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# Species:162
# Excl Vagrants:162
# Endemics:62
# 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

1Bernier's TealAnas bernieriE
2Madagascar PartridgeMargaroperdix madagarensisE
3Malagasy Turtle-DoveNesoenas picturataBC
4Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australisE
5White-breasted MesiteMesitornis variegatusE
6Subdesert MesiteMonias benschiE
7Madagascar SandgrousePterocles personatusE
8Giant CouaCoua gigasE
9Coquerel's CouaCoua coquereliE
10Olive-capped CouaCoua olivaceicepsE
11Red-capped CouaCoua ruficepsE
12Running CouaCoua cursorE
13Crested CouaCoua cristataE
14Verreaux's CouaCoua verreauxiE
15Malagasy CoucalCentropus toulouBC
16Collared NightjarGactornis enarratusE
17Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensisE
18Madagascar SpinetailZoonavena grandidieriBC
19Malagasy SwiftApus balstoniBC
20Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisE
21Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisE
22Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularisBC
23(Malagasy Pond-Heron)Ardeola idaeEN
24Humblot's HeronArdea humblotiE
25Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusE
26Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensisE
27Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiaeE
28Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisE
29Malagasy HarrierCircus macroscelesE
30Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterusE
31Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilusE
32White-browed OwlAthene superciliarisE
33Cuckoo-rollerLeptosomus discolorBC
34Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginataE
35Malagasy KingfisherCorythornis vintsioidesBC
36Long-tailed Ground-RollerUratelornis chimaeraE
37Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniE
38Banded KestrelFalco zoniventrisE
39Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasaNE
40Lesser Vasa ParrotMascarinus nigerBC
41Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusE
42Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinereaE
43Archbold's NewtoniaNewtonia archboldiE
44Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicaudaE
45Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroaE
46Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensisE
47Red-shouldered VangaCalicalicus rufocarpalisE
48Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabertE
49Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinusE
50Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostrisE
51Ward's FlycatcherPseudobias wardiE
52Rufous VangaSchetba rufaE
53Sickle-billed VangaFalculea palliataE
54White-headed VangaArtamella viridisE
55Lafresnaye's VangaXenopirostris xenopirostrisE
56Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatusBC
57Malagasy Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutataBC
58Madagascar LarkMirafra hovaE
59Common JeryNeomixis tenellaE
60Green JeryNeomixis viridisE
61Subdesert Jery**Neomixis pallidiorE
62Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaE
63Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typicaNE
64Subdesert Brush-WarblerNesillas lantziiE
65Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoniE
66Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensisE
67ThamnornisThamnornis chloropetoidesE
68Appert's TetrakaXanthomixis appertiE
69Madagascar MartinRiparia cowaniE
70Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensisBC
71Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanusBC
72Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratusE
73Pelzeln's Magpie-Robin**Copsychus picaE
74Littoral Rock-ThrushMonticola imerinaBC
75Forest Rock-ThrushMonticola sharpeiBC
76Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimangaBC
77Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatusNE
78Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalavaE
79Red FodyFoudia madagascariensisBC
80Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nanaE
81Madagascar 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.