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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	1992-1994	30 individuals	A1, A2, A3, A4i
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	1992-1994	present	A1
Giant Coua Coua gigas	LC	resident	1992-1994	uncommon	A3
Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli	LC	resident	1992-1994	uncommon	A2, A3
Red-capped Coua Coua ruficeps	LC	resident	1992-1994	common	A3
Sakalava Rail Zapornia olivieri	EN	resident	1995	present	A1, A2, A3
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	non-breeding	1992-1994	1,265 individuals	A4i
Madagascar Heron Ardea humbloti	EN	resident	1992-1994	50 individuals	A1, A2, A3, A4i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	non-breeding	1992-1994	500 individuals	A4i
Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca	LC	non-breeding	1992-1994	2,000 individuals	A4i
Black-banded Plover Charadrius thoracicus	VU	resident	1992-1994	present	A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha	EN	resident	1992-1994	common	A2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	non-breeding	1992-1994	600 individuals	A4i
Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles	EN	resident	1992-1994	uncommon	A1
Madagascar Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides	CR	resident	1992-1994	4 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Schlegel's Asity Philepitta schlegeli	NT	resident	1992-1994	present	A1, A2, A3
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata	LC	resident	1992-1994	common	A3
Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava	LC	resident	1992-1994	uncommon	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bemamba Wetland Complex (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bemamba-wetland-complex-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.