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  • Sri Lanka. Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • View of Adams Peak from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Early morning.
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  • Adams peak seen from Horton Plains.
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  • Adams Peak, known locally as Sri Pada, is the mountain sacred to Buddhist's and site of an annual pilgrimage. The Peak has a rock which they say has an imprint of the of the Buddha's foot.
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  • Adams Peak, known locally as Sri Pada, is the mountain sacred to Buddhist's and site of an annual pilgrimage. The Peak has a rock which they say has an imprint of the of the Buddha's foot.
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  • Sri Lanka. Adams Peak, known locally as Sri Pada, is the mountain sacred to Buddhist's and site of an annual pilgrimage. The Peak has a rock which they say has an imprint of the of the Buddha's foot.
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  • Sri Lanka. Adams Peak, known locally as Sri Pada, is the mountain sacred to Buddhist's and site of an annual pilgrimage. The Peak has a rock which they say has an imprint of the of the Buddha's foot.
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  • Sri Lanka Hill Country.
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  • Sri Lanka...Sunrise over fields. In the hill country outside Nuwara Eliya. This area is called Ambewela Farm, and is just below the Horton Plins.
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  • Sri Lanka Hill Country.
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  • Sri Lanka Hill Country.
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  • Sri Lanka Hill Country.
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  • Sri Lanka Hill Country.
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  • Sri Lanka Hill Country.
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  • Sri Lanka Hill Country.
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  • Sri Lanka. Pool at the Horton Plains.
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  • Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka.  The Park consists of montane cloud forests embedded in wet montane grasslands. Horton Plains National Park is in the highlands of the country belonging to central province.
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  • Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka.  The Park consists of montane cloud forests embedded in wet montane grasslands. Horton Plains National Park is in the highlands of the country belonging to central province.
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka.  The Park consists of montane cloud forests embedded in wet montane grasslands. Horton Plains National Park is in the highlands of the country belonging to central province.
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka.  The Park consists of montane cloud forests embedded in wet montane grasslands. Horton Plains National Park is in the highlands of the country belonging to central province.
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka. Trees in mist which is typical for the montane forest.
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
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  • Sri Lanka Hill Country.Road between Haputale and Bandarawela.
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
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  • Horton Plains National Park, "Maha-Eliya" in Sinhala, is a national park in the highlands of Sri Lanka. The left peak in the picture is Kirigalpotha (2395 m) the second highest mountain in Sri Lanka.....
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  • Sri Lanka. The Horton Plains
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  • Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • The Arrenga pool. A popular birding spot. Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • The Arrenga pool. A popular birding spot. Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Sri Lanka Hill Country. Haputale.
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  • Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka. Frost at pre-dawn
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  • Grey headed canary fly-catcher, Horton Plains N.P,
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka. The Purple-faced Langur (Trachypithecus vetulus), or Purple-faced Leaf Monkey, is a species of Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka.
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka. The Dull-blue Flycatcher , Eumyias sordida, is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae.<br />
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This species is an endemic resident breeder in the hills of central Sri Lanka.<br />
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The Dull-blue Flycatcher breeds in deciduous mountain forest, invariably above 600m, although it is not common below 900m. The main breeding season is in March and April, but a second brood is often reared later in the year.
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka. Sambar (also sambur, sambhur, Tamil: Kadaththi man, Assamese: Xor Pohu), is the common name for several large dark brown and maned Asian deer, particularly for the Indian species (Cervus unicolor), which attains a height of 102 to 160 cm (40 to 63 in) at the shoulder and may weigh as much as 546 kg (1200 pounds), though more typically 162-260 kg (357-574 pounds)
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  • Sri Lanka Hill Country.
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  • Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka. Sambar (also sambur, sambhur, Tamil: Kadaththi man, Assamese: Xor Pohu), is the common name for several large dark brown and maned Asian deer, particularly for the Indian species (Cervus unicolor), which attains a height of 102 to 160 cm (40 to 63 in) at the shoulder and may weigh as much as 546 kg (1200 pounds), though more typically 162-260 kg (357-574 pounds)
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  • Sri Lanka Hill Country.
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  • Sri Lanka Hill Country.Road between Haputale and Bandarawela.
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  • Morning view over hills below Haputale.
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  • Morning view over hills below Haputale.
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  • Morning view over hills below Haputale.
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