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Important Bird Areas |
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Sinharaja world
heritage site: one of best bird watching site in the country,
undisturbed low land rainforest, sighting of large feeding flocks,
high percentage of endemic birds(23/24), Red faced Malkoha, blue magpie,
Green Billed coucal, Ashy Headed laughingthrush ect.
Peak wilderness area
(Adam's peak): montane and sub montane rain forests, two day trek to
the peak, best season from May to December, Sri Lanka Blue magpie, Orange
billed babbler, Sri Lanka white eye...
Horton plains National
park: Upper motane rain forests and grass lands, easy trails and other
wild life (sighting of sambar, leopard, ect.) Sri Lanka bush
warbler, yellow eared Bul Bul, pied bush chat, Dull blue flycatcher,
ceylon white eye ...
Yagirala low land rain
forest: Two hours drive from colombo, low land rain forest, identified
more than 72 species, pinus and albizia plantations, yellow fronted
Barbet, Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill, Ceylon Trogan .......
Dummbara (knuckles
range): motane and submontane forests, rich bio diversity, two hours
drive from kandy, Sri Lanka Wood pigeon, velvet fronted nuthatch, yellow
fronted Barbet..... |