Sri Lankan Fauna

Sri Lanka’s compact island packs an outsized range of wildlife - leopards in Wilpattu, elephants in Yala, sloth bears in Kumana, mouse-deer in Sinharaja’s undergrowth, and hundreds of resident and migratory bird species across the dry and wet zones. Use the map below to explore documented observations, search by scientific, English, or Sinhala name, and tap any entry to fly to the spot.