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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

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1938	Wirawila - Tissa	Sanctuary	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Artificial wetlands	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wirawila Tank (Sri Lanka). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wirawila-tank-iba-sri-lanka on 23/11/2024.