Wildlife of Wilpattu National Park
national park · Sri Lanka
Wilpattu National Park is a national park in Sri Lanka covering about 1,338 km². Our database links 8 mammals and 219 birds species to it, and it features in 1 trip report.
What wildlife can you see at Wilpattu National Park?
At least 8 mammal and 219 bird species are recorded at Wilpattu National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Leopard, Sloth Bear, Asian Elephant, Sambar and Chital.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Chital 17 rec.
- Water Buffalo 3 rec.
- Ruddy Mongoose 3 rec.
- Golden Jackal 3 rec.
- Leopard · listed by our guide
- Sloth Bear · listed by our guide
- Asian Elephant · listed by our guide
- Sambar · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Indian Peafowl 838 rec.
- Asian Green Bee-eater 768 rec.
- Sri Lanka Junglefowl 754 rec.
- Red-wattled Lapwing 707 rec.
- Spotted Dove 670 rec.
- White-throated Kingfisher 665 rec.
- Crested Serpent-Eagle 654 rec.
- Malabar Pied-Hornbill 641 rec.
- Painted Stork 616 rec.
- Red-vented Bulbul 584 rec.
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 544 rec.
- Black-winged Stilt 543 rec.
- Oriental Darter 540 rec.
- Indian Pond-Heron 524 rec.
- Oriental Magpie-Robin 517 rec.
- Little Cormorant 516 rec.
- Common Kingfisher 511 rec.
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork 509 rec.
- Indian Robin 503 rec.
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher 496 rec.
- Great Egret 495 rec.
- Brahminy Kite 491 rec.
- Common Myna 488 rec.
- Asian Emerald Dove 480 rec.
- Little Egret 479 rec.
- Gray Heron 466 rec.
- Black-hooded Oriole 459 rec.
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater 458 rec.
- Brown-headed Barbet 454 rec.
- Green Imperial-Pigeon 447 rec.
189 more birds on the full list.
Trip reports from Wilpattu National Park
- Sri Lanka Mammal Watching Trip Report, March 2011: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Wilpattu National Park in our Sri Lanka guide.
4 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.