Birds to See in Sri Lanka in July
40 bird species on our list for Sri Lanka are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Rose-ringed Parakeet, Rock Dove, Little Egret, Indian Peafowl and Great White Egret. New this month: Wood Sandpiper, Gull-billed Tern, Black-tailed Godwit and Greenshank and 1 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom 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 40 birds in July
40 birds
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jul
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentCommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jul
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusResidentUncommon25–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.07% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentRare36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Jul
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaSummer visitorRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
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