Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Monaragala District
Nilgala, Gal Oya National Park
186 species and 8,492 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, March, July and October, with up to 113 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Indian PittaPitta brachyura
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
Sri Lanka Green PigeonTreron pompadora
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
Sri Lanka ShamaCopsychus leggei
Sri Lanka SpurfowlGalloperdix bicalcarata
Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeus
Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttui
Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronata
Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi80 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 186 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ella51 km164 species
- Surrey Estate Bird Sanctuary62 km148 species
- Nuwara Eliya – Hakgala Botanical Gardens69 km147 species
- Nuwara Eliya72 km179 species
- Victoria Park72 km207 species
- Horton plains77 km140 species
All 186 species recorded here
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Painted Francolin Francolinus pictus
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nilgala, Gal Oya National Park?
January, March, July and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 113 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nilgala, Gal Oya National Park?
186 species, from 8,492 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nilgala, Gal Oya National Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Spotted Dove, Indian Pitta, Red-vented Bulbul, Indian Peafowl 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.