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Kitulgala--Kelani Valley/Makandawa Forest Reserve

Located in the Sri Lanka area, Kitulgala--Kelani Valley/Makandawa Forest Reserve is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Indian Swiftlet, Asian Palm Swift, Oriental Honey-buzzard in the area.

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolor
Jun 10, 2026
7
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Jun 10, 2026
1
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
Jun 10, 2026
1
ShikraTachyspiza badia
Jun 10, 2026
1
White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster
Jun 10, 2026
1
Serendib Scops-OwlOtus thilohoffmanni
Jun 10, 2026
1
Sri Lanka Hanging-ParrotLoriculus beryllinus
Jun 10, 2026
1
Sri Lanka DrongoDicrurus lophorinus
Jun 10, 2026
2
Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythra
Jun 10, 2026
1
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Jun 10, 2026
3
Orange-billed BabblerArgya rufescens
Jun 10, 2026
2
Jun 10, 2026
6
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Jun 10, 2026
2
Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
Jun 10, 2026
1
Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
Jun 10, 2026
1
Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
Jun 10, 2026
1
Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
Jun 10, 2026
1
White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
Jun 10, 2026
3
Crimson-backed FlamebackChrysocolaptes stricklandi
Jun 7, 2026
1
White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
Jun 7, 2026
1
Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indica
Jun 7, 2026
2
Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettii
Jun 3, 2026
1
Jun 3, 2026
1
Green-billed CoucalCentropus chlororhynchos
Jun 3, 2026
1
Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
Jun 3, 2026
1
Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
Jun 3, 2026
1
Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniliger
Jun 3, 2026
2
Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
Jun 3, 2026
1
Yellow-fronted BarbetPsilopogon flavifrons
Jun 3, 2026
1
Layard's ParakeetPsittacula calthrapae
Jun 3, 2026
1
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Jun 3, 2026
1
Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atriceps
Jun 3, 2026
1

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