Lester Perera 
Not a new entity to birding and wildlife tourism in Sri Lanka, for over four decades of 
enthusiasm and dedication his reputation goes beyond the shores of Sri Lanka. His professional
tour leading career, as a birder for over two decades in south Asia has taken him to many 
wildlife and birding destinations. He has led tours for many top wildlife tour companies and 
traversed the length and breadth of India for over two decades, as well as his home land 
Sri Lanka. Lester could be considered a fanatical birder and overall naturalist as well. 
He is possibly the most reputed bird artist in Sri Lanka as well, with over a dozen solo 
exhibitions in Sri Lanka and many of his works in private collections too.
A devout wildlife sound recordist, his collection exceeds 
over 450 recordings of rare and not so common bird species from all over India, Thailand, 
Andaman Islands and Taiwan as well. Some of his recordings of Indian birds are included in 
an e-Book of Helm Field Guides: Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (2012).
He is a member of the Rarities and Records Committee of the Ceylon Bird Club apart from being 
a member in many other nature societies and clubs. He has published his work and contributed to many journals and articles with his writing as 
well as his artwork.


Lester Perera 
Environmentalist, Birding Tour Organiser & Leader, Renowned Bird Artist
Srilanka