Detailed Birding Itinerary
Day 1
Day 1 - Arrival in Sinharaja Rainforest Sri Lanka
SCHEDULE
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Arrival to Sinharaja.
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Check in to the campsite / hotel.
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Birding trail by the border of the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in the evening.
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Dinner and overnight stay at the campsite / hotel.
Sinharaja rainforest has been designated as a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and also a Biodiversity Hotspot by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). All these titles are highlighting the importance of the forest reserve in terms of its exceptional biodiversity as well as its fragility. Birding in Sinharaja is particularly interesting because it is home to 95% of the endemic birds of Sri Lanka!
Day 2
Day 2 - Sinharaja Forest Reserve (FB)
SCHEDULE
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Early breakfast at the campsite / hotel.
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Full day bird watching trail in Sinharaja Forest Reserve with packed lunch.
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Lunch to be taken in a suitable location.
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On conclusion, return back to the campsite / hotel.
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Dinner & overnight stay at the campsite / hotel.
Today, enjoy a full day birding trail in the beautiful Sinharaja rainforest that is home to wet lowland forest birds including many endemic species. Depending on your interest, our guide will help you to identify many butterflies, dragonflies, reptiles and forest mammals too.
A specialty of this forest are the world’s largest mixed-species bird flocks, averaging up to 42 individual species. The endemic birds of this region include the Sri Lanka junglefowl, Sri Lanka spurfowl, Sri Lanka green-billed coucal, Sri Lanka hanging parakeet, Sri Lanka layard’s parakeet, Sri Lanka red-faced malkoha, Sri Lanka blue magpie, Sri Lanka white-faced starling, crested drongo, serendib scopes owl, Sri Lanka spot winged thrush and Sri Lanka scaly thrush. Also, greater flameback woodpecker, Oriental dwarf kingfisher, plum-headed parakeet, Oriental scopes owl, and emerald dove can be found in Sinharaja. During the migratory season, Indian pitta, Indian blue robin, brown-breasted flycatcher, brown flycatcher and large-billed leaf warbler join in the diverse avifauna of Sinharaja.
"Excellent birding guide-Devaka is very knowledgeable & able to keep us spot ,identify & understand birds/His great kind nature was very helpful/The driver was very responsible and careful person."
Aroor Moorthy
