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508:Charadrius thoracicus
492:Zones humides de Bedo
453:Madagascan flying fox
449:Propithecus verreauxi
434:Madagascar pratincole
430:Charadrius thoracicus
414:Threskiornis bernieri
394:Madagascar fish eagle
366:Phoenicopterus roseus
336:Tsiribihina mangroves
319:critically endangered
308:Avenue of the Baobabs
181:Zones humides de Bedo
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146:Designation
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