MG052
North Pangalane


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) 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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Pangalane (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-pangalane-iba-madagascar on 14/01/2025.