Country/territory: Madagascar
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (1999)
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Area: 3,497 hectares (34.97 km2)
Site description (2001 baseline)
The site consists of a small bay with a relatively low mangrove (8 m high), mudflats and some sand beaches. Some seasonal rivers flow into the bay. Around the mangrove, there are a few small patches of dry forest.
Key biodiversity
See Box and Table 3 for key species. Nineteen species are known from the site, of which one is endemic to Madagascar. Several pairs of Haliaeetus vociferoides nest at the site.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ankobohobo wetland (Madagascar). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ankobohobo-wetland-iba-madagascar on 26/12/2024.