Deepal Warakagoda | |
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| Born | 1965, Dominion of Ceylon |
| Organization(s) | Sri Lanka Nature Sounds [1], Bird and Wildlife Team [2], Ceylon Bird Club [3] |
| Known for | Discovery of Serendib Scops Owl (in 2001), Knowledge of country's bird fauna, Expertise in bird and wildlife tour leading, Sri Lanka Nature Sounds playlist [4] |
| Notable work | Helm Filed Guides: Birds of Sri Lanka (2012) [5], Helm Wildlife Guides: Birds of Sri Lanka (2022) [6], Birds of Sri Lanka - Sounds & Images [7], Birds of Sri Lanka - Habitat Edition 2017 [8] |
Deepal Warakagoda is a prominent Sri Lankan ornithologist. His early working career was in electronics, but since his childhood he has studied the island's bird fauna and for many years he has been working as a professional guide for birding and wildlife tours of the island. He is mostly known for his records as one of the few ornithologist who has seen the greatest amount of species in Sri Lanka. Deepal Warakagoda is also one of the major roles of the Ceylon Birds Club [9]. He works with great passion to educate on birdlife in Sri Lanka and its rich diversity of fauna in soundscapes of natural habitats, and their conservation [10], and has his own career experience for over 30 years [11].