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Periyakadawela


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
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC winter (2004) unknown A4i

Habitats

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


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