Data Zone
Country/territory: Madagascar
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (1999)
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Area: 209,251 hectares (2,092.51 km2)
Site description (2001 baseline)
1>This site consists of two forests, Kirindy-South Forest and Mite Forest, which are located respectively close to, and 17 km from, Marofihitse. The forests are situated in the Menabe region, a coastal plain of mainly sandy soils. The Kirindy river flows across the south of Kirindy Forest, while the Lampaolo river runs through Mite Forest. The dense, dry deciduous forest is dominated by trees of Adansonia, Cedrelopsis, Commiphora, Givotia, Delonix, Baudouinia, Dalbergia, Strychnos and Tamarindus. Bushes of Didierea and Euphorbia occur near the coast. There are also vast saltflats on the coast.
Key biodiversity
See Box and Tables 2 and 3 for key species. Several bird species characteristic of dry forest occur, as do several characteristic of spiny forest. Good numbers of Phoenicopterus ruber and Anas bernieri occur seasonally on the coastal saltflats.
Non-bird biodiversity: Lemurs: Lemur catta (VU), Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi (VU). Carnivore: Mungotictis decemlineata (VU; probably M. d. lineata).
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 23/12/2024.