Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 Woodpigeon Columba torringtoniae |
VU |
resident (2004) |
unknown |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum |
NT |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata |
VU |
resident (2004) |
unknown |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Sri Lanka Warbler Elaphrornis palliseri |
NT |
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 |
| Ashy-fronted Babbler Argya cinereifrons |
VU |
resident (2004) |
unknown |
A1, A2, A3 |
| White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus |
VU |
resident (2004) |
unknown |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Spot-winged Thrush Geokichla spiloptera |
NT |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus |
NT |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush Myophonus blighi |
EN |
resident (2004) |
unknown |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra |
VU |
winter (2004) |
unknown |
A1 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
- |
Hill evergreen forest (subtropical) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nuwara-eliya-iba-sri-lanka on 25/12/2024.
