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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1999

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Meller's Duck Anas melleri	EN	resident	1999	present	A1, A3
Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii	EN	resident	-	present	A1
Madagascar Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana	LC	resident	1999	present	A2, A3
Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Blue Coua Coua caerulea	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Madagascar Wood-rail Mentocrex kioloides	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Madagascar Serpent-eagle Eutriorchis astur	EN	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii	VU	resident	-	present	A1
Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus	VU	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Scaly Ground-roller Geobiastes squamiger	VU	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Pitta-like Ground-roller Atelornis pittoides	LC	resident	1999	present	A1, A3
Rufous-headed Ground-roller Atelornis crossleyi	NT	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Nuthatch Vanga Hypositta corallirostris	LC	resident	1999	present	A2, A3
Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi	LC	resident	1999	present	A1, A3
Bernier's Vanga Oriolia bernieri	EN	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Green Jery Neomixis viridis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Madagascar Grassbird Bradypterus seebohmi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys	LC	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops	LC	resident	1999	present	A1, A3
Forest Rock-thrush Monticola sharpei	LC	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Forest Fody Foudia omissa	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

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

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sihanaka Forest. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6572 on 09/06/2023.