MG048
Betampona Strict Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

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
Brown Mesite Mesitornis unicolor VU resident (1997) present A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis LC resident (1997) present A3
Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus LC resident (1997) present A3
Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana LC resident (1997) present A2, A3
Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii LC resident (1997) present A3
Blue Coua Coua caerulea LC resident (1997) present A3
Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis LC resident (1997) present A3
Madagascar Forest Rail Mentocrex kioloides LC resident (1997) present A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata VU resident (1997) present A1
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis NT resident (1997) present A1
Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii VU resident (1997) present A1
Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus VU resident (1997) present A1, A2, A3
Scaly Ground-roller Geobiastes squamiger VU resident (1997) present A1, A2, A3
Pitta-like Ground-roller Atelornis pittoides LC resident (1997) present A1, A3
Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea LC resident (1997) present A3
Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans LC resident (1997) present A3
Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa LC resident (1997) present A3
Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi LC resident (1997) present A3
Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi LC resident (1997) present A1, A3
Helmet Vanga Euryceros prevostii EN resident (1997) present A1, A2, A3
Pollen's Vanga Xenopirostris polleni VU resident (1997) present A1, A2, A3
Bernier's Vanga Oriolia bernieri EN resident (1997) present A1, A2, A3
Green Jery Neomixis viridis LC resident (1997) present A3
White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis LC resident (1997) present A3
Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops LC resident (1997) present A3
Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops LC resident (1997) present A1, A3
Forest Rock-thrush Monticola sharpei LC resident (1997) present A1, A2, A3
Forest Fody Foudia omissa LC resident (1997) present A3
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi LC resident (1997) present A3

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2017 good medium low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Unknown A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species Unknown low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1927 Betampona Strict Nature Reserve (Ia) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 100
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Unknown -

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Betampona Strict Nature Reserve (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/betampona-strict-nature-reserve-iba-madagascar on 23/12/2024.