Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Mannar District
Urumalei
181 species and 5,075 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December, with up to 104 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little StintCalidris minutaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Mannar Island16 km202 species
- Olaiththoduvai Watching Point17 km164 species
- Mannar Island – Korakulam22 km163 species
- Vankalai Marine Wildlife Sanctuary29 km162 species
- Vankalai Bird Sanctuary31 km197 species
- Wilpattu National Park76 km211 species
All 181 species recorded here
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Urumalei?
December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 104 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Urumalei?
181 species, from 5,075 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Urumalei in November?
The most recorded in November: Ruddy Turnstone, Bar-tailed Godwit, Caspian Tern, Lesser Crested Tern and Gull-billed Tern.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.