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Sinharaja Rain Forest
World Heritage Site
This is Sri Lanka's most important rainforest. The forest has tall
trees growing in close proximity, but winding paths make it easy to
walk along the forest floor. It is inhabited by water monitors,
torque macaques, leopards, giant squirrels, purple-faced leaf
monkeys and leeches. Bird life includes Ceylon Spurfowl, Ceylon
Junglefowl, Ceylon Wood Pigeon, Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Layard's
Parakeet, Red-faced Malkoha, Green-billed Coucal, Chestnut-backed
Owlet, Ceylon Grey Hornbill, Yellow-fronted Barbet, Ceylon Small
Barbet, Black-capped Bulbul, Spotted-winged Thrush, Brown-capped
Babbler, Orange-billed Babbler, Ashy-headed Laughing-Thrush, Ceylon
Blue Magpie, Ceylon White-headed Starling, Ceylon Hill Munia, Ceylon
Hill Myna, Malabar Trogon, Black Bulbul, Indian Scimitar Babbler,
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Green Imperial Pigeon, Velvet-fronted
Nuthatch and Yellow-browned Bulbul.
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Hinipitigala Peak - 1,171 m |
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Dotugala Peak - 769 m |
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Mulawella Peak - 760 m |
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Kosgulana 797 m |
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Hinipitigala West 1170 m |
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Hinipitigala East 1168 m |
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Pathinigala 605 m |
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Sinhagala 742 m |
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Tibbotagala 904 m |
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Kohilarambe 757 m |
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Sinharaja Cave |
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Professor Martin |
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