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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
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	resident	2004	unknown	A1, A4i

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove forest (tropical)	-
Wetlands (inland)	Salt marshes	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jafna Lagoon (Sri Lanka). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jafna-lagoon-iba-sri-lanka on 25/11/2024.