List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

1	Meller's Duck	Anas melleri	E	EN
2	Bernier's Teal	Anas bernieri	E	EN
3	Madagascar Pochard	Aythya innotata	E	CR
4	Madagascar Partridge	Margaroperdix madagarensis	E
5	Madagascar Green-Pigeon	Treron australis	E
6	Madagascar Blue-Pigeon	Alectroenas madagascariensis	E
7	White-breasted Mesite	Mesitornis variegatus	E	V
8	Brown Mesite	Mesitornis unicolor	E	V
9	Subdesert Mesite	Monias benschi	E	V
10	Madagascar Sandgrouse	Pterocles personatus	E
11	Giant Coua	Coua gigas	E
12	Coquerel's Coua	Coua coquereli	E
13	Red-breasted Coua	Coua serriana	E
14	Red-fronted Coua	Coua reynaudii	E
15	Red-capped Coua	Coua ruficeps	E
16	Olive-capped Coua	Coua olivaceiceps	E
17	Running Coua	Coua cursor	E
18	Crested Coua	Coua cristata	E
19	Verreaux's Coua	Coua verreauxi	E
20	Blue Coua	Coua caerulea	E
21	Collared Nightjar	Gactornis enarratus	E
22	Madagascar Nightjar	Caprimulgus madagascariensis	E
23	Malagasy Palm Swift	Cypsiurus gracilis	E
24	Madagascar Rail	Rallus madagascariensis	E	V
25	Sakalava Rail	Zapornia olivieri	E	EN
26	Madagascar Forest Rail	Mentocrex kioloides	E
27	Madagascar Flufftail	Sarothrura insularis	E
28	Slender-billed Flufftail	Sarothrura watersi	E	NT
29	Madagascar Plover	Anarhynchus thoracicus	E	V
30	Madagascar Jacana	Actophilornis albinucha	E	EN
31	/Eurasian Curlew/	Numenius arquata		NT
32	/Bar-tailed Godwit/	Limosa lapponica		NT
33	Madagascar Snipe	Gallinago macrodactyla	E	V
34	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
35	Madagascar Buttonquail	Turnix nigricollis	E
36	Madagascar Pratincole	Glareola ocularis		NT
37	Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	LC
38	#Lesser Flamingo#	Phoenicoparrus minor		V
39	Madagascar Grebe	Tachybaptus pelzelnii	E	EN
40	Madagascar Ibis	Lophotibis cristata	E	NT
41	Malagasy Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis bernieri	E	EN
42	(Malagasy Pond-Heron)	Ardeola idae	LC	EN
43	Humblot's Heron	Ardea humbloti	E	EN
44	Madagascar Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides radiatus	E
45	Madagascar Serpent-Eagle	Eutriorchis astur	E	EN
46	Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk	Aviceda madagascariensis	E
47	Frances's Sparrowhawk	Tachyspiza francesiae	E
48	Madagascar Sparrowhawk	Accipiter madagascariensis	E	NT
49	Henst's Goshawk	Astur henstii	E	V
50	Malagasy Harrier	Circus macrosceles	E	EN
51	Madagascar Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga vociferoides	E	CR
52	Madagascar Buzzard	Buteo brachypterus	E
53	Red Owl	Tyto soumagnei	E	V
54	Madagascar Scops-Owl	Otus rutilus	E
55	White-browed Owl	Athene superciliaris	E
56	Madagascar Owl	Asio madagascariensis	E
57	Madagascar Hoopoe	Upupa marginata	E
58	Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher	Corythornis madagascariensis	E
59	Scaly Ground-Roller	Geobiastes squamiger	E	V
60	Short-legged Ground-Roller	Brachypteracias leptosomus	E	V
61	Long-tailed Ground-Roller	Uratelornis chimaera	E	V
62	Pitta-like Ground-Roller	Atelornis pittoides	E
63	Rufous-headed Ground-Roller	Atelornis crossleyi	E	NT
64	Malagasy Kestrel	Falco newtoni	E
65	Banded Kestrel	Falco zoniventris	E
66	/Sooty Falcon/	Falco concolor		V
67	Greater Vasa Parrot	Mascarinus vasa	NE
68	Gray-headed Lovebird	Agapornis canus	E
69	Velvet Asity	Philepitta castanea	E
70	Schlegel's Asity	Philepitta schlegeli	E	NT
