Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Badulla District
Ella
164 species and 4,415 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December, with up to 88 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Sri Lanka Hanging ParrotLoriculus beryllinus
Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolor
White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinis
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
Sri Lanka SwallowCecropis hyperythra
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata54 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 164 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Surrey Estate Bird Sanctuary17 km148 species
- Nuwara Eliya – Hakgala Botanical Gardens26 km147 species
- Horton plains28 km140 species
- Horton Plains National Park28 km193 species
- Nuwara Eliya32 km179 species
- Victoria Park33 km207 species
All 164 species recorded here
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
- Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Sri Lanka Bush Warbler Elaphrornis palliseri
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Sri Lanka Shama Copsychus leggei
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush Myophonus blighi
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ella?
December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 88 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ella?
164 species, from 4,415 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ella in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-vented Bulbul, Common Myna, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot and Indian Swiftlet.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.