The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Sri Lanka Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A2, A3 |
Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A2 |
Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos | VU | resident | 2004 | unknown | A1, 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 |
Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A2, A3 |
Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys | NT | resident | 2000 | present | A2, A3 |
White-throated Flowerpecker Dicaeum vincens | NT | resident | 2000 | present | A2, A3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Sinharaja National Heritage Wilderness Area | National Heritage Wilderness Area | 11,428 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Sinharaja Forest Reserve | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 8,864 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Sinharaja Forest Reserve | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 8,864 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Sinharaja | Reserved Forest | 6,485 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Kudumirishena | Conservation Forest | 50 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical) | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Morapitiya-Runakanda. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/morapitiya-runakanda-iba-sri-lanka on 30/11/2023.