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# Species:118
# Excl Vagrants:118
# Endemics:74
# Near Endemics:3

TARGET BIRD LIST

List of target species for the country that could possibly be seen at this location. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Accidentals, vagrants, and very rare species are excluded from this list.

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1Meller's DuckAnas melleriE
2Madagascar PochardAythya innotataE
3Madagascar PartridgeMargaroperdix madagarensisE
4Malagasy Turtle-DoveNesoenas picturataBC
5Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australisE
6Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensisE
7Brown MesiteMesitornis unicolorE
8Red-breasted CouaCoua serrianaE
9Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudiiE
10Blue CouaCoua caeruleaE
11Malagasy CoucalCentropus toulouBC
12Collared NightjarGactornis enarratusE
13Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensisE
14Madagascar SpinetailZoonavena grandidieriBC
15Malagasy SwiftApus balstoniBC
16Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisE
17Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensisE
18White-throated RailDryolimnas cuvieriBC
19Madagascar Forest RailMentocrex kioloidesE
20Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularisE
21Slender-billed FlufftailSarothrura watersiE
22Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisE
23Madagascar GrebeTachybaptus pelzelniiE
24(Malagasy Pond-Heron)Ardeola idaeEN
25Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusE
26Madagascar Serpent-EagleEutriorchis asturE
27Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensisE
28Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiaeE
29Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisE
30Henst's GoshawkAstur henstiiE
31Malagasy HarrierCircus macroscelesE
32Madagascar Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferoidesE
33Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterusE
34Red OwlTyto soumagneiE
35Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilusE
36Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensisE
37Cuckoo-rollerLeptosomus discolorBC
38Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginataE
39Malagasy KingfisherCorythornis vintsioidesBC
40Madagascar Pygmy KingfisherCorythornis madagascariensisE
41Short-legged Ground-RollerBrachypteracias leptosomusE
42Pitta-like Ground-RollerAtelornis pittoidesE
43Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniE
44Banded KestrelFalco zoniventrisE
45Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasaNE
46Lesser Vasa ParrotMascarinus nigerBC
47Velvet AsityPhilepitta castaneaE
48Schlegel's AsityPhilepitta schlegeliE
49Common Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis coruscansE
50Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinereaE
51Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicaudaE
52Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroaE
53Tylas VangaTylas eduardiE
54Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensisE
55Nuthatch-VangaHypositta corallirostrisE
56Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabertE
57Crossley's VangaMystacornis crossleyiE
58Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinusE
59Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostrisE
60Ward's FlycatcherPseudobias wardiE
61Rufous VangaSchetba rufaE
62Bernier's VangaOriolia bernieriE
63White-headed VangaArtamella viridisE
64Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatusBC
65Malagasy Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutataBC
66Madagascar LarkMirafra hovaE
67Common JeryNeomixis tenellaE
68Green JeryNeomixis viridisE
69Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigulaE
70Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaE
71Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typicaNE
72Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoniE
73Gray EmutailBradypterus seebohmiE
74White-throated OxylabesOxylabes madagascariensisE
75Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensisE
76Wedge-tailed JeryHartertula flavoviridisE
77Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosteropsE
78Gray-crowned TetrakaXanthomixis cinereicepsE
79Rand's WarblerRandia pseudozosteropsE
80Madagascar MartinRiparia cowaniE
81Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensisBC
82Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanusBC
83Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratusE
84Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisE
85Forest Rock-ThrushMonticola sharpeiBC
86Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimangaBC
87Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatusNE
88Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourviE
89Red FodyFoudia madagascariensisBC
90Forest FodyFoudia omissaE
91Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nanaE
92Madagascar WagtailMotacilla flaviventrisE

 

 *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.