Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Monaragala District
Udawalawa Reservoir
189 species and 6,495 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, with up to 130 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Jerdon's Bush LarkPlocealauda affinis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata93 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 189 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Uda Walawe NP7 km265 species
- Sinharaja NP – Rainforest Ecolodge28 km150 species
- Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary39 km204 species
- Lunugamvehera NP40 km215 species
- Horton Plains National Park41 km193 species
- Horton plains42 km140 species
All 189 species recorded here
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Udawalawa Reservoir?
January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 130 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Udawalawa Reservoir?
189 species, from 6,495 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Udawalawa Reservoir in November?
The most recorded in November: Spotted Dove, Red-vented Bulbul, Barn Swallow, Red-wattled Lapwing and Indian Peafowl.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.