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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
Meller's Duck Anas melleri	EN	resident	1993	present	A2, A3
Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii	EN	resident	1993	present	A1
Brown Mesite Mesitornis unicolor	VU	resident	1993	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Blue Coua Coua caerulea	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Madagascar Wood-rail Mentocrex kioloides	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata	NT	resident	1993	present	A1
Madagascar Marsh-harrier Circus macrosceles	EN	resident	1993	present	A1
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis	NT	resident	1993	present	A1
Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii	VU	resident	1993	present	A1
Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus	VU	resident	1993	present	A1, A2, A3
Scaly Ground-roller Geobiastes squamiger	VU	resident	1993	present	A1, A2, A3
Pitta-like Ground-roller Atelornis pittoides	LC	resident	1993	present	A1, A3
Rufous-headed Ground-roller Atelornis crossleyi	NT	resident	1993	present	A1, A2, A3
Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Sunbird-asity Neodrepanis hypoxantha	VU	resident	1993	present	A1, A2, A3
Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Nuthatch Vanga Hypositta corallirostris	LC	resident	1993	present	A2, A3
Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Pollen's Vanga Xenopirostris polleni	NT	resident	1993	present	A1, A2, A3
Green Jery Neomixis viridis	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Brown Emu-tail Bradypterus brunneus	LC	resident	1993	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Grassbird Bradypterus seebohmi	LC	resident	1993	present	A2, A3
White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Wedge-tailed Tetraka Hartertula flavoviridis	NT	resident	1993	present	A1, A2, A3
Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Grey-crowned Tetraka Xanthomixis cinereiceps	NT	resident	1993	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys	LC	resident	1993	present	A1, A2, A3
Cryptic Warbler Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi	LC	resident	1993	present	A2, A3
Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops	LC	resident	1993	present	A1, A3
Forest Rock-thrush Monticola sharpei	LC	resident	1993	present	A1, A2, A3
Forest Fody Foudia omissa	LC	resident	1993	present	A3
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi	LC	resident	1993	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
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - intentional use: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - trend unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest		31160	21820	-	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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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Rainforests of the Atsinanana	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	479,661	protected area contains site	31,160
Andringitra	National Park	30,988	protected area contained by site	31,160

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland		-
Forest		-
Savanna		-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Andringitra National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.