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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
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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.

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.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Other	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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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 23/11/2024.