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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
The site is located 11 km from Besalampy, on a coastal plateau. Within the reserve, the Bemarivo river is permanent while the small tributaries of the Marotondro river are seasonal. The main vegetation is dense, dry deciduous forest, dominated by trees of
Ravensara,
Dalbergia,
Cordyla,
Sideroxylon,
Grewia,
Diospyros and
Eugenia. Outside the forest, there is secondary savanna with palms
Bismarckia.
See Box and Tables 2 and 3 for key species. Sixty species are known from the site, of which 23 are endemic to Madagascar. However, the bird fauna of this forest is still poorly known and it is likely that other species remain to be discovered. Species of global conservation concern include
Lophotibis cristata and
Philepitta schlegeli.
Non-bird biodiversity: Lemur: Propithecus verreauxi deckeni (VU). Carnivore: Cryptoprocta ferox (VU).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats include hunting, illegal exploitation of wood, and collection of forest products.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bemarivo Special Reserve (Madagascar). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bemarivo-special-reserve-iba-madagascar on 13/01/2025.
