MG063
Mangoky-Ankazoabo Complex NPA


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 Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii EN resident (1970) present A1
Giant Coua Coua gigas LC resident (1970) present A3
Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli LC resident (1970) present A3
Running Coua Coua cursor LC resident (1970) present A2, A3
Olive-capped Coua Coua olivaceiceps LC resident (1970) present A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata VU resident (1970) present A1
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae EN breeding (1970) present A1
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis NT resident (1970) present A1
Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii VU resident (1970) present A1
Archbold's Newtonia Newtonia archboldi LC resident (1970) present A2, A3
Lafresnaye's Vanga Xenopirostris xenopirostris NT resident (1970) present A2, A3
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata LC resident (1970) present A3
Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides LC resident (1970) present A2, A3
Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava LC resident (1970) present A3

Land use

Land use % of IBA
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mangoky-Ankazoabo Complex NPA (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mangoky-ankazoabo-complex-npa-iba-madagascar on 23/12/2024.