MG021
Port-Bergé Wetlands NPA and extension


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
Madagascar Teal Anas bernieri EN resident 1998 present A1, A2, A3
Red-capped Coua Coua ruficeps LC resident 1998 present A3
Madagascar Heron Ardea humbloti EN resident 1998 present A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha EN resident 1998 present A2
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata LC resident 1998 present A3

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Port-Bergé Wetlands NPA and extension (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/port-bergé-wetlands-npa-and-extension-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.