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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
Giant Coua Coua gigas	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Running Coua Coua cursor	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Verreaux's Coua Coua verreauxi	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Olive-capped Coua Coua olivaceiceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis	NT	resident	1998	present	A1
Archbold's Newtonia Newtonia archboldi	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Red-shouldered Vanga Calicalicus rufocarpalis	VU	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Lafresnaye's Vanga Xenopirostris xenopirostris	NT	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Subdesert Brush-warbler Nesillas lantzii	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Littoral Rock-thrush Monticola imerina	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava	LC	resident	1998	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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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

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