MG070
Mahafaly Plateau Forest complex


IBA Criteria

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
Giant Coua Coua gigas LC resident 1998 present A3
Running Coua Coua cursor LC resident 1998 present A2, A3
Verreaux's Coua Coua verreauxi LC resident 1998 present A1, A2, A3
Olive-capped Coua Coua olivaceiceps LC resident 1998 present A3
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis NT resident 1998 present A1
Archbold's Newtonia Newtonia archboldi LC resident 1998 present A2, A3
Red-shouldered Vanga Calicalicus rufocarpalis VU resident 1998 present A2, A3
Lafresnaye's Vanga Xenopirostris xenopirostris NT resident 1998 present A2, A3
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata LC resident 1998 present A3
Subdesert Brush-warbler Nesillas lantzii LC resident 1998 present A2, A3
Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides LC resident 1998 present A2, A3
Littoral Rock-thrush Monticola imerina LC resident 1998 present A2, A3
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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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mahafaly Plateau Forest complex. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/03/2023.