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Mundel Lake


IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Garganey Spatula querquedula LC winter (2004) unknown A4i
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis LC winter (2004) unknown A4i

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mundel Lake (Sri Lanka). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mundel-lake-iba-sri-lanka on 24/12/2024.