Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii | EN | resident (1997) | present | A1 |
| Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | non-breeding (1997) | 3,000 birds | 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 |
| 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 23/12/2024.