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MADAGASCARLOCALE

# Species:146
# Excl Vagrants:146
# Endemics:65
# Near Endemics:3

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
3Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
4African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
5Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
6Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
7Bernier's TealAnas bernieri

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

8Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

9Madagascar PartridgeMargaroperdix madagarensis
10Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
11Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Rock PigeonColumba livia
13Malagasy Turtle-DoveNesoenas picturata
14Namaqua DoveOena capensis
15Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australis
16Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensis

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

17Madagascar SandgrousePterocles personatus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18(Madagascar Cuckoo)Cuculus rochii
19Giant CouaCoua gigas
20Red-capped CouaCoua ruficeps
21Running CouaCoua cursor
22Crested CouaCoua cristata
23Blue CouaCoua caerulea
24Malagasy CoucalCentropus toulou

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

25Collared NightjarGactornis enarratus
26Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

27Madagascar SpinetailZoonavena grandidieri
28Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
29Malagasy SwiftApus balstoni
30Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

31Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensis
32White-throated RailDryolimnas cuvieri
33Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
34African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

35Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

36/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
37/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
38Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
39/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
40Madagascar PloverAnarhynchus thoracicus
41Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
42White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

43Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

44/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
45/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
46/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica
47/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
48/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
49/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
50/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
51/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

52Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollis

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

53Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
54#Saunders's Tern#Sternula saundersi
55Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
56#Lesser Crested Tern#Thalasseus bengalensis
57Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

58Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

59African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

60Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

61Madagascar IbisLophotibis cristata

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

62Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
63Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
64Little EgretEgretta garzetta
65Striated HeronButorides striata
66Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
67(Malagasy Pond-Heron)Ardeola idae
68Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
69Great EgretArdea alba
70Gray HeronArdea cinerea
71Purple HeronArdea purpurea
72Humblot's HeronArdea humbloti

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

73HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

74Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatus
75Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensis
76Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
77Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiae
78Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensis
79Malagasy HarrierCircus macrosceles
80Black KiteMilvus migrans
81Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
82Madagascar Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferoides
83Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

84Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

85Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilus
86White-browed OwlAthene superciliaris
87Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensis
88Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Cuckoo-Roller: Leptosomidae

89Cuckoo-rollerLeptosomus discolor

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

90Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginata

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

91Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

92Malagasy KingfisherCorythornis vintsioides
93Madagascar Pygmy KingfisherCorythornis madagascariensis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

94(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

95Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoni
96Banded KestrelFalco zoniventris
97/Eleonora's Falcon/Falco eleonorae
98/Sooty Falcon/Falco concolor
99Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

100Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasa
101Lesser Vasa ParrotMascarinus niger
102Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canus

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

103Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinerea

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

104Archbold's NewtoniaNewtonia archboldi
105Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicauda
106Red-tailed NewtoniaNewtonia fanovanae
107Tylas VangaTylas eduardi
108Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensis
109Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabert
110Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinus
111Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostris
112Ward's FlycatcherPseudobias wardi
113Sickle-billed VangaFalculea palliata
114White-headed VangaArtamella viridis
115Lafresnaye's VangaXenopirostris xenopirostris

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

116Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

117Malagasy Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutata

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

118Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

119Madagascar LarkMirafra hova

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

120Common JeryNeomixis tenella
121Green JeryNeomixis viridis
122Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigula
123Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherina

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

124Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typica
125Subdesert Brush-WarblerNesillas lantzii
126Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoni

 
Malagasy Warblers: Bernieridae

127Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensis
128Cryptic WarblerCryptosylvicola randrianasoloi
129ThamnornisThamnornis chloropetoides
130Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosterops

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

131Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonica
132Madagascar MartinRiparia cowani

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

133Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

134Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

135Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
136Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

137Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularis
138African StonechatSaxicola torquatus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

139Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimanga
140Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

141Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourvi
142Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalava
143Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis
144Forest FodyFoudia omissa

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

145Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nana

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

146Madagascar WagtailMotacilla 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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor13
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable4
ENEndangered4
CRCritically Endangered1

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.