Birds to See in Sri Lanka in April
65 bird species on our list for Sri Lanka are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Rose-ringed Parakeet, Rock Dove, Indian Peafowl, Little Egret and Great White Egret. New this month: Arctic Jaeger and Common Snipe.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprAt their peak
From Sri Lanka’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 65 birds in April
65 birds
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentCommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Apr
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Apr
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.22% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.19% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Apr
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.10% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusResidentUncommon25–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.04% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Apr
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantUncommon48–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.02% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorRare40–45 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Apr
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaSummer visitorRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusWinter visitorUncommon120–145 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.02% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorRare25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentRare36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorRare36–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaWinter visitorRare11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made