Kasijy Special Reserve (6555)
Madagascar, Africa

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Year of last assessment: 2014

National site name: Réserve Spéciale de Kasijy

Central coordinates: Latitude: -17.0800, Longitude: 45.8940

System: terrestrial

Elevation (m): 120 to 450

Area of KBA (km²): 229.70075

Protected area coverage (%): 98.36

KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: Kasijy Special Reserve is located 20 km north-west of Bemonto. The site comprises two forested outcrops of karst: the Kasijy massif and the small Analamajera massif. Three rivers delimit the site: the Andranomaitso river in the north, the Mahavavy river in the east and the Mahiarere river in the south. In the west, the site is bounded by a line from the Mahavavy river to the source of the Andranomaitso. In the north, the forest is dense, semi-deciduous and dry, with trees of Adansonia, Cedrelopsis and Hildegardia dominating. An area of savanna, with some woody species, is located in the southern part.

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas) KBA identified in the CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Hotspot (2014). Taxonomy, nomenclature and threat status follow the 2013 IUCN Red List.

Additional biodiversity: See Box and Tables 2 and 3 for key species. Fifty-four species are known from the site, of which 27 are endemic to Madagascar. Species of global conservation concern include Accipiter henstii and Philepitta schlegeli. Non-bird biodiversity: Lemurs: Phaner furcifer pallescens (VU), Propithecus verreauxi deckeni (VU). Carnivore: Cryptoprocta ferox (VU). Reptile: Erymnochelys madagascariensis (EN).

Habitats

Land use: agriculture | nature conservation and research

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Wetlands(Inland)	2
Shrubland	54
Grassland	27
Forest	17

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Cattle-grazing is a threat to the whole site.

Additional information