MG020
Loza Bay wetlands


IBA Justification

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 Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides CR resident 1997 2-3 breeding pairs A1, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.


Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loza Bay wetlands (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loza-bay-wetlands-iba-madagascar on 22/11/2024.