Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Nuwara Eliya District
Horton plains
140 species and 2,936 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and November, with up to 58 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Sri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensis
Yellow-eared BulbulPycnonotus penicillatus
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimus
Sri Lanka Bush WarblerElaphrornis palliseri
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Dull-blue FlycatcherEumyias sordidus
Sri Lanka Whistling ThrushMyophonus blighi
Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
Sri Lanka JunglefowlGallus lafayettii
Sri Lanka Wood PigeonColumba torringtoniae
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Horton Plains National Park0 km193 species
- Nuwara Eliya – Hakgala Botanical Gardens14 km147 species
- Surrey Estate Bird Sanctuary15 km148 species
- Victoria Park19 km207 species
- Nuwara Eliya19 km179 species
- Ella28 km164 species
All 140 species recorded here
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus
- Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
- Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus
- Sri Lanka Bush Warbler Elaphrornis palliseri
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush Myophonus blighi
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Sri Lanka Thrush Zoothera imbricata
- Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Horton plains?
January and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 58 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Horton plains?
140 species, from 2,936 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Horton plains in November?
The most recorded in November: Sri Lanka White-eye, Yellow-eared Bulbul, Large-billed Crow, Indian Blackbird and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.