Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Hambantota District
Yoda Lake
150 species and 3,949 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and July–October, with up to 54 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
House CrowCorvus splendens
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Green Imperial PigeonDucula aenea
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tissa Lake3 km232 species
- Debarawewa Lake6 km199 species
- Wirawila9 km187 species
- Bundala NP11 km185 species
- Bundala National Park13 km205 species
- Bundala NP13 km293 species
All 150 species recorded here
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Yoda Lake?
April and July–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 54 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Yoda Lake?
150 species, from 3,949 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Yoda Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: House Crow, Oriental Darter, Little Egret, Blue-tailed Bee-eater and Little Cormorant.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.