Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Sainte-Marie | Special Reserve | 2,910 | protected area contained by site | 1,750 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| 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.
