Thalangama Tank - Bird Watching

Thalangama Tank situated between Kotte & Arukgoda area,this tank Establish during the era of king Parakramabahu VI (1551-1547 AD) uplift the pady cultivation this ancion city region,exactly 60 54’ 30 N and 790 55’ 0 E to 60 53’ 0 N and 790 58’ 0 E; 762830 N and 380312 E to 760975 N and 385833 E; in the Colombo District, of the Western Province,this complex is an important habit for wetland birds,Complex  is situated in the low country wet zone, annual rainfall between 2,000 – 2,500 mm, accomerdating mainly from the Southwest monsoon,avarage annual temperature of 28 C & relative humidity of 82%.
This water tand surounderd by the pady cultivated lands & grass lands, scrublands dominated by species such as Lantana,Macaranga peltata and Syzygium caryophyllatum ect,exotic folowers & fish commen seen here dut to human settlement surounderd,
Noteworthy reptiles include Lissemys punctata, and Xenochrophis piscator, while remnant populations of the endemic primate Trachypithecus vetulus, and other rare mammals such as Prionailurus viverrinus and Lutra lutra have been recorded around the tank.

Easy access to wetland - Come to Battaramulla in the suburbs of Colombo and get to Wewa para (Lake Road) via Akuregoda road or Sri Wickramasinghapura road, both are off the Battamualla