The site was identified as important in 1999 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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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 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1999).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2017 | near favourable | medium | high |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
no | habitat | medium |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
Shrubland | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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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 |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other 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 |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Cap Sainte-Marie | Special Reserve | 2,910 | protected area contained by site | 1,750 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Sainte Marie Special Reserve and extension. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-sainte-marie-special-reserve-and-extension-iba-madagascar on 24/09/2023.