Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Matale District
Sigiriya Rd swamp forest
177 species and 4,062 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–February, with up to 116 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Sri Lanka ShamaCopsychus leggei
Large-billed Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus magnirostris
Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
Brown-capped BabblerPellorneum fuscocapillus
Sri Lanka Grey HornbillOcyceros gingalensis
Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
Indian PittaPitta brachyura
Green WarblerPhylloscopus nitidus
Little SwiftApus affinis
Common IoraAegithina tiphia
Black-capped BulbulRubigula melanictera50 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 177 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Hotel Sigiriya1 km151 species
- Sigiriya Rock & water gardens1 km223 species
- Habarana Lake9 km171 species
- Kandalama Wewa – east side12 km152 species
- Minneriya National Park13 km172 species
- Polonnaruwa Historic Site26 km151 species
All 177 species recorded here
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sigiriya Rd swamp forest?
January–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 116 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sigiriya Rd swamp forest?
177 species, from 4,062 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sigiriya Rd swamp forest in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown-headed Barbet, Sri Lanka Shama, Large-billed Leaf Warbler, Alexandrine Parakeet and Tickell's Blue Flycatcher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.