Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-breasted Mesite Mesitornis variegatus | VU | resident (1998) | present | A1, A2, A3 |
| Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli | LC | resident (1998) | present | A2, A3 |
| Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana | LC | resident (1998) | present | A2 |
| Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata | VU | resident (1998) | present | A1 |
| Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis | NT | resident (1998) | present | A1 |
| Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii | VU | resident (1998) | present | A1 |
| Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus | VU | resident (1998) | present | A1, A2 |
| Scaly Ground-roller Geobiastes squamiger | VU | resident (1998) | present | A1, A2 |
| Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Forest Rock-thrush Monticola sharpei | LC | resident (1998) | present | A1, A2 |
| Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava | 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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | good | high | medium |
| 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 |
| Energy production and mining | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Other | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Daraina Forest (Madagascar). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/daraina-forest-iba-madagascar on 23/12/2024.