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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
The site is located 65 km south of Toamasina and 30 km north of Ambila-Lemaitso, on the east coast of Madagascar. It comprises the stretch of the Pangalanes Canal between Ambila-Lemaitso and Tampina, as well as lakes (including Lakes Rasoabe, Rasoamasay, Loakangady and Filomo) and scattered forests. The aquatic vegetation in the canal and lakes includes
Cyperus and (rarely) water-lilies
Nymphaea and
Najas. Islets and banks at the water-margins are covered by
Typhonodorum,
Carex,
Cyperus,
Pandanus,
Fimbristylis,
Melaleuca and
Scirpus. On dry land, there are littoral or low-altitude, dense, humid evergreen forests, as well as plantations of
Casuarina,
Cocos,
Eucalyptus,
Raphia and
Musa.
See Box and Table 3 for key species. Forty-five species are known from the site, of which 13 are endemic to Madagascar. In one recent visit, a few
Anas melleri and a significant congregation of
Glareola ocularis were noted.
Non-bird biodiversity: Lemur: Daubentonia madagascariensis (EN).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Slash-and-burn cultivation, as well as exploitation for construction wood and charcoal, are reducing the extent of forest. This may cause silting-up of the lakes and canal.
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.
