Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a national park in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Yosemite National Park in the United States. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... World Heritage Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1945. ...

View from the Blue Magpie Lodge

The hilly virgin rainforest, part of the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests ecoregion, was saved from the worst of commercial logging by its inaccessibility, and was designated a World Biosphere Reserve in 1978 and a World Heritage Site in 1889. The reserve's name translates as Lion King. Sinharaja, my picture This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Jimfbleak. ... Sinharaja, my picture This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Jimfbleak. ... An ecoregion is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ...

The reserve is only 21km from east to west, and a maximum of 7km from north to south, but it is a treasure-trove of endemic species, including trees, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. This article is about the ecological meaning of endemic. See also endemic (epidemiology). ... For other uses, see Amphibian (disambiguation). ...

Because of the dense vegetation, wildlife is not as easily seen as at dry zone national parks like Yala. There are no elephants, and the 15 or so leopards are rarely seen. The commonest larger mammal is the endemic Purple-faced Langur. Yala National Park, also known as Ruhuna, is an important national park on the south east coast of Sri Lanka. ... Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas recki † Stegodon † Mammuthus † Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of animals, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea. ... Binomial name Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) Leopards (Panthera pardus) are one of the four big cats of the genus Panthera. ... Binomial name Trachypithecus vetulus (Erxleben, 1777) The Purple-faced Langur (Trachypithecus vetulus), or Purple-faced Leaf Monkey, is a species of Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka. ...

Rainforest vegetation

An interesting phenomenon is that birds tend to move in mixed feeding flocks, invariably led by the fearless Greater Racket-tailed Drongo and the noisy Orange-billed Babbler. Of Sri Lanka's 26 endemic birds, the 20 rainforest species all occur here, including the elusive Red-faced Malkoha, Green-billed Coucal and Sri Lanka Blue Magpie. Sinharaja, my picture This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Jimfbleak. ... Sinharaja, my picture This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Jimfbleak. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Binomial name Dicrurus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1766 The Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus, is a medium-sized Asian bird. ... Binomial name Turdoides rufescens (Blyth, 1847) The Orange-billed Babbler, Turdoides rufescens, is an Old World babbler. ... Binomial name Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus (Pennant, 1769) The Red-faced Malkoha, Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin. ... Binomial name Centropus chlororhynchus Blyth, 1849 The Green-billed Coucal, Centropus chlororhynchus, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin. ... Binomial name Urocissa ornata (Wagler, 1829) The Sri Lanka Blue Magpie or Ceylon Magpie (Urocissa ornata) is a beautiful member of the Crow family living in the hill forests of Sri Lanka, where it is endemic. ...

Reptiles include the endemic Green Pit Viper and Hump-nosed Vipers, and there are a large variety of amphibians, especially tree frogs. Genera See text. ...

Invertebrates include the endemic Common Birdwing butterfly, and the inevitable leeches. Families Superfamily Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae Superfamily Papilionoidea: Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae A butterfly is a flying insect of the order Lepidoptera belonging to one of the superfamilies Hesperioidea (the skippers) and Papilionoidea (all other butterflies). ...

Common Birdwing