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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
Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii	EN	resident	1998	present	A1
Giant Coua Coua gigas	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata	VU	resident	1998	present	A1
Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha	EN	resident	1998	present	A2
Madagascar Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides	CR	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava	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.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cap Saint André forest and wetlands (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cap-saint-andré-forest-and-wetlands-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.