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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 Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Blue Coua Coua caerulea	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Madagascar Forest Rail Mentocrex kioloides	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 Serpent-eagle Eutriorchis astur	EN	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii	VU	resident	1997	present	A1
Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus	VU	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Scaly Ground-roller Geobiastes squamiger	VU	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Pitta-like Ground-roller Atelornis pittoides	LC	resident	1997	present	A1, A3
Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-tailed Newtonia Newtonia fanovanae	VU	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Nuthatch Vanga Hypositta corallirostris	LC	resident	1997	present	A2, A3
Crossley's Vanga Mystacornis crossleyi	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Ward's Flycatcher Pseudobias wardi	LC	resident	1997	present	A1, A3
Helmet Vanga Euryceros prevostii	EN	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Pollen's Vanga Xenopirostris polleni	VU	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Bernier's Vanga Oriolia bernieri	EN	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Green Jery Neomixis viridis	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Madagascar Yellowbrow Crossleyia xanthophrys	LC	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Cryptic Warbler Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi	LC	resident	1997	present	A2, A3
Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops	LC	resident	1997	present	A1, A3
Forest Rock-thrush Monticola sharpei	LC	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Forest Fody Foudia omissa	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi	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
-	Upper Rantabe	Classified Forest	100

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Rantabe Classified Forest (Madagascar). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-rantabe-classified-forest-iba-madagascar on 23/11/2024.