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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
Yellow-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus	LC	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	Namunukula	Conservation Forest	36

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: Namunukula (Sri Lanka). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/namunukula-iba-sri-lanka on 22/11/2024.