Free field guide to Horton Plains National Park

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A free printable field guide to Horton Plains National Park covers 6 mammals and 167 birds in taxonomic order, with photos for 173 species and a tick-box checklist. It downloads as a PDF (A5 pocket size) or EPUB e-book. You choose the animal groups; the book is built in your browser in under a minute.

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Checklist: mammals of Horton Plains National Park (6)

Cercopithecidae

Purple-faced Langur Semnopithecus vetulus

Sciuridae

Indian Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum
Pygmy Striped Squirrel Funambulus sublineatus

Muridae

Roof Rat Rattus rattus

Herpestidae

Indian Brown Mongoose Urva fusca

Cervidae

Sambar Rusa unicolor

Checklist: birds of Horton Plains National Park (167)

Phasianidae

Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii

Podicipedidae

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Cuculidae

Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

Columbidae

Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon Columba torringtoniae
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon Treron pompadora
Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea

Rallidae

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

Recurvirostridae

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Charadriidae

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

Scolopacidae

Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

Ciconiidae

Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans

Phalacrocoracidae

Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Threskiornithidae

Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus

Ardeidae

Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii
Great Egret Ardea alba
Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Gray Heron Ardea cinerea

Hemiprocnidae

Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

Apodidae

Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Little Swift Apus affinis
Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor

Strigidae

Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum
Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica

Accipitridae

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus

Trogonidae

Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus

Megalaimidae

Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons

Picidae

Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
Crimson-backed Flameback Chrysocolaptes stricklandi

Falconidae

Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Psittaculidae

Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot Loriculus beryllinus

Pittidae

Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura

Campephagidae

Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus

Aegithinidae

Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

Vangidae

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis

Oriolidae

Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus

Rhipiduridae

White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola

Dicruridae

White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens

Monarchidae

Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

Laniidae

Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

Corvidae

Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie Urocissa ornata
House Crow Corvus splendens
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Stenostiridae

Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

Paridae

Great Tit Parus major
Asian Tit Parus cinereus

Alaudidae

Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula

Cisticolidae

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Acrocephalidae

Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum

Locustellidae

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
Sri Lanka Bush Warbler Elaphrornis palliseri

Hirundinidae

Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola
Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra

Phylloscopidae

Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris

Pycnonotidae

Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica
Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa

Paradoxornithidae

Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense

Zosteropidae

Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

Timaliidae

Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps
Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus

Pellorneidae

Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus

Leiothrichidae

Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis

Sittidae

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

Sturnidae

Sri Lanka Myna Gracula ptilogenys
Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

Turdidae

Sri Lanka Thrush Zoothera imbricata
Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii
Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera
Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus

Muscicapidae

Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush Myophonus blighi
Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata

Dicaeidae

Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

Nectariniidae

Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius

Chloropseidae

Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons

Estrildidae

Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca

Passeridae

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Motacillidae

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

Order follows AviList (birds) and the Mammal Diversity Database (mammals).

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.