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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
Running Coua Coua cursor	LC	resident	1995	present	A2, A3
Verreaux's Coua Coua verreauxi	LC	resident	1995	present	A1, A2, A3
Olive-capped Coua Coua olivaceiceps	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Subdesert Brush-warbler Nesillas lantzii	LC	resident	1995	present	A2, A3
Littoral Rock-thrush Monticola imerina	LC	resident	1995	present	A2, A3
Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava	LC	resident	1995	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	annual & perennial non-timber crops - shifting agriculture	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
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	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 - motivation unknown/unrecorded	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%)	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
Shrubland		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near 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)
Cap Sainte-Marie	Special Reserve	2,910	protected area contained by site	1,750

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

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Cape Sainte Marie Special Reserve and extension. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/03/2023.