Sinharaja Rain Forest
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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.
 
       
   
  Hinipitigala Peak - 1,171 m
   
  Dotugala Peak - 769 m
   
  Mulawella Peak - 760 m
   
  Kosgulana 797 m
   
  Hinipitigala West 1170 m
   
  Hinipitigala East 1168 m
   
  Pathinigala 605 m
   
  Sinhagala 742 m
   
  Tibbotagala 904 m
   
  Kohilarambe 757 m
   
  Sinharaja Cave
   
  Professor Martin
   
   
     
 

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