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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
Meller's Duck Anas melleri	EN	resident	1997	present	A2
Madagascar Teal Anas bernieri	EN	resident	1997	10 individuals	A1, A2, A3, A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	1997	4,200 individuals	A4i
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	1997	present	A1
Giant Coua Coua gigas	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli	LC	resident	1997	present	A2, A3
Red-capped Coua Coua ruficeps	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae	EN	breeding	1997	present	A1
Madagascar Heron Ardea humbloti	EN	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis	LC	non-breeding	1997	2,523 individuals	A4i
Madagascar Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides	CR	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata	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.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1999. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	-	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1972	Lac Kinkony	Hunting Reserve	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		55
Forest	Mangrove, Lowland forest - dry deciduous	25
Marine Intertidal		10
Marine Neritic		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	10
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mahavavy - Kinkony wetlands NPA (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mahavavy--kinkony-wetlands-npa-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.