Zoo

Pinnawala Open Zoo

Q: Where is Pinnawala Open Zoo?

Sri Lanka. Pinnawala Open Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Sri Lanka. Its coordinates are 7.301° N, 80.388° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Horton Plains National Park, about 72 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Pinnawala Open Zoo?

8 species. Citizen-science photos record 8 species at Pinnawala Open Zoo, including Greater Flamingo, Red Junglefowl, Helmeted Guineafowl, Swan Goose and Muscovy Duck. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Pinnawala Open Zoo in the wild?

Greater Flamingo: Camargue. Some of the animals photographed at Pinnawala Open Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Greater Flamingo (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Camargue), Red Junglefowl (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kaziranga National Park) and Helmeted Guineafowl (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Meru National Park).

Q: When did Pinnawala Open Zoo open?

Opened 2015. Pinnawala Open Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Sri Lanka, opened in 2015, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 8 species are photographed there.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Sri Lanka 8 spp. present

Pinnawala Open Zoo (also called Pinnawala Zoo: Sinhala: පින්නවල සත්වෝද්‍යානය) is a zoological garden in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka, which is situated closer to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. The zoo was opened for public on 17 April 2015. This is the first open-air zoo in Sri Lanka and second zoo in Sri Lanka after Dehiwala zoo. The zoo was opened for the visitors free of charge from 17 – 30 of April 2015. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

7.301° N 80.388° E

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

2015

Size

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Phoenicopterus roseus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Camargue+ 22 more parks

Gallus gallus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Kaziranga National Park+ 24 more parks

Numida meleagris

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Meru National Park+ 56 more parks

Anser cygnoides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Wadden Sea National Park

Cairina moschata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Lago de Yojoa+ 64 more parks

LC Endemic

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Flinders Ranges National Park+ 8 more parks

Elephas maximus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 24 more parks · Nearby records

Strigidae

Daily sighting probability —

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Before you go

Where is Pinnawala Open Zoo?

Sri Lanka

Pinnawala Open Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Sri Lanka. Its coordinates are 7.301° N, 80.388° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Horton Plains National Park, about 72 km away.

What animals can you see at Pinnawala Open Zoo?

8 species

Citizen-science photos record 8 species at Pinnawala Open Zoo, including Greater Flamingo, Red Junglefowl, Helmeted Guineafowl, Swan Goose and Muscovy Duck. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Pinnawala Open Zoo in the wild?

Greater Flamingo: Camargue

Some of the animals photographed at Pinnawala Open Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Greater Flamingo (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Camargue), Red Junglefowl (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kaziranga National Park) and Helmeted Guineafowl (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Meru National Park).

When did Pinnawala Open Zoo open?

Opened 2015

Pinnawala Open Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Sri Lanka, opened in 2015, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 8 species are photographed there.