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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
Giant Coua Coua gigas	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Red-capped Coua Coua ruficeps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Schlegel's Asity Philepitta schlegeli	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata	LC	resident	1998	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.

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1956	Bemarivo	Special Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		76
Grassland		14
Shrubland		8
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bemarivo Special Reserve (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bemarivo-special-reserve-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.