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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Madagascar Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus	LC	resident	1999	present	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	1999	present	A1
Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus	VU	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Pitta-like Ground-roller Atelornis pittoides	LC	resident	1999	present	A1, A3
Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-tailed Newtonia Newtonia fanovanae	VU	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, 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
Pollen's Vanga Xenopirostris polleni	NT	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Green Jery Neomixis viridis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Brown Emu-tail Bradypterus brunneus	LC	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, 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: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - intentional use: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - trend unknown/unrecorded	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest	Lowland forest - mixed moist evgn & semi-evgn	0	0	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Forest	Mid-altitude forest - transitional	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Forest	Montane forest - mixed	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Ankeniheny	Classified Forest	26,500	is identical to site	26,500

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Lowland forest - mixed moist evgn & semi-evgn, Mid-altitude forest - transitional, Montane forest - mixed	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ankeniheny Classified Forest. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.