Kumana is a bird sanctuary. It is 391 kms southeast of Colombo and near the Hambantota City. The annual rainfall is 1300 mm and annual temperature ia 27.3 degrees Celsius. The southern boundary of the park is Kumbukkan Oya. There about 20 lagoons and tanks. Kumana is one of the most important bird nesting and breeding grounds in Sri Lanka.
There are 255 species of birds identified in the national park. Thousands of birds migrate to the Kumana annually. Some of the birds that you can see,
Blach-necked stork
Lesser adjutant
Eurasian spoonbill
great thich-knee
waterfowl
pintail snipes
And also there are mugger crocldile, Indian flap-shelled turtle, Indian Black turtle and mammals such as golden jackal, wild boar, elephant, European otter and fishing cat.
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