Bundala National Park
- Wildlife Destinations
- December 15, 2023
Bundala National Park is an internationally renowned site for migratory waterbirds in the Central Asian Flyway. It holds the distinction of being Sri Lanka’s first Ramsar site and is also designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve. The park is home to a vibrant array of wildlife, with a total of 324 vertebrate species, including 32 fish, 15 amphibians, 48 reptiles, 197 birds, and 32 mammals. Among its invertebrates, 52 butterfly species are noted. Recognizing the park’s significance as a critical wintering ground for large flocks of migrating waterbirds, Sri Lanka’s National Bird Ringing Program was first initiated in Bundala and continues to date.
Lesser Whistling-Duck, Oriental Darter, Indian Cormorant, Spot-billed Pelican, Little Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Caspian Tern, Greater Crested Tern, Lesser Crested Tern, White-winged Tern, Indian Thick-knee, Great Thick-knee, Pacific Golden-Plover, Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Tibetan Sand-Plover, Greater Painted-Snipe, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Pin-tailed Snipe, Marsh Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Small Pratincole, Lesser Adjutant, Painted Stork, Yellow Bittern, Cinnamon Bittern, Black Bittern, Eurasian Spoonbill, Grey-headed Swamphen, Watercock, Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon, Crested Serpent Eagle, Changeable Hawk-Eagle, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Grey-headed Fish-Eagle, Jerdon’s Nightjar, Indian Nightjar, Bank Swallow, Sri Lanka Swallow, Blue-faced Malkoha, Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Pied Kingfisher, Asian Green Bee-eater, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, Eurasian Hoopoe, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Coppersmith Barbet, Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, Indian Pitta, Indian Robin, Sri Lanka Woodshrike, Brown Shrike, Clamorous Reed Warbler, Brahminy Starling, Rosy Starling, Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark, Oriental Skylark Spotted Deer, Grey Langer, Mugger Crocodile
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