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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
Madagascar Teal Anas bernieri	EN	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii	EN	resident	1997	present	A1
Giant Coua Coua gigas	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli	LC	resident	1997	present	A2, A3
Red-capped Coua Coua ruficeps	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata	VU	resident	1997	present	A1
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae	EN	breeding	1997	present	A1
Madagascar Heron Ardea humbloti	EN	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-banded Plover Charadrius thoracicus	VU	resident	1997	19 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha	EN	resident	1997	present	A2
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis	LC	non-breeding	1997	5,000 individuals	A4i
Madagascar Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides	CR	resident	1997	2-3 breeding pairs	A1, A2, A3
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava	LC	resident	1997	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%)	good (> 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%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

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
1997	Baie de Baly	National Park	16

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Lowland forest - dry deciduous, Mangrove	55
Shrubland	Bushland & thicket - deciduous	18
Grassland	Grassland - secondary	9
Marine Intertidal		9
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Freshwater lakes and pools	5
Savanna	Wooded grassland	4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baly Bay National Park (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baly-bay-national-park-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.