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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	LC	resident (2004)	unknown	A4i

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-	Artificial wetlands

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kumbuk Wewa (Sri Lanka). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kumbuk-wewa-iba-sri-lanka on 16/01/2025.