| Mahavavy-Kinkony Reserve | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
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  Location of Mahavavy-Kinkony Reserve | |
| Location | Boeny, Madagascar |
| Nearest city | Mahajanga, Mitsinjo |
| Coordinates | 16°08′19″S 45°50′50″E / 16.13861°S 45.84722°E |
| Area | 3,020 km2 (1,170 sq mi) |
| Established | 21 April 2015 |
| Governing body | Asity Madagascar |
The Mahavavy-Kinkony Reserve is a protected area consisting principally of dry deciduous forest and wetlands in the western part of Madagascar.
It owes its name to the Mahavavy Sud River and Lake Kinkony. Nine primate species, 30 fish species, 37 reptile and amphibian species, 133 bird species have been recorded on the wildlife diversity.[2] The Mahavavy-Kinkony Complex IBA, a 300,000-ha landscape including coastal and freshwater wetlands and forests (mangrove and dryland) in Madagascar, including Lake Kinkony Ramsar site and the Mahavavy River Delta, is important to local people for fishing, hunting and agriculture and is home to a large number of threatened wildlife species.[3]
- ^ Mahavavy Kinkony Site #66. Protected Areas of Madagascar. Accessed 28 November 2022.
- ^ "The Mahavavy Kinkony complex in Mahajanga province". Coconut lodge Madagascar. 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2020-12-15.