Abstract: One hundred and fifty nine bird species, representing 93 genera and 40 families, were identified on Mundanthurai Plateau from January to December 1984 of these 77 were classified as residents, 41 as winter visitors, 30 as altitudinal migrants and two as summer visitors. The status of nine species could not be ascertained. Mundanthurai Plateau has five species of kingfishers, includuing the Blackcapped (Halcyon pileata). However, only two species of woodpeckers (Dinopium benghalense and D. javanense) were seen. There is one observation of a Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratti) hen nesting in a tree with five eggs and many on the interactions between primates and birds .