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MADAGASCARLOCALE

# Species:154
# Excl Vagrants:154
# Endemics:84
# 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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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
3Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
4Meller's DuckAnas melleri
5Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

6Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

7Madagascar PartridgeMargaroperdix madagarensis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia
9Malagasy Turtle-DoveNesoenas picturata
10Namaqua DoveOena capensis
11Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australis
12Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensis

 
Mesites: Mesitornithidae

13Brown MesiteMesitornis unicolor

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

14(Madagascar Cuckoo)Cuculus rochii
15Red-breasted CouaCoua serriana
16Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudii
17Red-capped CouaCoua ruficeps
18Blue CouaCoua caerulea
19Malagasy CoucalCentropus toulou

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

20Collared NightjarGactornis enarratus
21Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

22Madagascar SpinetailZoonavena grandidieri
23Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
24Malagasy SwiftApus balstoni
25Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

26Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensis
27White-throated RailDryolimnas cuvieri
28Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
29Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

30Madagascar Forest RailMentocrex kioloides
31Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

32Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

33/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
34/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
35Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
36/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
37Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
38White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

39Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

40/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
41Madagascar SnipeGallinago macrodactyla
42/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
43/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
44/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
45/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

46Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollis

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

47Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

48Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
49Madagascar GrebeTachybaptus pelzelnii

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

50African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

51Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

52Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
53Madagascar IbisLophotibis cristata
54Malagasy Sacred IbisThreskiornis bernieri

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

55Little BitternBotaurus minutus
56Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
57Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
58Little EgretEgretta garzetta
59Striated HeronButorides striata
60Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
61(Malagasy Pond-Heron)Ardeola idae
62Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
63Great EgretArdea alba
64Gray HeronArdea cinerea
65Purple HeronArdea purpurea
66Humblot's HeronArdea humbloti

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

67HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

68Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatus
69Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensis
70Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiae
71Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensis
72Henst's GoshawkAstur henstii
73Malagasy HarrierCircus macrosceles
74Black KiteMilvus migrans
75Madagascar Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferoides
76Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

77Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

78Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilus
79Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensis

 
Cuckoo-Roller: Leptosomidae

80Cuckoo-rollerLeptosomus discolor

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

81Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginata

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

82Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

83Malagasy KingfisherCorythornis vintsioides
84Madagascar Pygmy KingfisherCorythornis madagascariensis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

85(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurus

 
Ground-Rollers: Brachypteraciidae

86Scaly Ground-RollerGeobiastes squamiger
87Short-legged Ground-RollerBrachypteracias leptosomus
88Pitta-like Ground-RollerAtelornis pittoides
89Rufous-headed Ground-RollerAtelornis crossleyi

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

90Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoni
91Banded KestrelFalco zoniventris
92/Eleonora's Falcon/Falco eleonorae
93/Sooty Falcon/Falco concolor
94Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

95Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasa
96Lesser Vasa ParrotMascarinus niger
97Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canus

 
Asities: Philepittidae

98Velvet AsityPhilepitta castanea
99Common Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis coruscans
100Yellow-bellied Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis hypoxantha

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

101Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinerea

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

102Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicauda
103Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroa
104Tylas VangaTylas eduardi
105Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensis
106Nuthatch-VangaHypositta corallirostris
107Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabert
108Crossley's BabblerMystacornis crossleyi
109Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinus
110Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostris
111Ward's FlycatcherPseudobias wardi
112Rufous VangaSchetba rufa
113Helmet VangaEuryceros prevostii
114Bernier's VangaOriolia bernieri
115White-headed VangaArtamella viridis
116Pollen's VangaXenopirostris polleni

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

117Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

118Malagasy Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutata

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

119Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

120Madagascar LarkMirafra hova

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

121Common JeryNeomixis tenella
122Green JeryNeomixis viridis
123Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigula
124Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherina

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

125Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typica
126Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoni

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

127Gray EmutailBradypterus seebohmi
128Brown EmutailBradypterus brunneus

 
Malagasy Warblers: Bernieridae

129White-throated OxylabesOxylabes madagascariensis
130Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensis
131Cryptic WarblerCryptosylvicola randrianasoloi
132Wedge-tailed JeryHartertula flavoviridis
133Madagascar YellowbrowCrossleyia xanthophrys
134Dusky TetrakaCrossleyia tenebrosa
135Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosterops
136Gray-crowned TetrakaXanthomixis cinereiceps
137Rand's WarblerRandia pseudozosterops

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

138Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonica
139Madagascar MartinRiparia cowani

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

140Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

141Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

142Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
143Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

144Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularis
145Forest Rock-ThrushMonticola sharpei
146African StonechatSaxicola torquatus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

147Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimanga
148Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

149Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourvi
150Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalava
151Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis
152Forest FodyFoudia omissa

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

153Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nana

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

154Madagascar WagtailMotacilla 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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor10
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable8
ENEndangered8
CRCritically Endangered1

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.