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is Sri Lanka's oldest rainforest. The forest has tall trees growing
in close proximity, but winding paths make it easy to walk along the
forest floor. It is inhabited by water monitors, torque macaques,
leopards, giant squirrels, purple-faced leaf monkeys and leeches.
Bird life includes Ceylon Spurfowl, Ceylon Junglefowl, Ceylon Wood
Pigeon, Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Layard's Parakeet, Red-faced Malkoha,
Green-billed Coucal, Chestnut-backed Owlet, Ceylon Grey Hornbill,
Yellow-fronted Barbet, Ceylon Small Barbet, Black-capped Bulbul, Spotted-winged
Thrush, Brown-capped Babbler, Orange-billed Babbler, Ashy-headed Laughing-Thrush,
Ceylon Blue Magpie, Ceylon White-headed Starling, Ceylon Hill Munia,
Ceylon Hill Myna, Malabar Trogon, Black Bulbul, Indian Scimitar Babbler,
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Green Imperial Pigeon, Velvet-fronted
Nuthatch and Yellow-browned Bulbul.
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