Key Biodiversity Areas

Yala (15329)
Sri Lanka, Asia

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesGallus lafayetiiSri Lanka JunglefowlLC2004link-icon
AvesLeptoptilos javanicusLesser AdjutantVU2004link-icon
AvesAnhinga melanogasterOriental DarterNT2004link-icon
AvesPelecanus philippensisSpot-billed PelicanVU2004link-icon
AvesPellorneum fuscocapillusBrown-capped BabblerLC2004link-icon
AvesThreskiornis melanocephalusBlack-headed IbisNT2004link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Yala. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 12, 2025.