Sri Lanka · Nuwara Eliya District

Horton Plains National Park

193 species and 17,764 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: January–February and November, with up to 114 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Pied Bush ChatPied Bush ChatSaxicola caprataSri Lanka White-eyeSri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensisHill SwallowHill SwallowHirundo domicolaYellow-eared BulbulYellow-eared BulbulPycnonotus penicillatusDull-blue FlycatcherDull-blue FlycatcherEumyias sordidusSri Lanka Bush WarblerSri Lanka Bush WarblerElaphrornis palliseriGrey WagtailGrey WagtailMotacilla cinereaLarge-billed CrowLarge-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosGreen WarblerGreen WarblerPhylloscopus nitidusSri Lanka Scimitar BabblerSri Lanka Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus melanurusCinereous TitCinereous TitParus cinereusSri Lanka Whistling ThrushSri Lanka Whistling ThrushMyophonus blighiSri Lanka Wood PigeonSri Lanka Wood PigeonColumba torringtoniaeCommon TailorbirdCommon TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius

103 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 193 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Horton plains0 km140 species
  2. Nuwara Eliya – Hakgala Botanical Gardens14 km147 species
  3. Surrey Estate Bird Sanctuary15 km148 species
  4. Victoria Park19 km207 species
  5. Nuwara Eliya19 km179 species
  6. Ella28 km164 species

All 193 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Horton Plains National Park?

January–February and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 114 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Horton Plains National Park?

193 species, from 17,764 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Horton Plains National Park in November?

The most recorded in November: Pied Bush Chat, Sri Lanka White-eye, Hill Swallow, Yellow-eared Bulbul and Dull-blue Flycatcher.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.