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Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve This is an IBA in danger! 


IBA Criteria

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
Giant Coua Coua gigas LC resident 1996 present A3
Running Coua Coua cursor LC resident 1996 present A2, A3
Olive-capped Coua Coua olivaceiceps LC resident 1996 present A3
Archbold's Newtonia Newtonia archboldi LC resident 1996 present A2, A3
Lafresnaye's Vanga Xenopirostris xenopirostris NT resident 1996 present A2, A3
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata LC resident 1996 present A3
Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides LC resident 1996 present A2, A3
Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava LC resident 1996 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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IBA Monitoring

Most recent IBA monitoring assessment
Year of assessment Threat score (pressure) Condition score (state) Action score (response)
2017 very high unfavourable low
Was the whole site covered? No State assessed by Habitat
Accuracy of information medium

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%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Biological resource use logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: large scale happening now whole area/population (>90%) moderate to rapid deterioration very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat Habitat Detail Reference Area (ha) Actual Area (ha) % of habitat remaining % of carrying capacity (overall) Result
Forest 0 0 moderate (70-90%) moderate (70-90%) unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation Management Planning Conservation Action Result
Unknown A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species Unknown low
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IBA Protection

Protected Area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)
Bezaha Mahafaly Special Reserve 454 protected area contained by site 454

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
hunting -
nature conservation and research -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.