Wildlife of Udawalawe National Park
national park · Sri Lanka
Udawalawe National Park is a national park in Sri Lanka covering about 293 km². Our database links 8 mammals and 253 birds species to it.
What wildlife can you see at Udawalawe National Park?
At least 8 mammal and 253 bird species are recorded at Udawalawe National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Asian Elephant, Chital, Crested Serpent-Eagle and Indian Peafowl.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Asian Elephant 24 rec.
- Chital 19 rec.
- Water Buffalo 17 rec.
- Golden Jackal 10 rec.
- Indian Palm Squirrel 5 rec.
- Tufted Gray Langur 4 rec.
- Ruddy Mongoose 3 rec.
- Asian Wild Buffalo · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Indian Peafowl 1,288 rec.
- Asian Green Bee-eater 1,215 rec.
- Spotted Dove 1,177 rec.
- Red-vented Bulbul 1,107 rec.
- Red-wattled Lapwing 1,015 rec.
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 1,003 rec.
- Common Myna 988 rec.
- Indian Robin 967 rec.
- Barn Swallow 941 rec.
- Painted Stork 940 rec.
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater 897 rec.
- White-throated Kingfisher 879 rec.
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle 871 rec.
- Yellow-billed Babbler 868 rec.
- Indian Pond-Heron 861 rec.
- Gray Heron 855 rec.
- Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon 832 rec.
- Brahminy Kite 831 rec.
- Plain Prinia 809 rec.
- Coppersmith Barbet 809 rec.
- Brown Shrike 803 rec.
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle 789 rec.
- Large-billed Crow 781 rec.
- White-browed Fantail 758 rec.
- Great Egret 730 rec.
- Paddyfield Pipit 700 rec.
- Little Egret 690 rec.
- Malabar Pied-Hornbill 686 rec.
- Brown-headed Barbet 686 rec.
- Black-winged Stilt 683 rec.
223 more birds on the full list.
Nearby wildlife sites
- Lunugamvehera National Park 34 km · 239 species
- Ussangoda 39 km · 56 species
- Horton Plains National Park 41 km · 225 species
- Kataragama Sanctuary 53 km · 121 species
- Katagamuwa Sanctuary 56 km · 164 species
- Galway's Land National Park 60 km · 126 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Udawalawe National Park in our Sri Lanka guide.
1 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.