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Ranomafana National Park and extension


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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Meller's Duck Anas melleri EN non-breeding (1993) present A1, A2, A3
Brown Mesite Mesitornis unicolor VU resident (1993) present A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis LC resident (1993) present A3
Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus LC resident (1993) present A3
Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii LC resident (1993) present A3
Blue Coua Coua caerulea LC resident (1993) present A3
Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis LC resident (1993) present A3
Slender-billed Flufftail Sarothrura watersi NT resident (1987) present A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Forest Rail Mentocrex kioloides LC resident (1993) present A3
Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis VU resident (1993) present A2, A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata VU resident (1993) present A1
Madagascar Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla VU resident (1993) present A2, A3
Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles EN resident (1993) present A1
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis NT resident (1993) present A1
Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii VU resident (1993) present A1
Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus VU resident (1993) present A1, A2, A3
Scaly Ground-roller Geobiastes squamiger VU resident (1993) present A1, A2, A3
Pitta-like Ground-roller Atelornis pittoides LC resident (1993) present A1, A3
Rufous-headed Ground-roller Atelornis crossleyi NT resident (1993) present A1, A2, A3
Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea LC resident (1993) present A3
Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans LC resident (1993) present A3
Yellow-bellied Sunbird-asity Neodrepanis hypoxantha VU resident (1993) present A1, A2, A3
Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa LC resident (1993) present A3
Nuthatch Vanga Hypositta corallirostris LC resident (1993) present A2, A3
Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi LC resident (1993) present A3
Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi LC resident (1993) present A3
Pollen's Vanga Xenopirostris polleni VU resident (1993) present A1, A2, A3
Green Jery Neomixis viridis LC resident (1993) present A3
Brown Emu-tail Bradypterus brunneus LC resident (1993) present A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Grassbird Bradypterus seebohmi LC resident (1993) present A2, A3
White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis LC resident (1993) present A3
Wedge-tailed Tetraka Hartertula flavoviridis NT resident (1993) present A2, A3
Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops LC resident (1993) present A3
Grey-crowned Tetraka Xanthomixis cinereiceps NT resident (1993) present A1, A2, A3
Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys LC resident (1993) present A1, A2, A3
Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops LC resident (1993) present A1, A3
Forest Rock-thrush Monticola sharpei LC resident (1993) present A2, A3
Forest Fody Foudia omissa LC resident (1993) present A3
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi LC resident (1993) present A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1999. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2017 moderate medium low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest moderate (70–90%) good (>90%) moderate
Grassland moderate (70–90%) good (>90%) moderate
Wetlands (inland) moderate (70–90%) good (>90%) moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Energy production and mining happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Natural system modifications happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Unknown A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species Unknown low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1991 Ranomafana National Park (II) 70
2007 Rainforests of the Atsinanana World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 73

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 92
Grassland 12
Wetlands (inland) 2
Unknown 1

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ranomafana National Park and extension (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ranomafana-national-park-and-extension-iba-madagascar on 23/12/2024.