Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata |
LC |
resident |
2000 |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii |
LC |
resident |
2000 |
present |
A2 |
| Sri Lanka Woodpigeon Columba torringtoniae |
VU |
resident |
2004 |
unknown |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos |
VU |
resident |
2004 |
unknown |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus |
VU |
resident |
2004 |
unknown |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum |
NT |
resident |
2000 |
present |
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 |
| Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus |
LC |
resident |
2000 |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens |
LC |
resident |
2000 |
present |
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 |
| Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera |
NT |
resident |
2000 |
present |
A2, A3 |
| White-throated Flowerpecker Dicaeum vincens |
NT |
resident |
2000 |
present |
A2, A3 |
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 |
| 2009 |
Horagolla 2
|
Reserved Forest |
1 |
| Habitat1 |
Habitat detail |
% of IBA |
| Forest |
Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical) |
- |
1.
IUCN Habitat classification.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kithulgala (Sri Lanka). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kithulgala-iba-sri-lanka on 22/11/2024.
