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# Species:115
# Excl Vagrants:115
# Endemics:43
# 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.

color codes

1Malagasy Turtle-DoveNesoenas picturataBC
2Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australisE
3Madagascar SandgrousePterocles personatusE
4Giant CouaCoua gigasE
5Olive-capped CouaCoua olivaceicepsE
6Running CouaCoua cursorE
7Crested CouaCoua cristataE
8Malagasy CoucalCentropus toulouBC
9Collared NightjarGactornis enarratusE
10Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensisE
11Malagasy SwiftApus balstoniBC
12Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisE
13Madagascar Forest RailMentocrex kioloidesE
14Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisE
15Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularisBC
16(Malagasy Pond-Heron)Ardeola idaeEN
17Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusE
18Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensisE
19Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiaeE
20Henst's GoshawkAstur henstiiE
21Malagasy HarrierCircus macroscelesE
22Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterusE
23Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilusE
24White-browed OwlAthene superciliarisE
25Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginataE
26Malagasy KingfisherCorythornis vintsioidesBC
27Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniE
28Banded KestrelFalco zoniventrisE
29Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasaNE
30Lesser Vasa ParrotMascarinus nigerBC
31Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusE
32Common Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis coruscansE
33Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinereaE
34Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicaudaE
35Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabertE
36Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostrisE
37Sickle-billed VangaFalculea palliataE
38White-headed VangaArtamella viridisE
39Lafresnaye's VangaXenopirostris xenopirostrisE
40Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatusBC
41Malagasy Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutataBC
42Madagascar LarkMirafra hovaE
43Common JeryNeomixis tenellaE
44Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigulaE
45Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaE
46Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typicaNE
47Subdesert Brush-WarblerNesillas lantziiE
48Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensisBC
49Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanusBC
50Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratusE
51Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisE
52Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimangaBC
53Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatusNE
54Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalavaE
55Red FodyFoudia madagascariensisBC
56Forest FodyFoudia omissaE
57Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nanaE
58Madagascar 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.