Join real fieldwork inside a protected area that holds every endemic bird species in Sri Lanka.
The Peak Wilderness Protected Area complex offers a rare density of flora and fauna — birds, fish, mammals, butterflies, dragonflies and reptiles, including endemic and threatened species, some found nowhere else on the island.
It is an important bird site by any measure. The complex is home to all 33 of Sri Lanka’s endemic bird species, making it possibly the only place where all of them co-exist. A total of 162 bird species have been recorded here, including 19 migrants.
Guests who join this programme work alongside our team on live records — logging what is flowering, what is calling, and what is moving through.
Transect walks and fixed-point counts, mostly at dawn.
Species logs, flowering records and field notes.
Students, researchers and serious amateur naturalists.
All 33 endemic bird species; 162 species recorded overall.
All 33 endemics recorded here, plus 19 migrant species across a total of 162.
Snakes, agamids and geckos, including species restricted to this part of the island.
Notes tied to elevation, canopy cover and the stream systems that shape them.
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A team of scientists, conservationists and environmental specialists working on eco-living practices, environmental conservation, and sustainable agro-leisure in Sri Lanka’s Peak Wilderness.