71	Common Sunbird-Asity	Neodrepanis coruscans	E
72	Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity	Neodrepanis hypoxantha	E	V
73	Madagascar Cuckooshrike	Ceblepyris cinerea	E
74	Archbold's Newtonia	Newtonia archboldi	E
75	Common Newtonia	Newtonia brunneicauda	E
76	Dark Newtonia	Newtonia amphichroa	E
77	Red-tailed Newtonia	Newtonia fanovanae	E	V
78	Tylas Vanga	Tylas eduardi	E
79	Red-tailed Vanga	Calicalicus madagascariensis	E
80	Red-shouldered Vanga	Calicalicus rufocarpalis	E	V
81	Nuthatch-Vanga	Hypositta corallirostris	E
82	Chabert Vanga	Leptopterus chabert	E
83	Crossley's Vanga	Mystacornis crossleyi	E
84	Madagascar Blue Vanga	Cyanolanius madagascarinus	E
85	Hook-billed Vanga	Vanga curvirostris	E
86	Ward's Flycatcher	Pseudobias wardi	E
87	Rufous Vanga	Schetba rufa	E
88	Helmet Vanga	Euryceros prevostii	E	EN
89	Bernier's Vanga	Oriolia bernieri	E	EN
90	Sickle-billed Vanga	Falculea palliata	E
91	White-headed Vanga	Artamella viridis	E
92	Pollen's Vanga	Xenopirostris polleni	E	NT
93	Lafresnaye's Vanga	Xenopirostris xenopirostris	E	NT
94	Van Dam's Vanga	Xenopirostris damii	E	EN
95	Madagascar Lark	Mirafra hova	E
96	Common Jery	Neomixis tenella	E
97	Green Jery	Neomixis viridis	E
98	Stripe-throated Jery	Neomixis striatigula	E
99	Subdesert Jery**	Neomixis pallidior	E
100	Madagascar Cisticola	Cisticola cherina	E
101	Malagasy Brush-Warbler	Nesillas typica	NE
102	Subdesert Brush-Warbler	Nesillas lantzii	E
103	Madagascar Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus newtoni	E
104	Gray Emutail	Bradypterus seebohmi	E
105	Brown Emutail	Bradypterus brunneus	E
106	White-throated Oxylabes	Oxylabes madagascariensis	E
107	Long-billed Bernieria	Bernieria madagascariensis	E
108	Cryptic Warbler	Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi	E
109	Wedge-tailed Jery	Hartertula flavoviridis	E	NT
110	Thamnornis	Thamnornis chloropetoides	E
111	Madagascar Yellowbrow	Crossleyia xanthophrys	E
112	Dusky Tetraka	Crossleyia tenebrosa	E
113	Spectacled Tetraka	Xanthomixis zosterops	E
114	Appert's Tetraka	Xanthomixis apperti	E	V
115	Gray-crowned Tetraka	Xanthomixis cinereiceps	E	NT
116	Rand's Warbler	Randia pseudozosterops	E
117	Madagascar Martin	Riparia cowani	E
118	Madagascar Starling	Hartlaubius auratus	E
119	Madagascar Magpie-Robin	Copsychus albospecularis	E
120	Pelzeln's Magpie-Robin**	Copsychus pica	E
121	Malagasy Sunbird	Cinnyris notatus	NE
122	Nelicourvi Weaver	Ploceus nelicourvi	E
123	Sakalava Weaver	Ploceus sakalava	E
124	Forest Fody	Foudia omissa	E
125	Madagascar Munia	Lepidopygia nana	E
126	Madagascar Wagtail	Motacilla flaviventris	E

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFO
(Not on Menu Above)

• Country Map
• Accommodations
• Photos from Past Tours
• Travel Information

BIRDING LOCALES

• Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
• Ankarafantsika National Park
• Bemanevika
• Betsiboka Delta
• Iaroka Forest Reserve
• Ifaty Forest
• Ifaty Salt Pans
• Isalo National Park
• Lake Ampitolova
• Maromizaha Reserve
• Nosy Ve Island
• Ranomafana National Park
• Tsimanampetsotsa National Par
• Tulear Mud Flats
• Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	118
LC	Local	3
NE	Near Endemic	3
RR	Restricted Range	0

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	14
V	Vulnerable	17
EN	Endangered	14
CR	Critically Endangered	2

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.