Udawalawe National Park
- Wildlife Destinations
- December 15, 2023
Udawalawe National Park was created to provide sanctuary for wildlife displaced during the construction of the Udawalawe Reservoir on the Walawe River and to protect the reservoir’s catchment. The diverse habitat surrounding the reservoir includes marshes, the Walawe River, its tributaries, forests, and grasslands. The recorded species within the park span 94 plants, 21 fish, 12 amphibians, 33 reptiles, and 184 birds, along with 43 mammals. Additionally, the park is home to 135 species of butterflies among its invertebrates.
Possible Highlights
Spot-billed Pelican, Great Thick-knee, Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Barred Buttonquail, Asian Wooly-necked Stork, Lesser Adjutant, Painted Stork, Black-headed Ibis, Eurasian Spoonbill, Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon, Crested Serpent-Eagle, Changeable Hawk-Eagle, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Grey-headed Fish-Eagle, Black-winged Kite, Brown Fish-Owl, Jerdon’s Nightjar, Indian Nightjar, Crested Treeswift, Sri Lanka Swallow, Sirkeer Malkoha, Blue-faced Malkoha, Pied Cuckoo, Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Common Kingfisher, Asian Green Bee-eater, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, Indian Roller, Eurasian Hoopoe, Malabar Pied-Hornbill, Coppersmith Barbet, Brown-headed Barbet, Tawny-bellied Babbler, Yellow-eyed Babbler, Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, Red-backed Flameback, Indian Pitta, Indian Robin, Sri Lanka Woodshrike, Small Minivet, White-tailed Iora, Baya Weaver, Indian Siverbill, Jerdon’s Bushlark, Paddyfield Pipit, Jungle Prinia, Ashy Prinia, Plum-headed Parakeet Sri Lanka Leopard, Sloth Bear, Asian Elephant, Spotted Deer, Wild Water Buffalo, Grey Langer, Sri Lankan Jackal, Ruddy Mongoose, Indian Hare, Wild Boar, Sambar Deer, Mugger Crocodile, Land Monitor
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