Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meller's Duck Anas melleri | EN | resident | 1960 | present | A1, A2, A3 |
| Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii | EN | resident | 1960 | present | A1 |
| Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis | LC | resident | 1960 | present | A3 |
| Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae | EN | breeding | 1960 | present | A1 |
| Madagascar Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla | VU | resident | 1960 | present | A2, A3 |
| Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles | EN | resident | 1960 | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Itasy (Madagascar). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-itasy-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.