MG020
Loza Bay wetlands


IBA Justification

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 Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides CR resident (1997) 2–3 pairs A1, A3

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 25/12/2024.