Kaudulla National Park
Basic ecotouristic information on Kaudulla National Park (Sri Lanka) which can be visited together with Albatros Travel and Expeditions - localization, access, characteristic, fauna and flora, possible activities.
Localization
East of Sri Lanka
Access
Easy
Characteristic
6900 ha; Flat area situated in a dry zone of Sri Lanka. Park is situated around the ancient Kaudulla tank.Typical ecosystems: dry evergreen scrub forest, grasslands, water ecosystems connected with the water tank.
Fauna + Flora
Mammals:
24 mammals species
Primates - Old World Monkeys (Cercopithecidae): Grey Langur; Purple-faced Leaf Monkey; Toque Macaque
Rodents - Squirrels (Sciuridae): Indian Palm Squirrel
Carnivores - Bears (Ursidae): Sloth Bear
- Mongoose (Herpestidae): Roody Mongoose
- Cats (Felidae): Fishing Cat; Rusty-spotted Cat; Leoprad
Elephants - Elephants (Elephantidae): Asian Elephant
Even-toed ungulates - Pigs (Suidae): wild boar
- Deers (Cervidae): Sambar Deer; Spotted Deer
Birds:
160 bird species
Pelecaniformes - Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoarcidae): Indian Cormorant; Little Cormorant
- Pelicans (Pelecanidae): Spot-billed Pelican
Ciconiiformes - Herons, Egrets and Bitterns (Ardeidae): Cattle Egret; Great Egret; Little Egret; Grey Heron; Purple Heron; Indian Pond-Heron
- Storks (Ciconiidae): Lesser Adjutant; Asian Openbill; Painted Stork; Woolly-necked Stork
- Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae): Black-headed Ibis; Eurasian Spoonbill
Anseriformes - Gees, Swans and Ducks (Anatidae): Cotton Pygmy-Goose; Garganey; Lesser Whistling-Duck
Birds of Prey - Hawks, Eagles, Buzzards, Kites and Old World Vultures (Accipitridae): Grey-headed Fish Eagle; White-bellied Fish-Eagle; Black-winged Kite; Brahminy Kite; Crested Serpent-Eagle; Shikra
Galliformes - Partridges, Pheasants and Quails (Phasianidae): Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl; Indian Peafowl; Blue-breasted Quail
Gruiformes - Buttonquails and Hemipodes (Turnicidae): Barred Buttonquail
- Rails, Crakes, Coots and Gallinules (Rallidae): White-breasted Crake; Purple Swamphen
Charadriiformes - Jacanas (Jacanidae): Pheasant-tailed Jacana
- Painted Snipes (Rostratulidae): Great Painted-Snipe
- Wading Birds (Scolopacidae): Black-tailed Godwit; Marsh Sandpiper; Wood Sandpiper; Ruddy Turnstone
- Plovers (Charadriidae): Kentish Plover; Little Ringed Plover
- Thick-knees, Dikkops and Stone Curlews (Burhinidae): Eurasian Thick-Knee
- Terns (Sternidae): Little Tern
Columbiformes - Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae): Rock Pigeon; Spotted Dove
Psittaciformes - Parrots (Psittacidae): Rose-ringed Parakeet; Ceylon Hanging-Parrot
Cuculiformes - Cuckoos, Anis, Coucals and Roadrunners (Cuculidae): Asian Koel; Blue-faced Malkoha
Goatsuckers - Nightjars (Caprimulgidae): Indian Nightjar
Apodiformes - Swifts (Apodidae): Indian Swiftlet
Coraciiformes - Kingfishers (Alcedinidae): Common Kingfisher; White-throated Kingfisher
- Bee-eaters (Meropidae): Green Bee-Eater
- Hornbills (Bucerotidae): Ceylon Grey Hornbill; Malabar Pied-Hornbill
Piciformes - Barbets (Capitonidae): Brown-headed Barbet; Crimson-fronted Barbet
- Woodpeckers, Wrynecks and Piculets (Picidae): Black-rumped Flameback
Perching Birds - Larks (Alaudidae): Rufous-winged Bush-Lark
- Crows and Jays (Corvidae): House Crow; Jungle Crow
- Helmet Shrikes (Prionopidae): Common Wood Shrike
- Drongos (Dicruridae): White-bellied Drongo
- Trushes and Chats (Turdidae): Oriental Magpie-Robin; Indian Robin
- Fantails (Rhipiduridae): White-browed Fantail
- Starlings (Sturnidae): Common Mynah
- Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae): Paddy-field Pipit
- Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae): Red-vented Bulbul
- Leafbirds (Chloropseidae): Golden-fronted Leafbird
- Ioras (Aegithinidae): Common Iora
- Sunbirds (Nectariniidae): Loten's Sunbird; Purple Sunbird
- Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae): Pale-billed Flowerpecker
- Babblers (Timaliidae): Brown-capped Babbler; Dark-fronted Babbler; Yellow-billed Babbler
- Old World Warblers (Sylviidae): Grey-breasted Prinia; Jungle Prinia; Common Tailorbird
- Old World Orioles (Oriolidae): Black-hooded Oriole
- Waxbills, Mannikins, Munias and allied (Estrildidae): Black-headed Munia; Scaly-breasted Munia
- Sparrows (Passeridae): House Sparrow
Possible activities
Wildlife jeep riding safari through the park; catamaran sailing on the water tank
Note
The newest Sri Lanka national park - opened in 2002.
Best time to visit VIII-XII
Picture - source flicker.com
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