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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
Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Madagascar Heron Ardea humbloti	EN	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides	CR	resident	1997	2-3 breeding pairs	A1, A2, 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	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	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
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	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
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2010	Ankivonjy	Paysage Harmonieux Protégé	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove, Lowland forest - dry deciduous	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Freshwater lakes and pools	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ampasindava Bay wetlands (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ampasindava-bay-wetlands-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.