{"id":8,"date":"2026-07-05T14:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T14:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluemagpietours.com:8085\/?post_type=at_tour&#038;p=8"},"modified":"2026-07-05T14:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T14:36:31","slug":"sinharaja-rainforest-birding-expedition","status":"publish","type":"at_tour","link":"https:\/\/bluemagpietours.com\/tours\/sinharaja-rainforest-birding-expedition\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinharaja Rainforest Birding Expedition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka is home to 34 endemic bird species, and this expedition is built around the crown jewel of them all: the dazzling <strong>Sri Lanka Blue Magpie<\/strong>, found only in the rainforests of Sinharaja. Over four days you&#8217;ll track mixed-species flocks with an expert ornithologist guide through primary rainforest, lowland wetlands, and the birding hotspots of Kitulgala.<\/p>\n\n<p>Beyond the Blue Magpie, expect sightings of the Green-billed Coucal, Sri Lanka Spurfowl, and a wealth of colourful residents \u2014 Bee-eaters, Kingfishers, Flycatchers and the ever-present Indian Peafowl.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"10\" src=\"http:\/\/bluemagpietours.com:8085\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-bee-eater-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Green Bee-eater\" class=\"wp-image-10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluemagpietours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-bee-eater-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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