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Neugalkanda


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
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 White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis LC resident (2000) present A2, A3
Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus LC resident (2000) present A2, A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Moist deciduous forest (tropical)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Neugalkanda (Sri Lanka). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/neugalkanda-iba-sri-lanka on 25/12/2024.