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RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK

MADAGASCARLOCALE

# Species:171
# Excl Vagrants:171
# Endemics:94
# 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
2African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
3Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
4Meller's DuckAnas melleri
5Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
6Bernier's TealAnas bernieri

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

7Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

8Madagascar PartridgeMargaroperdix madagarensis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Rock PigeonColumba livia
10Malagasy Turtle-DoveNesoenas picturata
11Namaqua DoveOena capensis
12Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australis
13Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensis

 
Mesites: Mesitornithidae

14Brown MesiteMesitornis unicolor

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

15Madagascar SandgrousePterocles personatus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

16(Madagascar Cuckoo)Cuculus rochii
17Giant CouaCoua gigas
18Coquerel's CouaCoua coquereli
19Red-breasted CouaCoua serriana
20Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudii
21Red-capped CouaCoua ruficeps
22Crested CouaCoua cristata
23Blue CouaCoua caerulea
24Malagasy CoucalCentropus toulou

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

25Collared NightjarGactornis enarratus
26Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

27Madagascar SpinetailZoonavena grandidieri
28Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
29Malagasy SwiftApus balstoni
30Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

31Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensis
32White-throated RailDryolimnas cuvieri
33Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
34Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

35Madagascar Forest RailMentocrex kioloides
36Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

37Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

38/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
39/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
40Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
41/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
42Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
43White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

44Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

45Madagascar JacanaActophilornis albinucha

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

46/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
47/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica
48Madagascar SnipeGallinago macrodactyla
49/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
50/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
51/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
52/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
53/Sanderling/Calidris alba

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

54Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollis

 
Crab Plover: Dromadidae

55Crab-PloverDromas ardeola

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

56Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularis

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

57#Lesser Crested Tern#Thalasseus bengalensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

58Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
59Madagascar GrebeTachybaptus pelzelnii

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

60African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

61Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

62Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
63Madagascar IbisLophotibis cristata
64Malagasy Sacred IbisThreskiornis bernieri

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

65Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
66Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
67Little EgretEgretta garzetta
68Striated HeronButorides striata
69Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
70(Malagasy Pond-Heron)Ardeola idae
71Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
72Great EgretArdea alba
73Gray HeronArdea cinerea
74Purple HeronArdea purpurea
75Humblot's HeronArdea humbloti

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

76HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

77Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatus
78Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensis
79Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
80Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiae
81Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensis
82Henst's GoshawkAstur henstii
83Malagasy HarrierCircus macrosceles
84Black KiteMilvus migrans
85Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
86Madagascar Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferoides
87Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

88Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

89Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilus
90White-browed OwlAthene superciliaris
91Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensis
92Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Cuckoo-Roller: Leptosomidae

93Cuckoo-rollerLeptosomus discolor

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

94Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginata

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

95Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

96Malagasy KingfisherCorythornis vintsioides
97Madagascar Pygmy KingfisherCorythornis madagascariensis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

98(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurus

 
Ground-Rollers: Brachypteraciidae

99Scaly Ground-RollerGeobiastes squamiger
100Short-legged Ground-RollerBrachypteracias leptosomus
101Pitta-like Ground-RollerAtelornis pittoides
102Rufous-headed Ground-RollerAtelornis crossleyi

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

103Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoni
104Banded KestrelFalco zoniventris
105/Eleonora's Falcon/Falco eleonorae
106/Sooty Falcon/Falco concolor
107Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

108Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasa
109Lesser Vasa ParrotMascarinus niger
110Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canus

 
Asities: Philepittidae

111Velvet AsityPhilepitta castanea
112Schlegel's AsityPhilepitta schlegeli
113Common Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis coruscans
114Yellow-bellied Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis hypoxantha

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

115Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinerea

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

116Archbold's NewtoniaNewtonia archboldi
117Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicauda
118Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroa
119Red-tailed NewtoniaNewtonia fanovanae
120Tylas VangaTylas eduardi
121Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensis
122Red-shouldered VangaCalicalicus rufocarpalis
123Nuthatch-VangaHypositta corallirostris
124Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabert
125Crossley's BabblerMystacornis crossleyi
126Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinus
127Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostris
128Ward's FlycatcherPseudobias wardi
129Rufous VangaSchetba rufa
130Sickle-billed VangaFalculea palliata
131White-headed VangaArtamella viridis
132Pollen's VangaXenopirostris polleni

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

133Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

134Malagasy Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutata

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

135Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

136Madagascar LarkMirafra hova

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

137Common JeryNeomixis tenella
138Green JeryNeomixis viridis
139Subdesert Jery**Neomixis pallidior
140Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherina

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

141Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typica
142Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoni

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

143Gray EmutailBradypterus seebohmi
144Brown EmutailBradypterus brunneus

 
Malagasy Warblers: Bernieridae

145White-throated OxylabesOxylabes madagascariensis
146Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensis
147Cryptic WarblerCryptosylvicola randrianasoloi
148Wedge-tailed JeryHartertula flavoviridis
149ThamnornisThamnornis chloropetoides
150Madagascar YellowbrowCrossleyia xanthophrys
151Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosterops
152Gray-crowned TetrakaXanthomixis cinereiceps
153Rand's WarblerRandia pseudozosterops

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

154Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonica
155Madagascar MartinRiparia cowani

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

156Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

157Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

158Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
159Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

160Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularis
161Forest Rock-ThrushMonticola sharpei
162African StonechatSaxicola torquatus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

163Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimanga
164Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

165Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourvi
166Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalava
167Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis
168Forest FodyFoudia omissa

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

169Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nana

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

170House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

171Madagascar 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 Visitor12
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened10
VVulnerable10
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.