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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Sri Lanka Woodpigeon Columba torringtoniae	VU	resident	2004	unknown	A1, A2, A3
Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum	NT	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Sri Lanka Hanging-parrot Loriculus beryllinus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Emerald-collared Parakeet Nicopsitta calthrapae	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata	VU	resident	2004	unknown	A1, A2, A3
Sri Lanka Warbler Elaphrornis palliseri	NT	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys	NT	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera	NT	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus	NT	resident	2000	present	A2, A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Munamalpelessa	Reserved Forest	227	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Knuckles	Conservation Forest	31,305	protected area overlaps with site	0
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	55,012	protected area overlaps with site	11,824

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical), Hill evergreen forest (subtropical)	-
Grassland		-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Knuckles Range (Knuckles IBA). Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/02/2023.