Nature plays a significant role in Sri Lanka’s tourism economy, and it goes well beyond popular parks and wildlife tourism focused on keystone species such as elephants and leopards it’s known for to ...

Nesting season for Sri Lanka’s birds, which runs from February to May and coincides with the start of the monsoon, often sees chicks falling out of nests, being orphaned, or attacked. Sri Lanka also ...

Sri Lanka’s civil war lasted 26 years, coming to an end in 2009. But the country’s birds haven’t forgotten. “There were many incidents reported, while growing up in Sri Lanka, of landmines causing ...

Map of the region -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- How to use this book -- Plumage terminology -- Glossary -- The Indian subcontinent -- Conservation -- Family summaries -- Species accounts and ...