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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
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	VU	winter (2004)	unknown	A4i

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-	Salt marshes

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Periyakalapuwa mouth (Sri Lanka). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/periyakalapuwa-mouth-iba-sri-lanka on 27/12/2024.