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.
Species |
Red List |
Season (year[s] of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
Meller's Duck Anas melleri |
EN |
resident (1997) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Madagascar Blue-pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis |
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 |
Madagascar Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla |
VU |
resident (1997) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles |
EN |
resident (1997) |
present |
A1 |
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 |
Common Sunbird-Asity Neodrepanis coruscans |
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 |
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 |
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 |