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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Coua Coua gigas | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Running Coua Coua cursor | LC | resident (1998) | present | A2, A3 |
| Verreaux's Coua Coua verreauxi | LC | resident (1998) | present | A1, A2, A3 |
| Olive-capped Coua Coua olivaceiceps | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis | NT | resident (1998) | present | A1 |
| Archbold's Newtonia Newtonia archboldi | LC | resident (1998) | present | A2, A3 |
| Red-shouldered Vanga Calicalicus rufocarpalis | VU | resident (1998) | present | A2, A3 |
| Lafresnaye's Vanga Xenopirostris xenopirostris | NT | resident (1998) | present | A2, A3 |
| Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Subdesert Brush-warbler Nesillas lantzii | LC | resident (1998) | present | A2, A3 |
| Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides | LC | resident (1998) | present | A2, A3 |
| Littoral Rock-thrush Monticola imerina | LC | resident (1998) | present | A2, A3 |
| Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| forestry | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mahafaly Plateau Forest complex (Madagascar). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mahafaly-plateau-forest-complex-iba-madagascar on 23/12/2024.