Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Colombo District
Thalagama Lake
174 species and 27,606 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–April, with up to 89 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens88 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 174 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Diyasaru Park Thalawathugoda2 km146 species
- Thalawathugoda Biodiversity Park2 km109 species
- Kimbulawala3 km121 species
- Beddegana Wetland Park4 km124 species
- Nawala Kinda wetlands7 km108 species
- Attidiya Bird Sanctuary8 km126 species
All 174 species recorded here
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Sri Lanka Bay Owl Phodilus assimilis
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Thalagama Lake?
September–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 89 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Thalagama Lake?
174 species, from 27,606 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Thalagama Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: Indian Pond Heron, Black-hooded Oriole, Grey-headed Swamphen, Asian Openbill and Lesser Whistling Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.