Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
Brown Mesite Mesitornis unicolor |
VU |
resident (1999) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Madagascar Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Blue Coua Coua caerulea |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Madagascar Forest Rail Mentocrex kioloides |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata |
VU |
resident (1997) |
present |
A1 |
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae |
EN |
breeding (1997) |
present |
A1 |
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis |
NT |
resident (1997) |
present |
A1 |
Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus |
VU |
resident (1997) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Scaly Ground-roller Geobiastes squamiger |
VU |
resident (1997) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Red-tailed Newtonia Newtonia fanovanae |
VU |
resident (1999) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Helmet Vanga Euryceros prevostii |
EN |
resident (1999) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Green Jery Neomixis viridis |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Forest Fody Foudia omissa |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1999. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2017 |
poor |
high |
low |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
no |
habitat |
medium |
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
97 |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
agriculture |
- |
forestry |
- |
nature conservation and research |
- |
tourism/recreation |
- |
other |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mananara-North Biosphere Reserve (Madagascar). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mananara-north-biosphere-reserve-iba-madagascar on 23/12/2024.