BELALANDA WETLANDS
MADAGASCAR
LOCALE
| # Species: | 126 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 126 |
| # Endemics: | 40 |
| # Near Endemics: | 2 |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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| 1 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata |
| 2 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor |
| 3 | African Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus auritus |
| 4 | Blue-billed Teal | Spatula hottentota |
| 5 | Red-billed Duck | Anas erythrorhyncha |
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| 6 | Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix |
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| 7 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 8 | Malagasy Turtle-Dove | Nesoenas picturata |
| 9 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
| 10 | Madagascar Green-Pigeon | Treron australis |
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| 11 | Subdesert Mesite | Monias benschi |
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| 12 | (Madagascar Cuckoo) | Cuculus rochii |
| 13 | Crested Coua | Coua cristata |
| 14 | Malagasy Coucal | Centropus toulou |
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| 15 | Madagascar Nightjar | Caprimulgus madagascariensis |
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| 16 | Madagascar Spinetail | Zoonavena grandidieri |
| 17 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba |
| 18 | Malagasy Swift | Apus balstoni |
| 19 | Malagasy Palm Swift | Cypsiurus gracilis |
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| 20 | Madagascar Rail | Rallus madagascariensis |
| 21 | White-throated Rail | Dryolimnas cuvieri |
| 22 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 23 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata |
| 24 | African Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis |
| 25 | Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla |
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| 26 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
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| 27 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 28 | /Common Ringed Plover/ | Charadrius hiaticula |
| 29 | Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris |
| 30 | /Tibetan Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus atrifrons |
| 31 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus leschenaultii |
| 32 | Madagascar Plover | Anarhynchus thoracicus |
| 33 | Kittlitz's Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius |
| 34 | White-fronted Plover | Anarhynchus marginatus |
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| 35 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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| 36 | Madagascar Jacana | Actophilornis albinucha |
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| 37 | /Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus |
| 38 | Madagascar Snipe | Gallinago macrodactyla |
| 39 | /Terek Sandpiper/ | Xenus cinereus |
| 40 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 41 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
| 42 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 43 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 44 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 45 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea |
| 46 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
| 47 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta |
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| 48 | Madagascar Buttonquail | Turnix nigricollis |
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| 49 | Crab-Plover | Dromas ardeola |
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| 50 | Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum |
| 51 | Madagascar Pratincole | Glareola ocularis |
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| 52 | Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus |
| 53 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 54 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 55 | White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus |
| 56 | #Lesser Crested Tern# | Thalasseus bengalensis |
| 57 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii |
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| 58 | #Greater Flamingo# | Phoenicopterus roseus |
| 59 | #Lesser Flamingo# | Phoenicoparrus minor |
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| 60 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| 61 | Madagascar Grebe | Tachybaptus pelzelnii |
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| 62 | (Red-tailed Tropicbird) | Phaethon rubricauda |
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| 63 | #Lesser Frigatebird# | Fregata ariel |
| 64 | #Great Frigatebird# | Fregata minor |
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| 65 | Little Bittern | Botaurus minutus |
| 66 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 67 | Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca |
| 68 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 69 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 70 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides |
| 71 | (Malagasy Pond-Heron) | Ardeola idae |
| 72 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 73 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 74 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 75 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
| 76 | Humblot's Heron | Ardea humbloti |
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| 77 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
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| 78 | Madagascar Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides radiatus |
| 79 | Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk | Aviceda madagascariensis |
| 80 | Frances's Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza francesiae |
| 81 | Madagascar Sparrowhawk | Accipiter madagascariensis |
| 82 | Malagasy Harrier | Circus macrosceles |
| 83 | Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus |
| 84 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 85 | Madagascar Buzzard | Buteo brachypterus |
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| 86 | Madagascar Hoopoe | Upupa marginata |
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| 87 | Olive Bee-eater | Merops superciliosus |
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| 88 | Malagasy Kingfisher | Corythornis vintsioides |
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| 89 | (Broad-billed Roller) | Eurystomus glaucurus |
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| 90 | Long-tailed Ground-Roller | Uratelornis chimaera |
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| 91 | Malagasy Kestrel | Falco newtoni |
| 92 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 93 | Greater Vasa Parrot | Mascarinus vasa |
| 94 | Lesser Vasa Parrot | Mascarinus niger |
| 95 | Gray-headed Lovebird | Agapornis canus |
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| 96 | Madagascar Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris cinerea |
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| 97 | Archbold's Newtonia | Newtonia archboldi |
| 98 | Common Newtonia | Newtonia brunneicauda |
| 99 | Chabert Vanga | Leptopterus chabert |
| 100 | Sickle-billed Vanga | Falculea palliata |
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| 101 | Crested Drongo | Dicrurus forficatus |
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| 102 | Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone mutata |
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| 103 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
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| 104 | Madagascar Lark | Mirafra hova |
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| 105 | Common Jery | Neomixis tenella |
| 106 | Stripe-throated Jery | Neomixis striatigula |
| 107 | Madagascar Cisticola | Cisticola cherina |
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| 108 | Malagasy Brush-Warbler | Nesillas typica |
| 109 | Subdesert Brush-Warbler | Nesillas lantzii |
| 110 | Madagascar Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus newtoni |
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| 111 | Brown Emutail | Bradypterus brunneus |
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| 112 | Thamnornis | Thamnornis chloropetoides |
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| 113 | Mascarene Martin | Phedina borbonica |
| 114 | Madagascar Martin | Riparia cowani |
| 115 | Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia |
| 116 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
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| 117 | Malagasy Bulbul | Hypsipetes madagascariensis |
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| 118 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
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| 119 | Madagascar Magpie-Robin | Copsychus albospecularis |
| 120 | Littoral Rock-Thrush | Monticola imerina |
| 121 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus |
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| 122 | Souimanga Sunbird | Cinnyris sovimanga |
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| 123 | Sakalava Weaver | Ploceus sakalava |
| 124 | Red Fody | Foudia madagascariensis |
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| 125 | Madagascar Munia | Lepidopygia nana |
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| 126 | Madagascar Wagtail | Motacilla flaviventris |
*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.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 15 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 5 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 4 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 2 |
| [] | Accidental | 2 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 4 |
| V | Vulnerable | 6 |
| EN | Endangered | 5 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.