Dominic Couzens travelled around Sri Lanka on a bird-watching tour. His itinerary included a rainforest where you can see all 33 of the island's unique bird species.

Travel; Travel reviews; Elephants, crocodiles and bird-watching in wild and scenic Sri Lanka A wild Indian elephant and her young, croc-spotting, drinking tea at 3,400ft and the Temple of the Tooth ...

Have you ever seen a slender bird dressed in green, flying silently through the trees? And wandered who that green beauty was ...

Sri Lanka’s civil war lasted 26 years, coming to an end in 2009. But the country’s birds haven’t forgotten. “There were many incidents reported, while growing up in Sri Lanka, of landmines ...

Bundala provides a tranquil environment for bird enthusiasts, with a diverse list of species of birdlife that include grebes, cormorants and darters, herons and bitterns, ducks and geese, snipe ...

In contrast, A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka is much more compact and focuses on the commoner birds. It is a portable book in a pocket size (18 cm tall, 13cm wide) and affordable.

Sri Lanka teems with exotic wildlife, from big cats to the shy slender loris – and with the country welcoming tourists once more, now is the time to visit. Jump to content.

Sri Lanka’s largest city, Colombo, is home to the only known urban population of fishing cats throughout their global range. Using tracking data, scientists are studying how these felines, about ...

Travel essentials: Sri Lanka * Mike Unwin was a guest of World Big Cat Safaris (01273 691 642; worldbigcatsafaris.com ) and the Sri Lanka Tourist Board (0845 880 6333; srilanka.travel ).