Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Polonnaruwa District
Polonnaruwa Historic Site
151 species and 2,571 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January, with up to 62 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinis
Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Green Imperial PigeonDucula aenea
Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
Green WarblerPhylloscopus nitidusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Minneriya National Park18 km172 species
- Sigiriya Rd swamp forest26 km177 species
- Hotel Sigiriya27 km151 species
- Sigiriya Rock & water gardens27 km223 species
- Habarana Lake29 km171 species
- Kandalama Wewa – east side34 km152 species
All 151 species recorded here
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Polonnaruwa Historic Site?
December–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 62 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Polonnaruwa Historic Site?
151 species, from 2,571 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Polonnaruwa Historic Site in November?
The most recorded in November: White-throated Kingfisher, Red-wattled Lapwing, Little Cormorant, Brown-headed Barbet and Spotted 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.