Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Matara District
Nilwala Wetland, Palatuwa
101 species and 2,787 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February, with up to 66 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Great EgretArdea alba
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos28 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 101 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kirala Kele Paddyfields3 km126 species
- Kirala Kele, Central area3 km135 species
- Matara – Kirala Kele Sanctuary4 km208 species
- Browns Hill, Matara6 km101 species
- Kamburupitiya10 km113 species
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve – Deniyaya access44 km158 species
All 101 species recorded here
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nilwala Wetland, Palatuwa?
February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 66 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nilwala Wetland, Palatuwa?
101 species, from 2,787 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nilwala Wetland, Palatuwa in November?
The most recorded in November: Lesser Whistling Duck, Indian Peafowl, Great Egret, Red-wattled Lapwing 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.