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 |
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Verreaux's Coua Coua verreauxi | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A2, A3 |
Olive-capped Coua Coua olivaceiceps | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Archbold's Newtonia Newtonia archboldi | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A2, A3 |
Lafresnaye's Vanga Xenopirostris xenopirostris | NT | resident | 1998 | present | A2, 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 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Menarandra Forest / Vohindefo NPA (Madagascar). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/menarandra-forest--vohindefo-npa-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.