Birds study group by Nilantha Vishvanath

Sri Lanka is a birds paradise with 435 resident species. There are 26 endemic birds of Sri Lanka including suggested 3 species. The winter migrants come from distant Siberia and western Europe. The reservoirs attract vast number of water birds. The forests attract many other species. There are many birds sanctuaries across the little island 270 km by 140 km in size.

Most of these birds are found in the low land and high lands in the wet zone. Kitulgala, Sinharaja Rain Forest, Horton Planes, Bellanwila and Muthurajawela are few major locations in the wet zone.