Kumana National Park in Sri Lanka is renowned for its avifauna, particularly its large flocks of migratory waterfowl and wading birds. The park is 391 kilometres (243 mi) southeast of Colombo on Sri Lanka’s southeastern coast.Kumana is contiguous with Yala National Park. it is also home to some famous mammals with the likes of elephants, leopards and deer etc. to be found roaming around inside the national park. It’s said that some rare birds were spotted in the lake and tourists love to witness their existence.
Kumana National Park is fed by “Kumbukkan Oya” and most of the birds that nest at Kumana use this mangrove swamp during May & June to raise their young. The pelican is the most common while the rarest bird spotted here is the black necked stork.