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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 Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii	EN	resident	1997	present	A1
Giant Coua Coua gigas	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli	LC	resident	1997	present	A2, A3
Red-capped Coua Coua ruficeps	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Madagascar Crested Ibis Lophotibis cristata	VU	resident	1997	present	A1
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae	EN	breeding	1997	present	A1
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis	NT	resident	1997	present	A1
Schlegel's Asity Philepitta schlegeli	NT	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava	LC	resident	1997	present	A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1927	Tsingy de Namoroka	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Lowland forest - dry deciduous, Mangrove	49
Marine Neritic		46
Savanna		2
Grassland		1
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tsingy de Namoroka National Park (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tsingy-de-namoroka-national-park-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.