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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
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1956	Kasijy	Special Reserve (IV)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.