point3 km164 species
- Mannar Island – Korakulam6 km163 species
- Vankalai Marine Wildlife Sanctuary15 km162 species
- Urumalei16 km181 species
- Vankalai Bird Sanctuary17 km197 species
- Wilpattu National Park65 km211 species
All 202 species recorded here
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mannar Island?
February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 124 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mannar Island?
202 species, from 4,146 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mannar Island in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Redshank, Common Greenshank, Black Drongo, Brown-headed Gull and Grey Francolin.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.