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MADAGASCAR
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# Species:107
# Excl Vagrants:107
# Endemics:72
# Near Endemics:3

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

color codes

1Madagascar PartridgeMargaroperdix madagarensisE 
2Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australisE 
3Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensisE 
4Red-breasted CouaCoua serrianaE 
5Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudiiE 
6Blue CouaCoua caeruleaE 
7Collared NightjarGactornis enarratusE 
8Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensisE 
9Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisE 
10Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensisEV
11Madagascar Forest RailMentocrex kioloidesE 
12Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularisE 
13Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisE 
14Madagascar IbisLophotibis cristataENT
15Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusE 
16Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensisE 
17Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiaeE 
18Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisENT
19Henst's GoshawkAstur henstiiEV
20Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterusE 
21Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilusE 
22White-browed OwlAthene superciliarisE 
23Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensisE 
24Madagascar Pygmy KingfisherCorythornis madagascariensisE 
25Scaly Ground-RollerGeobiastes squamigerEV
26Short-legged Ground-RollerBrachypteracias leptosomusEV
27Pitta-like Ground-RollerAtelornis pittoidesE 
28Rufous-headed Ground-RollerAtelornis crossleyiENT
29Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniE 
30Banded KestrelFalco zoniventrisE 
31Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasaNE 
32Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusE 
33Velvet AsityPhilepitta castaneaE 
34Common Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis coruscansE 
35Yellow-bellied Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis hypoxanthaEV
36Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinereaE 
37Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicaudaE 
38Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroaE 
39Tylas VangaTylas eduardiE 
40Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensisE 
41Nuthatch-VangaHypositta corallirostrisE 
42Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabertE 
43Crossley's VangaMystacornis crossleyiE 
44Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinusE 
45Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostrisE 
46Ward's FlycatcherPseudobias wardiE 
47Rufous VangaSchetba rufaE 
48Helmet VangaEuryceros prevostiiEEN
49Bernier's VangaOriolia bernieriEEN
50White-headed VangaArtamella viridisE 
51Pollen's VangaXenopirostris polleniENT
52Common JeryNeomixis tenellaE 
53Green JeryNeomixis viridisE 
54Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigulaE 
55Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaE 
56Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typicaNE 
57Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoniE 
58Brown EmutailBradypterus brunneusE 
59White-throated OxylabesOxylabes madagascariensisE 
60Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensisE 
61Cryptic WarblerCryptosylvicola randrianasoloiE 
62Wedge-tailed JeryHartertula flavoviridisENT
63Madagascar YellowbrowCrossleyia xanthophrysE 
64Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosteropsE 
65Gray-crowned TetrakaXanthomixis cinereicepsENT
66Rand's WarblerRandia pseudozosteropsE 
67Madagascar MartinRiparia cowaniE 
68Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratusE 
69Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisE 
70Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatusNE 
71Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourviE 
72Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalavaE 
73Forest FodyFoudia omissaE 
74Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nanaE 
75Madagascar 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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor4
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient1
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant8
[]Accidental1

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic118
LCLocal3
NENear Endemic3
RRRestricted Range0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable5
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered0

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.