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 Bundala
National Park
Comprising of scrub jungle bordering the sea, the park stretches along
the coast east of Hambantota. The beach is an important nesting site
for turtles.
Wildlife includes elephants, spotted deer, grey langur, jackal, water
monitor, crocodiles, the olive ridley and leatherback turtles, the
hawksbill and green turtles.
Among the 150 species of birds found here are the Flamingo, Brown-capped
Babbler, Ceylon Junglefowl, Cattle Egret, Median Egret, Large Egret,
Openbill, Spoonbill, Glossy Ibis, Black-winged Stilt, Yellow-wattled
Lapwing, etc. Migrants include Asiatic Golden Plover, Grey Plover,
Lesser Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover, Kentish Plover, Marsh Sandpiper,
Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, etc.
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