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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
Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii	EN	resident	1985	present	A1
Madagascar Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis	LC	resident	1985	present	A3
Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus	LC	resident	1985	present	A3
Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis	LC	resident	1985	present	A3
Madagascar Wood-rail Mentocrex kioloides	LC	resident	1985	present	A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata	NT	resident	1985	present	A1
Madagascar Pond-heron Ardeola idae	EN	breeding	1985	present	A1
Madagascar Red Owl Tyto soumagnei	VU	resident	1985	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis	NT	resident	1985	present	A1
Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii	VU	resident	1985	present	A1
Pitta-like Ground-roller Atelornis pittoides	LC	resident	1985	present	A1, A3
Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa	LC	resident	1985	present	A3
White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis	LC	resident	1985	present	A3
Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops	LC	resident	1985	present	A3
Amber Mountain Rock-thrush Monticola erythronotus	EN	resident	1985	present	A2, A3
Forest Fody Foudia omissa	LC	resident	1985	present	A3
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi	LC	resident	1985	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
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

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Unknown	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Unknown	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Montagne d'Ambre	National Park	22,636	protected area contained by site	20,030
Forêt d'Ambre	Special Reserve	2,993	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Unknown		-
Forest		-
Savanna		-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Montagne d'Ambre National Park and Special Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/03/2023.