LK064
Nakiyadeniya / Kanneliya / Dediyagala


IBA Criteria

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.

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IBA Protection

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

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical) -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Nakiyadeniya / Kanneliya / Dediyagala. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/03/2023.