IFATY FOREST
MADAGASCAR
LOCALE
| # Species: | 163 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 163 |
| # Endemics: | 63 |
| # 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 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | |
| 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 | Madagascar Partridge | Margaroperdix madagarensis | |
| 10 | Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
| 11 | Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei | |
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| 12 | #Greater Flamingo# | Phoenicopterus roseus | |
| 13 | #Lesser Flamingo# | Phoenicoparrus minor | |
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| 14 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
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| 15 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| 16 | Malagasy Turtle-Dove | Nesoenas picturata | |
| 17 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
| 18 | Madagascar Green-Pigeon | Treron australis | |
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| 19 | White-breasted Mesite | Mesitornis variegatus | |
| 20 | Subdesert Mesite | Monias benschi | |
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| 21 | Madagascar Sandgrouse | Pterocles personatus | |
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| 22 | (Madagascar Cuckoo) | Cuculus rochii | |
| 23 | Giant Coua | Coua gigas | |
| 24 | Coquerel's Coua | Coua coquereli | |
| 25 | Red-capped Coua | Coua ruficeps | |
| 26 | Green-capped Coua** | Coua olivaceiceps | |
| 27 | Running Coua | Coua cursor | |
| 28 | Crested Coua | Coua cristata | |
| 29 | Verreaux's Coua | Coua verreauxi | |
| 30 | Malagasy Coucal | Centropus toulou | |
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| 31 | Collared Nightjar | Gactornis enarratus | |
| 32 | Madagascar Nightjar | Caprimulgus madagascariensis | |
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| 33 | Madagascar Spinetail | Zoonavena grandidieri | |
| 34 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | |
| 35 | Malagasy Swift | Apus balstoni | |
| 36 | Malagasy Palm Swift | Cypsiurus gracilis | |
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| 37 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| 38 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | |
| 39 | African Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis | |
| 40 | Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla | |
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| 41 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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| 42 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| 43 | /Common Ringed Plover/ | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| 44 | Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | |
| 45 | /Tibetan Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus atrifrons | |
| 46 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus leschenaultii | |
| 47 | Madagascar Plover | Anarhynchus thoracicus | |
| 48 | Kittlitz's Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius | |
| 49 | White-fronted Plover | Anarhynchus marginatus | |
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| 50 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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| 51 | /Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus | |
| 52 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata | |
| 53 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica | |
| 54 | /Terek Sandpiper/ | Xenus cinereus | |
| 55 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| 56 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis | |
| 57 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia | |
| 58 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres | |
| 59 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea | |
| 60 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba | |
| 61 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta | |
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| 62 | Madagascar Buttonquail | Turnix nigricollis | |
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| 63 | Crab-Plover | Dromas ardeola | |
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| 64 | Madagascar Pratincole | Glareola ocularis | |
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| 65 | Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | |
| 66 | Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | |
| 67 | #Saunders's Tern# | Sternula saundersi | |
| 68 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
| 69 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo | |
| 70 | #Lesser Crested Tern# | Thalasseus bengalensis | |
| 71 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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| 72 | #White-tailed Tropicbird# | Phaethon lepturus | |
| 73 | (Red-tailed Tropicbird) | Phaethon rubricauda | |
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| 74 | #Wedge-tailed Shearwater# | Ardenna pacificus | |
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| 75 | Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | |
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| 76 | #Lesser Frigatebird# | Fregata ariel | |
| 77 | #Great Frigatebird# | Fregata minor | |
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| 78 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | |
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| 79 | Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | |
| 80 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| 81 | Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca | |
| 82 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| 83 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| 84 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | |
| 85 | (Malagasy Pond-Heron) | Ardeola idae | |
