Mangoky-Ankazoabo Complex NPA (6584)
Madagascar, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: NAP Complexe Mangoky-Ankazoabo
Central coordinates: Latitude: -21.8280, Longitude: 44.3930
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 200 to 560
Area of KBA (km2): 582.28542
Protected area coverage (%): 1.94
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site is centred on the lower Mangoky river, 30 km south of Manja. Hills and mountains alternate with more or less flat areas. The main rivers in the area are the Mangoky, Sakanavaka and Sakavoay. The vegetation is composed of dense, dry deciduous forest, degraded in parts, and the most common trees are baobabs Adansonia. Areas of savanna also occur, sometimes with scattered trees of Sclerocarya, Stereospermum, Celastrus, Tamarindus, and palms Bismarckia.
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. Sixty-one species are known from the site, of which 40 are endemic to Madagascar. Ankazoabo Forest holds of the species that are characteristic of spiny forest. A species of Monticola found in the Mangoky canyons is not certainly identified but could be Monticola bensoni. Species of global conservation concern include Tachybaptus pelzelnii, Ardeola idae, Lophotibis cristata, Accipiter madagascariensis and Accipiter henstii.
Delineation rationale: 2016-03-23 (BL Secretariat): the site area has been changed from 98,000 ha (1999 IBA) to 58,229 ha (2014 KBA).
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Bush-fires are the only threat noted.
Additional information
References: Appert (1966, 1968a, 1970, 1972).