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MADAGASCAR

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# Species:296
# Excl Vagrants:257
# Endemics:119
# Near Endemics:3

List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Meller's DuckAnas melleriEEN
2Bernier's TealAnas bernieriEEN
3Madagascar PochardAythya innotataECR
4Madagascar PartridgeMargaroperdix madagarensisE 
5Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australisE 
6Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensisE 
7White-breasted MesiteMesitornis variegatusEV
8Brown MesiteMesitornis unicolorEV
9Subdesert MesiteMonias benschiEV
10Madagascar SandgrousePterocles personatusE 
11Giant CouaCoua gigasE 
12Coquerel's CouaCoua coquereliE 
13Red-breasted CouaCoua serrianaE 
14Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudiiE 
15Olive-capped CouaCoua olivaceicepsE 
16Red-capped CouaCoua ruficepsE 
17Running CouaCoua cursorE 
18Crested CouaCoua cristataE 
19Verreaux's CouaCoua verreauxiE 
20Blue CouaCoua caeruleaE 
21Collared NightjarGactornis enarratusE 
22Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensisE 
23Little SwiftApus affinisLC 
24Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisE 
25Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensisEV
26Sakalava RailZapornia olivieriEEN
27Madagascar Forest RailMentocrex kioloidesE 
28Tsingy Forest RailMentocrex beankaensisEV
29Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularisE 
30Slender-billed FlufftailSarothrura watersiENT
31Madagascar Three-banded Plover**Charadrius bifrontatusE 
32Madagascar PloverAnarhynchus thoracicusEV
33Madagascar JacanaActophilornis albinuchaEEN
34/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
35/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
36Madagascar SnipeGallinago macrodactylaEV
37/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
38Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisE 
39Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularis NT
40Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusLC 
41#Lesser Flamingo#Phoenicoparrus minor V
42Madagascar GrebeTachybaptus pelzelniiEEN
43Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross**Thalassarche carteri EN
44&Salvin's AlbatrosslThalassarche salvini V
45|Jouanin's Petrel|Bulweria fallax NT
46Madagascar IbisLophotibis cristataENT
47Malagasy Sacred IbisThreskiornis bernieriEEN
48(Malagasy Pond-Heron)Ardeola idaeLCEN
49Humblot's HeronArdea humblotiEEN
50Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusE 
51Madagascar Serpent-EagleEutriorchis asturEEN
52Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensisE 
53Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiaeE 
54Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisENT
55Henst's GoshawkAstur henstiiEV
56Malagasy HarrierCircus macroscelesEEN
57Madagascar Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferoidesECR
58Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterusE 
59Red OwlTyto soumagneiEV
60Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilusE 
61White-browed OwlAthene superciliarisE 
62Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensisE 
63Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginataE 
64Madagascar Pygmy KingfisherCorythornis madagascariensisE 
65Scaly Ground-RollerGeobiastes squamigerEV
66Short-legged Ground-RollerBrachypteracias leptosomusEV
67Long-tailed Ground-RollerUratelornis chimaeraEV
68Pitta-like Ground-RollerAtelornis pittoidesE 
69Rufous-headed Ground-RollerAtelornis crossleyiENT
70Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniE 
71Banded KestrelFalco zoniventrisE 
72/Sooty Falcon/Falco concolor V
73Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasaNE 
74Comoro Black ParrotMascarinus sibilansE 
75Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusE 
76Velvet AsityPhilepitta castaneaE 
77Schlegel's AsityPhilepitta schlegeliENT
78Common Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis coruscansE 
79Yellow-bellied Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis hypoxanthaEV
80Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinereaE 
81Archbold's NewtoniaNewtonia archboldiE 
82Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicaudaE 
83Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroaE 
84Red-tailed NewtoniaNewtonia fanovanaeEV
85Tylas VangaTylas eduardiE 
86Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensisE 
87Red-shouldered VangaCalicalicus rufocarpalisEV
88Nuthatch-VangaHypositta corallirostrisE 
89Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabertE 
90Crossley's BabblerMystacornis crossleyiE 
91Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinusE 
92Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostrisE 
93Ward's FlycatcherPseudobias wardiE 
94Rufous VangaSchetba rufaE 
95Helmet VangaEuryceros prevostiiEEN
96Bernier's VangaOriolia bernieriEEN
97Sickle-billed VangaFalculea palliataE 
98White-headed VangaArtamella viridisE 
99Pollen's VangaXenopirostris polleniENT
100Lafresnaye's VangaXenopirostris xenopirostrisENT
101Van Dam's VangaXenopirostris damiiEEN
102Madagascar LarkMirafra hovaE 
103Common JeryNeomixis tenellaE 
104Green JeryNeomixis viridisE 
105Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigulaE 
106Subdesert Jery**Neomixis pallidiorE 
107Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaE 
108Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typicaNE 
109Subdesert Brush-WarblerNesillas lantziiE 
110Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoniE 
111Gray EmutailBradypterus seebohmiE 
112Brown EmutailBradypterus brunneusE 
113White-throated OxylabesOxylabes madagascariensisE 
114Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensisE 
115Cryptic WarblerCryptosylvicola randrianasoloiE 
116Wedge-tailed JeryHartertula flavoviridisENT
117ThamnornisThamnornis chloropetoidesE 
118Madagascar YellowbrowCrossleyia xanthophrysE 
119Dusky TetrakaCrossleyia tenebrosaE 
120Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosteropsE 
121Appert's TetrakaXanthomixis appertiEV
122Gray-crowned TetrakaXanthomixis cinereicepsENT
123Rand's WarblerRandia pseudozosteropsE 
124Madagascar MartinRiparia cowaniE 
125Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratusE 
126Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisE 
127Pelzeln's Magpie-Robin**Copsychus picaE 
128Amber Mountain Rock-ThrushMonticola erythronotusEEN
129Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatusNE 
130Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourviE 
131Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalavaE 
132Forest FodyFoudia omissaE 
133Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nanaE 
134Madagascar 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.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic119
LCLocal3
NENear Endemic3
RRRestricted Range0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable16
ENEndangered14
CRCritically Endangered2

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.