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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

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)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1956	Bemarivo	Special Reserve (IV)	100

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

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 26/12/2024.