Birds to See in Sri Lanka in November
70 bird species on our list for Sri Lanka are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Rose-ringed Parakeet, Barn Swallow, Rock Dove, Indian Peafowl and Little Egret. New this month: Pied Wagtail, Northern Pintail, Eurasian Wigeon and Northern Shoveler and 1 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
Leaving 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 70 birds in November
70 birds
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.47% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentCommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Nov
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Nov
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Nov
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.48% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.28% in Nov
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.23% in Nov
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Nov
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.14% in Nov
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Nov
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Nov
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Nov
Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusResidentUncommon25–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.08% in Nov
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.08% in Nov
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.05% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentRare36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.04% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaWinter visitorRare11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorRare51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorRare48–56 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorRare25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaSummer visitorRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Nov
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