Helm Wildlife Guides: Birds of Sri Lanka

Birds of Sri Lanka provides photographic coverage of more than 320 species that regularly occur in the region, with each photo having been carefully selected to guide identification. This guide provides insight into songs and calls, behaviour, distribution and habitat. This is the perfect portable guide for travellers and birdwatchers visiting this spectacular and bird-rich destination.

Deepal Warakadoda is Sri Lanka’s leading ornithologist who made his name with his stunning 2002 discovery of the Serendib Scops Owl in Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja Forest, a species completely new to science - the holy grail for any birdwatcher.

Uditha Hettige is a tour leader and photographer, also based in Colombo, and Himesha Warakagoda is a biologist and author.