Sri Lanka · Matale District

Sigiriya Rock & water gardens

223 species and 11,123 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: November–March, with up to 120 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Asian Green Bee-eaterAsian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalisSpotted DoveSpotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisBrown-headed BarbetBrown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicusLittle SwiftLittle SwiftApus affinisRed-vented BulbulRed-vented BulbulPycnonotus caferWhite-throated KingfisherWhite-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisLittle CormorantLittle CormorantMicrocarbo nigerIndian RobinIndian RobinCopsychus fulicatusGreen WarblerGreen WarblerPhylloscopus nitidusCommon KingfisherCommon KingfisherAlcedo atthisRose-ringed ParakeetRose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriBrahminy KiteBrahminy KiteHaliastur indusIndian Pond HeronIndian Pond HeronArdeola grayiiStork-billed KingfisherStork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis

120 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 223 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Hotel Sigiriya1 km151 species
  2. Sigiriya Rd swamp forest1 km177 species
  3. Habarana Lake9 km171 species
  4. Kandalama Wewa – east side11 km152 species
  5. Minneriya National Park14 km172 species
  6. Polonnaruwa Historic Site27 km151 species

All 223 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Sigiriya Rock & water gardens?

November–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 120 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Sigiriya Rock & water gardens?

223 species, from 11,123 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Sigiriya Rock & water gardens in November?

The most recorded in November: Asian Green Bee-eater, Spotted Dove, Brown-headed Barbet, Little Swift and Red-vented Bulbul.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.