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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
Meller's Duck Anas melleri	EN	resident	1997	present	A2
Madagascar Teal Anas bernieri	EN	resident	1997	10 individuals	A1, A2, A3, A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	1997	4,200 individuals	A4i
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	1997	present	A1
Giant Coua Coua gigas	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli	LC	resident	1997	present	A2, A3
Red-capped Coua Coua ruficeps	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Madagascar Pond-heron Ardeola idae	EN	breeding	1997	present	A1
Madagascar Heron Ardea humbloti	EN	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis	LC	non-breeding	1997	2,523 individuals	A4i
Madagascar Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides	CR	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata	LC	resident	1997	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1999).

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest		57015	54503	-	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	Mangroves	18200	12014	-	good (> 90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - intentional use: subsistence/sml scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Site Bioculturel d'Antrema	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	20,620	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lac Kinkony	Hunting Reserve	15,000	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mangrove, Lowland forest - dry deciduous	-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mahavavy - Kinkony wetlands NPA. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mahavavy--kinkony-wetlands-npa-iba-madagascar on 04/12/2023.