LK009
Periyakadawela


IBA Justification

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
Garganey Spatula querquedula LC winter 2004 unknown A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC winter 2004 unknown A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Artificial wetlands -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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 23/11/2024.