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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Sri Lanka Woodpigeon Columba torringtoniae	VU	resident	2004	unknown	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata	VU	resident	2004	unknown	A1, A2, A3
Sri Lanka Warbler Elaphrornis palliseri	NT	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera	NT	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus	NT	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush Myophonus blighi	EN	resident	2004	unknown	A1, A2, A3
Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra	VU	winter	2004	unknown	A1

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Hakgala	Forest Reserve	56
1938	Hakgala	Strict Natural Reserve	62
2008	Kandapola	Conservation Forest	11

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Hill evergreen forest (subtropical)	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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