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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-breasted Mesite Mesitornis variegatus	VU	resident	1990	present	A1
Brown Mesite Mesitornis unicolor	VU	resident	1990	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana	LC	resident	1990	present	A2, A3
Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Blue Coua Coua caerulea	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata	VU	resident	1990	present	A1
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae	EN	breeding	1990	present	A1
Madagascar Serpent-eagle Eutriorchis astur	EN	resident	1990	present	A1, A2, A3
Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii	VU	resident	1990	present	A1
Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus	VU	resident	1990	present	A1, A2, A3
Scaly Ground-roller Geobiastes squamiger	VU	resident	1990	present	A1, A2, A3
Pitta-like Ground-roller Atelornis pittoides	LC	resident	1990	present	A1, A3
Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Red-tailed Newtonia Newtonia fanovanae	VU	resident	1990	present	A1, A2, A3
Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Nuthatch Vanga Hypositta corallirostris	LC	resident	1990	present	A2, A3
Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Helmet Vanga Euryceros prevostii	EN	resident	1990	present	A1, A2, A3
Bernier's Vanga Oriolia bernieri	EN	resident	1990	present	A1, A2, A3
Green Jery Neomixis viridis	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Grey-crowned Tetraka Xanthomixis cinereiceps	NT	resident	1990	present	A1, A2, A3
Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops	LC	resident	1990	present	A1, A3
Forest Rock-thrush Monticola sharpei	LC	resident	1990	present	A1, A2, A3
Forest Fody Foudia omissa	LC	resident	1990	present	A3
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi	LC	resident	1990	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1999. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	-	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Unknown	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1958	Ambatovaky	Special Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Lowland forest - mondom moist evgn & semi-evgn	97
Unknown		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ambatovaky Special Reserve (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ambatovaky-special-reserve-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.