Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Nuwara Eliya District
Nuwara Eliya – Hakgala Botanical Gardens
147 species and 2,713 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–January, with up to 53 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Sri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Yellow-eared BulbulPycnonotus penicillatus
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalis
Green WarblerPhylloscopus nitidus
Dull-blue FlycatcherEumyias sordidus
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Sri Lanka Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus melanurus
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Nuwara Eliya7 km179 species
- Victoria Park8 km207 species
- Surrey Estate Bird Sanctuary9 km148 species
- Horton plains14 km140 species
- Horton Plains National Park14 km193 species
- Ella26 km164 species
All 147 species recorded here
- Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
- Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon Columba torringtoniae
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush Myophonus blighi
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Sri Lanka Bush Warbler Elaphrornis palliseri
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
- Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nuwara Eliya – Hakgala Botanical Gardens?
November–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 53 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nuwara Eliya – Hakgala Botanical Gardens?
147 species, from 2,713 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nuwara Eliya – Hakgala Botanical Gardens in November?
The most recorded in November: Sri Lanka White-eye, Grey Wagtail, Yellow-eared Bulbul, Cinereous Tit and Velvet-fronted Nuthatch.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.