Sri Lanka · Ratnapura district
Sinharaja – Kudawa Village area
175 species and 13,368 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–March, with up to 104 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesa
Sri Lanka Hanging ParrotLoriculus beryllinus
White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
Yellow-fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifrons
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indica
Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolor
Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythra
Green Imperial PigeonDucula aenea
Layard's ParakeetPsittacula calthrapae
Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescens
Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica91 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 175 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Siharaja Forest Reserve – Visitor Centre1 km167 species
- Sinharaja NP – Kudawa access1 km208 species
- Kudawa – Thurusevana Road2 km131 species
- Kudawa – Sri Lanka Spurfowl Site3 km130 species
- Siharaja Forest Reserve – Research Centre3 km163 species
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve5 km267 species
All 175 species recorded here
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum
- Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Serendib Scops Owl Otus thilohoffmanni
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Ashy-headed Laughingthrush Argya cinereifrons
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
- White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Sri Lanka Bay Owl Phodilus assimilis
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Sri Lanka Thrush Zoothera imbricata
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola
- Sri Lanka Bush Warbler Elaphrornis palliseri
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sinharaja – Kudawa Village area?
November–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 104 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sinharaja – Kudawa Village area?
175 species, from 13,368 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sinharaja – Kudawa Village area in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-vented Bulbul, Spotted Dove, Square-tailed Bulbul, Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot and White-bellied Drongo.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.