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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
Giant Coua Coua gigas	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Schlegel's Asity Philepitta schlegeli	NT	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.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1956	Kasijy	Special Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		54
Grassland		27
Forest		17
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kasijy Special Reserve (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kasijy-special-reserve-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.