Current view: Data table and detailed info
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
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
Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
LC
resident
2000
present
A2, A3
Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
LC
resident
2000
present
A2, A3
Ashy-fronted Babbler Argya cinereifrons
VU
resident
2004
unknown
A1, A2, A3
White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus
VU
resident
2004
unknown
A1, A2, A3
Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys
NT
resident
2000
present
A2, A3
Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
NT
resident
2000
present
A2, A3
White-throated Flowerpecker Dicaeum vincens
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.
For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here
Protected Area
Designation
Area (ha)
Relationship with IBA
Overlap with IBA (ha)
Nakiyadeniya
Conservation Forest
1,196
protected area contained by site
0
Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya (KDN)
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
20,139
protected area overlaps with site
0
Kanneliya
Reserved Forest
250
protected area contained by site
0
Dediyagala
Reserved Forest
3,866
protected area contained by site
0
IUCN Habitat
Habitat detail
Extent (% of site)
Forest
Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical)
-
For further information about the habitat classification please click
here .
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Nakiyadeniya / Kanneliya / Dediyagala. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 23/03/2023.