MG020
Loza Bay wetlands


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 1999 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Madagascar Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides CR resident 1997 2-3 breeding pairs A1, A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1999).


Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loza Bay wetlands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loza-bay-wetlands-iba-madagascar on 30/11/2023.