LK068
Bundala complex


IBA Justification

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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii LC resident 2000 present A2
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident 2004 unknown A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis NT resident 2004 unknown A1, A4i
Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus LC resident 2000 present A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown 2004 min 20,000 individuals A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1942 Pallemalala Sanctuary 11
1969 Bundala National Park 81
1990 Bundala Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 81
2005 Bundala UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 46

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Thorn forest (tropical) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bundala complex (Sri Lanka). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bundala-complex-iba-sri-lanka on 22/11/2024.