Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Matara District
Sinharaja NP – Rainforest Ecolodge
150 species and 4,960 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March and November, with up to 85 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Chestnut-backed OwletGlaucidium castanotum
Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indica
Sri Lanka DrongoDicrurus lophorinus
Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescens
Green WarblerPhylloscopus nitidus
Yellow-fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifrons
Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
Sri Lanka Blue MagpieUrocissa ornata
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Sri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensis
Sri Lanka Hanging ParrotLoriculus beryllinus
Sri Lanka Hill MynaGracula ptilogenysSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve – Deniyaya access15 km158 species
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve17 km267 species
- Kudawa – Sri Lanka Spurfowl Site18 km130 species
- Kudawa – Thurusevana Road19 km131 species
- Siharaja Forest Reserve – Research Centre19 km163 species
- Siharaja Forest Reserve – Visitor Centre20 km167 species
All 150 species recorded here
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus
- Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Ashy-headed Laughingthrush Argya cinereifrons
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Sri Lanka Thrush Zoothera imbricata
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush Myophonus blighi
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos
- Serendib Scops Owl Otus thilohoffmanni
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sinharaja NP – Rainforest Ecolodge?
March and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 85 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sinharaja NP – Rainforest Ecolodge?
150 species, from 4,960 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sinharaja NP – Rainforest Ecolodge in November?
The most recorded in November: Chestnut-backed Owlet, Yellow-browed Bulbul, Sri Lanka Drongo, Orange-billed Babbler and Green Warbler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.