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 Spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2 |
Green-billed Coucal Centropus chlororhynchos |
VU |
resident (2004) |
unknown |
A1, A2, A3 |
Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus |
VU |
resident (2004) |
unknown |
A1, A2, A3 |
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Sri Lanka Hanging-parrot Loriculus beryllinus |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus |
VU |
resident (2004) |
unknown |
A1, A2, A3 |
White-throated Flowerpecker Dicaeum vincens |
NT |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
1926 |
Yagirala
|
Reserved Forest (Ib) |
75 |
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
- |
Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yagirala (Sri Lanka). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yagirala-iba-sri-lanka on 24/12/2024.