BETSIBOKA DELTA
MADAGASCAR
LOCALE
| # Species: | 142 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 142 |
| # Endemics: | 45 |
| # 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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| 1 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata |
| 2 | White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus |
| 3 | Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| 4 | African Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus auritus |
| 5 | Blue-billed Teal | Spatula hottentota |
| 6 | Red-billed Duck | Anas erythrorhyncha |
| 7 | Bernier's Teal | Anas bernieri |
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| 8 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris |
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| 9 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 10 | Malagasy Turtle-Dove | Nesoenas picturata |
| 11 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
| 12 | Madagascar Green-Pigeon | Treron australis |
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| 13 | Madagascar Sandgrouse | Pterocles personatus |
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| 14 | (Madagascar Cuckoo) | Cuculus rochii |
| 15 | Coquerel's Coua | Coua coquereli |
| 16 | Red-fronted Coua | Coua reynaudii |
| 17 | Red-capped Coua | Coua ruficeps |
| 18 | Crested Coua | Coua cristata |
| 19 | Malagasy Coucal | Centropus toulou |
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| 20 | Madagascar Nightjar | Caprimulgus madagascariensis |
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| 21 | Madagascar Spinetail | Zoonavena grandidieri |
| 22 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba |
| 23 | Malagasy Swift | Apus balstoni |
| 24 | Malagasy Palm Swift | Cypsiurus gracilis |
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| 25 | Madagascar Rail | Rallus madagascariensis |
| 26 | White-throated Rail | Dryolimnas cuvieri |
| 27 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 28 | Allen's Gallinule | Porphyrio alleni |
| 29 | African Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis |
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| 30 | Madagascar Flufftail | Sarothrura insularis |
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| 31 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
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| 32 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 33 | /Common Ringed Plover/ | Charadrius hiaticula |
| 34 | Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris |
| 35 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus leschenaultii |
| 36 | Madagascar Plover | Anarhynchus thoracicus |
| 37 | Kittlitz's Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius |
| 38 | White-fronted Plover | Anarhynchus marginatus |
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| 39 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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| 40 | Madagascar Jacana | Actophilornis albinucha |
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| 41 | /Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus |
| 42 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata |
| 43 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica |
| 44 | /Terek Sandpiper/ | Xenus cinereus |
| 45 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 46 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
| 47 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 48 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 49 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 50 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea |
| 51 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
| 52 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta |
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| 53 | Madagascar Buttonquail | Turnix nigricollis |
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| 54 | Crab-Plover | Dromas ardeola |
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| 55 | Madagascar Pratincole | Glareola ocularis |
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| 56 | Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus |
| 57 | #Saunders's Tern# | Sternula saundersi |
| 58 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 59 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 60 | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii |
| 61 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo |
| 62 | #Lesser Crested Tern# | Thalasseus bengalensis |
| 63 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii |
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| 64 | #Greater Flamingo# | Phoenicopterus roseus |
| 65 | #Lesser Flamingo# | Phoenicoparrus minor |
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| 66 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| 67 | Madagascar Grebe | Tachybaptus pelzelnii |
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| 68 | African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus |
| 69 | Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis |
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| 70 | #Lesser Frigatebird# | Fregata ariel |
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| 71 | African Darter | Anhinga rufa |
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| 72 | Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus |
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| 73 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 74 | Madagascar Ibis | Lophotibis cristata |
| 75 | Malagasy Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis bernieri |
| 76 | African Spoonbill | Platalea alba |
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| 77 | Little Bittern | Botaurus minutus |
| 78 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 79 | Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca |
| 80 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 81 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 82 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides |
| 83 | (Malagasy Pond-Heron) | Ardeola idae |
| 84 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 85 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 86 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 87 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
| 88 | Humblot's Heron | Ardea humbloti |
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| 89 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
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| 90 | Madagascar Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides radiatus |
| 91 | Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus |
| 92 | Frances's Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza francesiae |
| 93 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 94 | Madagascar Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga vociferoides |
| 95 | Madagascar Buzzard | Buteo brachypterus |
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| 96 | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
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| 97 | Madagascar Scops-Owl | Otus rutilus |
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| 98 | Cuckoo-roller | Leptosomus discolor |
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| 99 | Madagascar Hoopoe | Upupa marginata |
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| 100 | Olive Bee-eater | Merops superciliosus |
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| 101 | Malagasy Kingfisher | Corythornis vintsioides |
| 102 | Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher | Corythornis madagascariensis |
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| 103 | (Broad-billed Roller) | Eurystomus glaucurus |
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| 104 | Malagasy Kestrel | Falco newtoni |
| 105 | /Eleonora's Falcon/ | Falco eleonorae |
| 106 | /Sooty Falcon/ | Falco concolor |
| 107 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 108 | Greater Vasa Parrot | Mascarinus vasa |
| 109 | Lesser Vasa Parrot | Mascarinus niger |
| 110 | Gray-headed Lovebird | Agapornis canus |
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| 111 | Madagascar Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris cinerea |
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| 112 | Common Newtonia | Newtonia brunneicauda |
| 113 | Chabert Vanga | Leptopterus chabert |
| 114 | Madagascar Blue Vanga | Cyanolanius madagascarinus |
| 115 | Hook-billed Vanga | Vanga curvirostris |
| 116 | Rufous Vanga | Schetba rufa |
| 117 | Sickle-billed Vanga | Falculea palliata |
| 118 | White-headed Vanga | Artamella viridis |
| 119 | Pollen's Vanga | Xenopirostris polleni |
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| 120 | Crested Drongo | Dicrurus forficatus |
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| 121 | Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone mutata |
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| 122 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
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| 123 | Madagascar Lark | Mirafra hova |
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| 124 | Common Jery | Neomixis tenella |
| 125 | Madagascar Cisticola | Cisticola cherina |
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| 126 | Malagasy Brush-Warbler | Nesillas typica |
| 127 | Madagascar Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus newtoni |
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| 128 | Long-billed Bernieria | Bernieria madagascariensis |
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| 129 | Mascarene Martin | Phedina borbonica |
| 130 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
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| 131 | Malagasy Bulbul | Hypsipetes madagascariensis |
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| 132 | Malagasy White-eye | Zosterops maderaspatanus |
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| 133 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
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| 134 | Pelzeln's Magpie-Robin** | Copsychus pica |
| 135 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus |
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| 136 | Souimanga Sunbird | Cinnyris sovimanga |
| 137 | Malagasy Sunbird | Cinnyris notatus |
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| 138 | Sakalava Weaver | Ploceus sakalava |
| 139 | Red Fody | Foudia madagascariensis |
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| 140 | Madagascar Munia | Lepidopygia nana |
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| 141 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
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| 142 | 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 | 19 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 5 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 3 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 6 |
| V | Vulnerable | 4 |
| EN | Endangered | 6 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
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.