Sri Lanka · Colombo District
Thalawathugoda Biodiversity Park
109 species and 2,865 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January, with up to 63 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinis
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens30 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 109 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Diyasaru Park Thalawathugoda0 km146 species
- Kimbulawala2 km121 species
- Thalagama Lake2 km174 species
- Beddegana Wetland Park2 km124 species
- Attidiya Bird Sanctuary6 km126 species
- Nawala Kinda wetlands6 km108 species
All 109 species recorded here
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Thalawathugoda Biodiversity Park?
December–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 63 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Thalawathugoda Biodiversity Park?
109 species, from 2,865 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Thalawathugoda Biodiversity Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Yellow-billed Babbler, White-breasted Waterhen, Spotted Dove, Red-wattled Lapwing and White-throated Kingfisher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.