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Yala National Park (General)

Located in the Sri Lanka area, Yala National Park (General) is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Indian Peafowl, Asian Koel, Crested Treeswift in the area.

313
All-Time Species
83
Sightings (14 days)
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Sri Lanka
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
May 22, 2026
8
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
May 22, 2026
1
Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronata
May 22, 2026
6
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
May 22, 2026
8
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
May 22, 2026
4
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
May 22, 2026
6
Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
May 22, 2026
4
Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
May 22, 2026
30
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
May 22, 2026
16
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
May 22, 2026
10
Great EgretArdea alba
May 22, 2026
2
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
May 22, 2026
1
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
May 22, 2026
1
Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis
May 22, 2026
8
Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
May 22, 2026
1
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
May 22, 2026
2
White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster
May 22, 2026
2
Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensis
May 22, 2026
2
Common HoopoeUpupa epops
May 22, 2026
6
Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatus
May 22, 2026
1
Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
May 22, 2026
20
Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
May 22, 2026
3
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
May 22, 2026
1
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
May 22, 2026
4
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
May 22, 2026
3
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
May 22, 2026
4
Indian Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
May 22, 2026
2
Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythra
May 22, 2026
10
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
May 22, 2026
8
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
May 22, 2026
10
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
May 22, 2026
4
Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
May 16, 2026
1
Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettii
May 15, 2026
5
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
May 15, 2026
1
May 15, 2026
3
Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
May 15, 2026
1
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
May 15, 2026
1
Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
May 15, 2026
2
Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
May 15, 2026
8
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
May 15, 2026
2
Medium EgretArdea intermedia
May 15, 2026
3
Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus
May 15, 2026
1
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
May 15, 2026
3
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
May 15, 2026
1
White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
May 15, 2026
1
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
May 15, 2026
6
May 15, 2026
8
Common RedshankTringa totanus
May 14, 2026
1
Common IoraAegithina tiphia
May 14, 2026
1
Sri Lanka ShamaCopsychus leggei
May 14, 2026
1
Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
May 14, 2026
13
Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
May 14, 2026
1
May 14, 2026
2
Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris
May 14, 2026
1
Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
May 14, 2026
2
Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
May 14, 2026
1
Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
May 14, 2026
1
Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicus
May 14, 2026
2
Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
May 14, 2026
1
Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
May 14, 2026
4
Crimson-fronted BarbetPsilopogon rubricapillus
May 14, 2026
2
Jerdon's BushlarkPlocealauda affinis
May 14, 2026
1
Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
May 14, 2026
2
Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
May 14, 2026
6
Sri Lanka Green-PigeonTreron pompadora
May 13, 2026
1
Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
May 13, 2026
1
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
May 13, 2026
1
Little SwiftApus affinis
May 13, 2026
25
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
May 13, 2026
3
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
May 13, 2026
4
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
May 13, 2026
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Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
May 13, 2026
2
Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
May 13, 2026
2
Sri Lanka WoodshrikeTephrodornis affinis
May 13, 2026
2
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
May 13, 2026
7
Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvatica
May 13, 2026
1
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
May 13, 2026
X
White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
May 13, 2026
2
Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense
May 13, 2026
1
Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
May 13, 2026
2
Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
May 13, 2026
2
White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
May 13, 2026
5
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 13, 2026
X

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