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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
White-breasted Mesite Mesitornis variegatus	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana	LC	resident	1998	present	A2
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata	NT	resident	1998	present	A1
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis	NT	resident	1998	present	A1
Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii	VU	resident	1998	present	A1
Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Scaly Ground-roller Geobiastes squamiger	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Forest Rock-thrush Monticola sharpei	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
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.

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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	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - scale unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Other	other threat	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

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

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Daraina Forest. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/03/2023.