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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
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)
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)	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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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.