MG052
North Pangalane


IBA Justification

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 A1, A3
Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii LC resident 1997 present A3
Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis NT non-breeding 1997 121 individuals A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.


Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Pangalane (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-pangalane-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.