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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

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%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1958	Ambatovaky	Special Reserve (IV)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.