IFATY SALT PANS
MADAGASCAR
LOCALE
| # Species: | 101 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 101 |
| # Endemics: | 29 |
| # Near Endemics: | 2 |
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 | Blue-billed Teal | Spatula hottentota | |
| 3 | Red-billed Duck | Anas erythrorhyncha | |
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| 4 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | |
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| 5 | Madagascar Partridge | Margaroperdix madagarensis | |
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| 6 | #Greater Flamingo# | Phoenicopterus roseus | |
| 7 | #Lesser Flamingo# | Phoenicoparrus minor | |
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| 8 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
| 9 | Madagascar Grebe | Tachybaptus pelzelnii | |
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| 10 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| 11 | Malagasy Turtle-Dove | Nesoenas picturata | |
| 12 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
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| 13 | Subdesert Mesite | Monias benschi | |
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| 14 | (Madagascar Cuckoo) | Cuculus rochii | |
| 15 | Giant Coua | Coua gigas | |
| 16 | Running Coua | Coua cursor | |
| 17 | Crested Coua | Coua cristata | |
| 18 | Malagasy Coucal | Centropus toulou | |
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| 19 | Madagascar Nightjar | Caprimulgus madagascariensis | |
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| 20 | Madagascar Spinetail | Zoonavena grandidieri | |
| 21 | Malagasy Swift | Apus balstoni | |
| 22 | Malagasy Palm Swift | Cypsiurus gracilis | |
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| 23 | White-throated Rail | Dryolimnas cuvieri | |
| 24 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| 25 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | |
| 26 | Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla | |
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| 27 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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| 28 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| 29 | /Common Ringed Plover/ | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| 30 | Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | |
| 31 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus leschenaultii | |
| 32 | Madagascar Plover | Anarhynchus thoracicus | |
| 33 | Kittlitz's Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius | |
| 34 | White-fronted Plover | Anarhynchus marginatus | |
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| 35 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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| 36 | /Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus | |
| 37 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata | |
| 38 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica | |
| 39 | /Terek Sandpiper/ | Xenus cinereus | |
| 40 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| 41 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis | |
| 42 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola | |
| 43 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia | |
| 44 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres | |
| 45 | Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
| 46 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea | |
| 47 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba | |
| 48 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta | |
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| 49 | Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | |
| 50 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
| 51 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
| 52 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo | |
| 53 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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| 54 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | |
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| 55 | Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | |
| 56 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| 57 | Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca | |
| 58 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| 59 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| 60 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | |
| 61 | Western Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| 62 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| 63 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| 64 | Humblot's Heron | Ardea humbloti | |
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| 65 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | |
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| 66 | Madagascar Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides radiatus | |
| 67 | Madagascar Sparrowhawk | Accipiter madagascariensis | |
| 68 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
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| 69 | Cuckoo-roller | Leptosomus discolor | |
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| 70 | Madagascar Hoopoe | Upupa marginata | |
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| 71 | Malagasy Kingfisher | Corythornis vintsioides | |
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| 72 | Madagascar Bee-eater | Merops superciliosus | |
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| 73 | (Broad-billed Roller) | Eurystomus glaucurus | |
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| 74 | Malagasy Kestrel | Falco newtoni | |
| 75 | Banded Kestrel | Falco zoniventris | |
| 76 | /Sooty Falcon/ | Falco concolor | |
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| 77 | Greater Vasa Parrot | Mascarinus vasa | |
| 78 | Lesser Vasa Parrot | Mascarinus niger | |
| 79 | Gray-headed Lovebird | Agapornis canus | |
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| 80 | Chabert Vanga | Leptopterus chabert | |
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| 81 | Crested Drongo | Dicrurus forficatus | |
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| 82 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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| 83 | Madagascar Lark | Mirafra hova | |
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| 84 | Common Jery | Neomixis tenella | |
| 85 | Subdesert Jery** | Neomixis pallidior | |
| 86 | Madagascar Cisticola | Cisticola cherina | |
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| 87 | Malagasy Brush-Warbler | Nesillas typica | |
| 88 | Subdesert Brush-Warbler | Nesillas lantzii | |
| 89 | Madagascar Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus newtoni | |
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| 90 | Mascarene Martin | Phedina borbonica | |
| 91 | Madagascar Martin | Riparia cowani | |
| 92 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica | |
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| 93 | Malagasy Bulbul | Hypsipetes madagascariensis | |
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| 94 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | |
| 95 | Madagascar Starling | Hartlaubius auratus | |
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| 96 | Pelzeln's Magpie-Robin** | Copsychus pica | |
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| 97 | Souimanga Sunbird | Cinnyris sovimanga | |
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| 98 | Sakalava Weaver | Ploceus sakalava | |
| 99 | Red Fody | Foudia madagascariensis | |
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| 100 | Madagascar Munia | Lepidopygia nana | |
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| 101 | 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 | 18 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 2 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 2 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 1 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 4 |
| V | Vulnerable | 4 |
| EN | Endangered | 2 |
| 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.