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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Brown Mesite Mesitornis unicolor	VU	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Blue Coua Coua caerulea	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Madagascar Forest Rail Mentocrex kioloides	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata	VU	resident (1998)	present	A1
Madagascar Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla	VU	resident (1998)	present	A3
Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus	VU	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Pitta-like Ground-roller Atelornis pittoides	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A3
Rufous-headed Ground-roller Atelornis crossleyi	NT	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Sunbird-asity Neodrepanis hypoxantha	VU	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A3
Green Jery Neomixis viridis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Brown Emu-tail Bradypterus brunneus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Grey-crowned Tetraka Xanthomixis cinereiceps	NT	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Cryptic Warbler Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A3
Forest Rock-thrush Monticola sharpei	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Forest Fody Foudia omissa	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi	LC	resident (1998)	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 key species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	-	moderate (70–90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	very high
Climate change and severe weather	happen­ing now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happen­ing now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Geological events	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	medium
Residential and commercial development	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Pollution	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of site (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A compre­hensive and appropriate manage­ment plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the popul­ations of qualify­ing bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2003	Le Lac Alaotra: les zones humides et basin	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (V)	13

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Anjozorobe Forest (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/anjozorobe-forest-iba-madagascar on 22/01/2025.