Colombo wakes up to the dawn chorus of hundreds of birds that live in the city. Their high-pitched avian symphony is louder than that of their country-dwelling cousins in order to be heard above the urban din. Considering Colombo’s dense layout and constant hustle and bustle, this other world at the heart of the city is not immediately noticeable. But its wetlands, urban forest, fresh water bodies and two sanctuaries provide a home to more than 110 species of bird out of a total of 459 in the whole of Sri Lanka. Nature is not far away and the birds are at your doorstep – and since they’re used to be being surrounded by people, we can get a close look while your Urban Birding Colombo.
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