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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
Madagascar Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Blue Coua Coua caerulea	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Pitta-like Ground-roller Atelornis pittoides	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Nuthatch Vanga Hypositta corallirostris	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Green Jery Neomixis viridis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Brown Emu-tail Bradypterus brunneus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Cryptic Warbler Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Bidia	Classified Forest (-)	100

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bidia Classified Forest (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bidia-classified-forest-iba-madagascar on 24/12/2024.