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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 Teal Anas bernieri	EN	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Giant Coua Coua gigas	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Olive-capped Coua Coua olivaceiceps	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata	VU	resident	1999	present	A1
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis	NT	resident	1999	present	A1
Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii	VU	resident	1999	present	A1
Archbold's Newtonia Newtonia archboldi	LC	resident	1999	present	A2, A3
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Subdesert Brush-warbler Nesillas lantzii	LC	resident	1999	present	A2, A3
Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides	LC	resident	1999	present	A2, A3
Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava	LC	resident	1999	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
1987	Kirindy	Forest Reserve	5
1997	Kirindy Mitea	National Park	33
2015	Complexe des lacs Ambondro et Sirave (CLAS)	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	6

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kirindy Mite National Park and extension (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kirindy-mite-national-park-and-extension-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.