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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 Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Blue Coua Coua caerulea	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Pitta-like Ground-roller Atelornis pittoides	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Brown Emu-tail Bradypterus brunneus	LC	resident	1999	present	A2, A3
Madagascar Grassbird Bradypterus seebohmi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Grey-crowned Tetraka Xanthomixis cinereiceps	NT	resident	1999	present	A2, A3
Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys	LC	resident	1999	present	A2, A3
Forest Fody Foudia omissa	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi	LC	resident	1999	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	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - persecution/control	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - motivation 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
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - trend unknown/unrecorded	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	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%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

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	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Lowland forest - mixed moist evgn & semi-evgn, Mid-altitude forest - transitional, Montane forest - mixed	-
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral pools and wetlands	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Zafimaniry Forest. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.