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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
Meller's Duck Anas melleri	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii	EN	resident	1998	present	A1
Madagascar Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue Coua Coua caerulea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Madagascar Wood-rail Mentocrex kioloides	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata	NT	resident	1998	present	A1
Madagascar Pond-heron Ardeola idae	EN	breeding	1998	present	A1
Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii	VU	resident	1998	present	A1
Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Pitta-like Ground-roller Atelornis pittoides	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Nuthatch Vanga Hypositta corallirostris	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Helmet Vanga Euryceros prevostii	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Pollen's Vanga Xenopirostris polleni	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Bernier's Vanga Oriolia bernieri	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Wedge-tailed Tetraka Hartertula flavoviridis	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-crowned Tetraka Xanthomixis cinereiceps	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Forest Rock-thrush Monticola sharpei	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Forest Fody Foudia omissa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Bezavona	Classified Forest	56,427	is identical to site	56,427

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bezavona Classified Forest. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bezavona-classified-forest-iba-madagascar on 30/09/2023.