Wildlife of Kumana National Park
national park · Sri Lanka
Kumana National Park is a national park in Sri Lanka covering about 294 km². Our database links 3 mammals and 195 birds species to it.
What wildlife can you see at Kumana National Park?
At least 3 mammal and 195 bird species are recorded at Kumana National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Painted Stork, Black-necked Stork, Lesser Adjutant, Spot-billed Pelican and Eurasian Spoonbill.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Roof Rat 4 rec.
- Leopard · listed by our guide
- Asian Elephant · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Asian Green Bee-eater 175 rec.
- Indian Peafowl 170 rec.
- Painted Stork 165 rec.
- Spotted Dove 158 rec.
- Malabar Pied-Hornbill 154 rec.
- White-throated Kingfisher 151 rec.
- Red-wattled Lapwing 151 rec.
- Black-headed Ibis 144 rec.
- Common Myna 142 rec.
- Indian Robin 134 rec.
- Oriental Darter 133 rec.
- Black-winged Stilt 130 rec.
- Gray Heron 127 rec.
- Red-vented Bulbul 127 rec.
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl 123 rec.
- Brahminy Kite 123 rec.
- Little Egret 118 rec.
- Crested Serpent-Eagle 118 rec.
- Spot-billed Pelican 116 rec.
- Oriental Magpie-Robin 113 rec.
- Eurasian Spoonbill 112 rec.
- Great Egret 111 rec.
- White-browed Bulbul 107 rec.
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle 105 rec.
- Common Kingfisher 104 rec.
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle 103 rec.
- Purple Heron 103 rec.
- Indian Pond-Heron 100 rec.
- Asian Openbill 100 rec.
- Crested Treeswift 99 rec.
165 more birds on the full list.
Nearby wildlife sites
- Yala Strict Nature Reserve 13 km · 222 species
- Yala National Park 21 km · 348 species
- Kudumbigala Panama Sanctuary 23 km · 166 species
- Great and Little Basses FMA 26 km · 209 species
- Katagamuwa Sanctuary 34 km · 164 species
- Kataragama Sanctuary 37 km · 121 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Kumana National Park in our Sri Lanka guide.
2 species are listed for this place by our own guides.
GBIF download for Sri Lanka: doi:10.15468/dl.uu8hcd.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.