Sri Lanka · Galle District
Sinharaja Forest Reserve – Deniyaya access
158 species and 2,795 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January, with up to 79 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttui
Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesa
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indica
Spot-winged ThrushGeokichla spiloptera
Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettii
Sri Lanka Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus melanurus
Yellow-fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifrons
Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescens
Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatus
Sri Lanka Grey HornbillOcyceros gingalensis
Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonicaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve4 km267 species
- Siharaja Forest Reserve – Research Centre6 km163 species
- Kudawa – Sri Lanka Spurfowl Site6 km130 species
- Kudawa – Thurusevana Road7 km131 species
- Sinharaja NP – Kudawa access8 km208 species
- Siharaja Forest Reserve – Visitor Centre8 km167 species
All 158 species recorded here
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera
- Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus
- Ashy-headed Laughingthrush Argya cinereifrons
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Serendib Scops Owl Otus thilohoffmanni
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Sri Lanka Thrush Zoothera imbricata
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Sri Lanka Bay Owl Phodilus assimilis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush Myophonus blighi
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sinharaja Forest Reserve – Deniyaya access?
December–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 79 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sinharaja Forest Reserve – Deniyaya access?
158 species, from 2,795 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sinharaja Forest Reserve – Deniyaya access in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown-breasted Flycatcher, Square-tailed Bulbul, Spotted Dove, Yellow-browed Bulbul and Spot-winged Thrush.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.