| Location | KANDY |
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| Thinkstodocategory | Bird watching |
| Title | Bird watching, Udawatta Kele sanctuary |
| Name | Bird watching, Udawatta Kele sanctuary |
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| Id | 205 |
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| Created | 2/17/19, 4:15 AM |
<ul>Udawatta Kele sanctuary is a wet evergreen forest that contains a great variety of plant species, especially lianas, shrubs, and small trees covering 104 hectares. Sri Dalada Maligawa has bordered on Udawatta Kele sanctuary. <br>
<br>During the Kandyan period, Udawatta Kele was used as a pleasure garden and the pond in the forest was used for bathing. It was restricted to the royal family only. At present, the pond attracts many species of birds.<br>
<br>Common Kingfisher, Indian three-toed kingfisher, Stork-billed kingfisher, Common hill myna, Brown fish owl, Forest eagle owl, Wood owl, Tickell’s blue flycatcher, Green leaf & large-billed leaf warblers, Brown-capped babbler, Layard’s flycatcher, Paradise flycatcher, Crimson-backed woodpecker, Indian pitta, Yellow-fronted barbet, Ceylon lorikeet are most common birds in the sanctuary. </ul>