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Tissa Lake

Located in the Sri Lanka area, Tissa Lake is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Lesser Whistling-Duck, Indian Thick-knee, Pheasant-tailed Jacana in the area.

252
All-Time Species
17
Sightings (14 days)
Hambantota
Region
Sri Lanka
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
May 21, 2026
2
Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
May 21, 2026
1
Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
May 21, 2026
2
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
May 21, 2026
10
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
May 21, 2026
4
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
May 21, 2026
300
Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
May 21, 2026
200
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
May 21, 2026
2
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
May 21, 2026
6
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
May 21, 2026
30
Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
May 21, 2026
6
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
May 21, 2026
1
Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis
May 21, 2026
3
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
May 21, 2026
1
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
May 21, 2026
5
Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
May 12, 2026
1
Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
May 12, 2026
3

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