Birds to See in Sri Lanka in August
51 bird species on our list for Sri Lanka are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Rose-ringed Parakeet, Rock Dove, Little Egret, Indian Peafowl and Great White Egret. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Pacific Golden-Plover, Little Stint and White-winged Tern and 7 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom 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 51 birds in August
51 birds
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentCommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Aug
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.24% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.20% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.12% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusResidentUncommon25–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.10% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.06% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorRare40–45 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentRare36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaSummer visitorRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusScarceRare13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.01% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.00% in Aug
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