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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii | EN | resident | 1997 | present | A1 |
| Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | non-breeding | 1997 | 3,000 individuals | A4i |
| Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor | NT | non-breeding | 1997 | present | A1 |
| Madagascar Heron Ardea humbloti | EN | resident | 1997 | present | A1, A2, A3 |
| Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Littoral Rock-thrush Monticola imerina | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
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 | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lakes Anony and Erombo (Madagascar). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lakes-anony-and-erombo-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.