Birds to See in Sri Lanka in June
37 bird species on our list for Sri Lanka are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Rose-ringed Parakeet, Rock Dove, Little Egret, Indian Peafowl and Purple Heron. New this month: Glossy Ibis and Osprey.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunLeaving soon
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 37 birds in June
37 birds
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jun
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentCommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jun
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jun
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusResidentUncommon25–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.03% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentRare36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaSummer visitorRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorRare40–45 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.00% in Jun
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