Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Ratnapura district
Siharaja Forest Reserve – Research Centre
163 species and 3,313 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December, with up to 76 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Green WarblerPhylloscopus nitidus
Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indica
Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeus
Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttui
Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettii
Spot-winged ThrushGeokichla spiloptera
Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
Large-billed Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus magnirostris
Red-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescens
Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesa
Sri Lanka Hill MynaGracula ptilogenys
Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Sinharaja NP – Kudawa access2 km208 species
- Kudawa – Sri Lanka Spurfowl Site2 km130 species
- Kudawa – Thurusevana Road2 km131 species
- Siharaja Forest Reserve – Visitor Centre2 km167 species
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve2 km267 species
- Sinharaja – Kudawa Village area3 km175 species
All 163 species recorded here
- Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera
- Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Ashy-headed Laughingthrush Argya cinereifrons
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Sri Lanka Thrush Zoothera imbricata
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Serendib Scops Owl Otus thilohoffmanni
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sri Lanka Bay Owl Phodilus assimilis
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
- Sri Lanka Bush Warbler Elaphrornis palliseri
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush Myophonus blighi
- Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Siharaja Forest Reserve – Research Centre?
December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 76 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Siharaja Forest Reserve – Research Centre?
163 species, from 3,313 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Siharaja Forest Reserve – Research Centre in November?
The most recorded in November: Green Warbler, Yellow-browed Bulbul, Orange Minivet, Brown-breasted Flycatcher and Sri Lanka Junglefowl.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.