Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Colombo District
Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanical Gardens
128 species and 4,181 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January, with up to 88 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Sri Lanka Hanging ParrotLoriculus beryllinus
Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythra
White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens73 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 128 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Thalagama Lake25 km174 species
- Diyasaru Park Thalawathugoda27 km146 species
- Kimbulawala27 km121 species
- Thalawathugoda Biodiversity Park27 km109 species
- Kitulgala – Kelani Valley/Makandawa Forest Reserve28 km183 species
- Kitulgala – Sisira’s River Lounge29 km148 species
All 128 species recorded here
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanical Gardens?
December–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 88 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanical Gardens?
128 species, from 4,181 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanical Gardens in November?
The most recorded in November: Spotted Dove, Red-wattled Lapwing, Common Myna, Red-vented Bulbul and Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.