| 86 | Western Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| 87 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| 88 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| 89 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
| 90 | Humblot's Heron | Ardea humbloti | |
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| 91 | Madagascar Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides radiatus | |
| 92 | Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk | Aviceda madagascariensis | |
| 93 | Malagasy Harrier | Circus macrosceles | |
| 94 | Frances's Sparrowhawk | Accipiter francesiae | |
| 95 | Madagascar Sparrowhawk | Accipiter madagascariensis | |
| 96 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| 97 | Yellow-billed Kite** | Milvus aegyptius | |
| 98 | Madagascar Buzzard | Buteo brachypterus | |
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| 99 | Madagascar Scops-Owl | Otus rutilus | |
| 100 | White-browed Owl | Athene superciliaris | |
| 101 | Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | |
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| 102 | Cuckoo-roller | Leptosomus discolor | |
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| 103 | Madagascar Hoopoe | Upupa marginata | |
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| 104 | Malagasy Kingfisher | Corythornis vintsioides | |
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| 105 | Madagascar Bee-eater | Merops superciliosus | |
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| 106 | (Broad-billed Roller) | Eurystomus glaucurus | |
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| 107 | Long-tailed Ground-Roller | Uratelornis chimaera | |
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| 108 | Malagasy Kestrel | Falco newtoni | |
| 109 | Banded Kestrel | Falco zoniventris | |
| 110 | /Eleonora's Falcon/ | Falco eleonorae | |
| 111 | /Sooty Falcon/ | Falco concolor | |
| 112 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| 113 | Greater Vasa Parrot | Mascarinus vasa | |
| 114 | Lesser Vasa Parrot | Mascarinus niger | |
| 115 | Gray-headed Lovebird | Agapornis canus | |
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| 116 | Madagascar Cuckooshrike | Coracina cinerea | |
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| 117 | Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | |
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| 118 | Archbold's Newtonia | Newtonia archboldi | |
| 119 | Common Newtonia | Newtonia brunneicauda | |
| 120 | Dark Newtonia | Newtonia amphichroa | |
| 121 | Red-tailed Newtonia | Newtonia fanovanae | |
| 122 | Red-tailed Vanga | Calicalicus madagascariensis | |
| 123 | Red-shouldered Vanga | Calicalicus rufocarpalis | |
| 124 | Chabert Vanga | Leptopterus chabert | |
| 125 | Madagascar Blue Vanga | Cyanolanius madagascarinus | |
| 126 | Hook-billed Vanga | Vanga curvirostris | |
| 127 | Ward's Flycatcher | Pseudobias wardi | |
| 128 | Rufous Vanga | Schetba rufa | |
| 129 | Sickle-billed Vanga | Falculea palliata | |
| 130 | White-headed Vanga | Artamella viridis | |
| 131 | Lafresnaye's Vanga | Xenopirostris xenopirostris | |
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| 132 | Crested Drongo | Dicrurus forficatus | |
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| 133 | Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone mutata | |
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| 134 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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| 135 | Madagascar Lark | Mirafra hova | |
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| 136 | Common Jery | Neomixis tenella | |
| 137 | Green Jery | Neomixis viridis | |
| 138 | Subdesert Jery** | Neomixis pallidior | |
| 139 | Madagascar Cisticola | Cisticola cherina | |
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| 140 | Malagasy Brush-Warbler | Nesillas typica | |
| 141 | Subdesert Brush-Warbler | Nesillas lantzii | |
| 142 | Madagascar Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus newtoni | |
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| 143 | Long-billed Bernieria | Bernieria madagascariensis | |
| 144 | Thamnornis | Thamnornis chloropetoides | |
| 145 | Appert's Tetraka | Xanthomixis apperti | |
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| 146 | Mascarene Martin | Phedina borbonica | |
| 147 | Madagascar Martin | Riparia cowani | |
| 148 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica | |
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| 149 | Malagasy Bulbul | Hypsipetes madagascariensis | |
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| 150 | Malagasy White-eye | Zosterops maderaspatanus | |
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| 151 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | |
| 152 | Madagascar Starling | Hartlaubius auratus | |
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| 153 | Pelzeln's Magpie-Robin** | Copsychus pica | |
| 154 | Littoral Rock-Thrush | Monticola imerina | |
| 155 | Forest Rock-Thrush | Monticola sharpei | |
| 156 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | |
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| 157 | Souimanga Sunbird | Cinnyris sovimanga | |
| 158 | Malagasy Sunbird | Cinnyris notatus | |
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| 159 | Sakalava Weaver | Ploceus sakalava | |
| 160 | Red Fody | Foudia madagascariensis | |
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| 161 | Madagascar Munia | Lepidopygia nana | |
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| 162 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
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| 163 | 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 | 8 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 4 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 1 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 6 |
| V | Vulnerable | 9 |
| EN | Endangered | 4 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.