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Yala National Park (General)

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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
Apr 11, 2026
55
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Apr 11, 2026
X
Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettii
Apr 11, 2026
9
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Apr 11, 2026
X
Orange-breasted Green-PigeonTreron bicinctus
Apr 11, 2026
11
Sri Lanka Green-PigeonTreron pompadora
Apr 11, 2026
1
Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea
Apr 11, 2026
2
Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostris
Apr 11, 2026
1
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Apr 11, 2026
4
Little SwiftApus affinis
Apr 11, 2026
5
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Apr 11, 2026
7
Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronata
Apr 11, 2026
6
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Apr 11, 2026
4
Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris
Apr 11, 2026
8
Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
Apr 11, 2026
2
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Apr 11, 2026
12
Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
Apr 11, 2026
2
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Apr 11, 2026
X
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Apr 11, 2026
1
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Apr 11, 2026
1
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Apr 11, 2026
12
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Apr 11, 2026
6
Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
Apr 11, 2026
27
Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
Apr 11, 2026
1
Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Apr 11, 2026
21
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
Apr 11, 2026
6
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
Apr 11, 2026
X
Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
Apr 11, 2026
X
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Apr 11, 2026
5
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Apr 11, 2026
1
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Apr 11, 2026
X
Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
Apr 11, 2026
X
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Apr 11, 2026
X
Great EgretArdea alba
Apr 11, 2026
7
Medium EgretArdea intermedia
Apr 11, 2026
5
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Apr 11, 2026
28
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Apr 11, 2026
2
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Apr 11, 2026
3
Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus
Apr 11, 2026
1
Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensis
Apr 11, 2026
1
Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatus
Apr 11, 2026
15
Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
Apr 11, 2026
X
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Apr 11, 2026
5
Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
Apr 11, 2026
4
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Apr 11, 2026
5
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Apr 11, 2026
12
Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
Apr 11, 2026
2
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Apr 11, 2026
7
Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
Apr 11, 2026
2
White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
Apr 11, 2026
2
Indian Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
Apr 11, 2026
1
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Apr 11, 2026
1
House CrowCorvus splendens
Apr 11, 2026
14
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Apr 11, 2026
35
Asian TitParus cinereus
Apr 11, 2026
2
Jerdon's BushlarkPlocealauda affinis
Apr 11, 2026
2
Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythra
Apr 11, 2026
8
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Apr 11, 2026
X
Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinis
Apr 11, 2026
2
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Apr 11, 2026
X
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
Apr 11, 2026
50
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Apr 11, 2026
3
Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
Apr 11, 2026
1
Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
Apr 11, 2026
2
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Apr 11, 2026
12
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Apr 11, 2026
3
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Apr 11, 2026
2
Little TernSternula albifrons
Apr 11, 2026
2
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Apr 11, 2026
3
Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicus
Apr 11, 2026
1
Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis
Apr 11, 2026
1
Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
Apr 11, 2026
2
ShikraTachyspiza badia
Apr 11, 2026
1
White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster
Apr 11, 2026
1
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Apr 11, 2026
2
Common IoraAegithina tiphia
Apr 11, 2026
1
Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
Apr 11, 2026
2
Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Apr 6, 2026
10
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
Apr 6, 2026
5
Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
Apr 6, 2026
11
Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
Apr 6, 2026
10
SanderlingCalidris alba
Apr 6, 2026
10
Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
Apr 6, 2026
2
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Apr 6, 2026
5
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Apr 6, 2026
2
Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
Apr 6, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Apr 6, 2026
2
Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
Apr 6, 2026
1
Gray-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
Apr 6, 2026
1
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Apr 6, 2026
3
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
Apr 6, 2026
1
Tibetan Sand-PloverAnarhynchus atrifrons
Apr 6, 2026
1
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Apr 6, 2026
3
Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
Apr 6, 2026
1
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Apr 6, 2026
3
Little StintCalidris minuta
Apr 6, 2026
2
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Apr 6, 2026
1
Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
Apr 6, 2026
1
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Apr 6, 2026
2
Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
Apr 6, 2026
2
Red-backed FlamebackDinopium psarodes
Apr 6, 2026
1
Sri Lanka WoodshrikeTephrodornis affinis
Apr 6, 2026
3
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Apr 6, 2026
1
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Apr 6, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Apr 6, 2026
1
White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
Apr 6, 2026
1
Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
Apr 6, 2026
2
Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
Apr 6, 2026
1
Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttui
Apr 6, 2026
1
Sri Lanka ShamaCopsychus leggei
Apr 6, 2026
1
Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
Apr 6, 2026
1
Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoni
Apr 6, 2026
1
Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
Apr 5, 2026
1
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Apr 5, 2026
1
Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensis
Apr 5, 2026
1
Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
Apr 5, 2026
1
Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
Apr 5, 2026
1
Common HoopoeUpupa epops
Apr 5, 2026
1
Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennis
Apr 4, 2026
2
Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
Apr 4, 2026
1
Indian PittaPitta brachyura
Apr 4, 2026
2
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Apr 3, 2026
3
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