TOROTOROFOTSY MARSH
MADAGASCAR
LOCALE
| # Species: | 129 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 129 |
| # Endemics: | 54 |
| # 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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| 1 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | |
| 2 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | |
| 3 | White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus | |
| 4 | Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | |
| 5 | African Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus auritus | |
| 6 | Blue-billed Teal | Spatula hottentota | |
| 7 | Meller's Duck | Anas melleri | |
| 8 | Red-billed Duck | Anas erythrorhyncha | |
| 9 | Bernier's Teal | Anas bernieri | |
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| 10 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | |
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| 11 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
| 12 | Madagascar Grebe | Tachybaptus pelzelnii | |
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| 13 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| 14 | Malagasy Turtle-Dove | Nesoenas picturata | |
| 15 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
| 16 | Madagascar Blue-Pigeon | Alectroenas madagascariensis | |
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| 17 | (Madagascar Cuckoo) | Cuculus rochii | |
| 18 | Red-fronted Coua | Coua reynaudii | |
| 19 | Blue Coua | Coua caerulea | |
| 20 | Malagasy Coucal | Centropus toulou | |
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| 21 | Madagascar Nightjar | Caprimulgus madagascariensis | |
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| 22 | Madagascar Spinetail | Zoonavena grandidieri | |
| 23 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | |
| 24 | Malagasy Swift | Apus balstoni | |
| 25 | Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
| 26 | Malagasy Palm Swift | Cypsiurus gracilis | |
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| 27 | Madagascar Rail | Rallus madagascariensis | |
| 28 | White-throated Rail | Dryolimnas cuvieri | |
| 29 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| 30 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | |
| 31 | African Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis | |
| 32 | Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla | |
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| 33 | Madagascar Flufftail | Sarothrura insularis | |
| 34 | Slender-billed Flufftail | Sarothrura watersi | |
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| 35 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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| 36 | Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | |
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| 37 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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| 38 | Madagascar Snipe | Gallinago macrodactyla | |
| 39 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| 40 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola | |
| 41 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia | |
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| 42 | Madagascar Buttonquail | Turnix nigricollis | |
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| 43 | Madagascar Pratincole | Glareola ocularis | |
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| 44 | Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | |
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| 45 | African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus | |
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| 46 | Long-tailed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | |
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| 47 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | |
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| 48 | Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | |
| 49 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| 50 | Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca | |
| 51 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| 52 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| 53 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | |
| 54 | (Malagasy Pond-Heron) | Ardeola idae | |
| 55 | Western Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| 56 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| 57 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| 58 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
| 59 | Humblot's Heron | Ardea humbloti | |
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| 60 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | |
| 61 | African Spoonbill | Platalea alba | |
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| 62 | Madagascar Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides radiatus | |
| 63 | Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk | Aviceda madagascariensis | |
| 64 | Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus | |
| 65 | Malagasy Harrier | Circus macrosceles | |
| 66 | Frances's Sparrowhawk | Accipiter francesiae | |
| 67 | Madagascar Sparrowhawk | Accipiter madagascariensis | |
| 68 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| 69 | Yellow-billed Kite** | Milvus aegyptius | |
| 70 | Madagascar Buzzard | Buteo brachypterus | |
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| 71 | Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| 72 | Madagascar Scops-Owl | Otus rutilus | |
| 73 | White-browed Owl | Athene superciliaris | |
| 74 | Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | |
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| 75 | Cuckoo-roller | Leptosomus discolor | |
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| 76 | Madagascar Hoopoe | Upupa marginata | |
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| 77 | Malagasy Kingfisher | Corythornis vintsioides | |
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| 78 | Madagascar Bee-eater | Merops superciliosus | |
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| 79 | (Broad-billed Roller) | Eurystomus glaucurus | |
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| 80 | Pitta-like Ground-Roller | Atelornis pittoides | |
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| 81 | Malagasy Kestrel | Falco newtoni | |
| 82 | /Eleonora's Falcon/ | Falco eleonorae | |
| 83 | /Sooty Falcon/ | Falco concolor | |
| 84 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| 85 | Greater Vasa Parrot | Mascarinus vasa | |
| 86 | Lesser Vasa Parrot | Mascarinus niger | |
| 87 | Gray-headed Lovebird | Agapornis canus | |
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| 88 | Madagascar Cuckooshrike | Coracina cinerea | |
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| 89 | Common Newtonia | Newtonia brunneicauda | |
| 90 | Dark Newtonia | Newtonia amphichroa | |
| 91 | Red-tailed Vanga | Calicalicus madagascariensis | |
| 92 | Chabert Vanga | Leptopterus chabert | |
| 93 | Madagascar Blue Vanga | Cyanolanius madagascarinus | |
| 94 | Hook-billed Vanga | Vanga curvirostris | |
| 95 | Ward's Flycatcher | Pseudobias wardi | |
| 96 | White-headed Vanga | Artamella viridis | |
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| 97 | Crested Drongo | Dicrurus forficatus | |
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| 98 | Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone mutata | |
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| 99 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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| 100 | Madagascar Lark | Mirafra hova | |
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| 101 | Common Jery | Neomixis tenella | |
| 102 | Green Jery | Neomixis viridis | |
| 103 | Stripe-throated Jery | Neomixis striatigula | |
| 104 | Madagascar Cisticola | Cisticola cherina | |
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| 105 | Malagasy Brush-Warbler | Nesillas typica | |
| 106 | Madagascar Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus newtoni | |
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| 107 | Gray Emutail | Bradypterus seebohmi | |
| 108 | Brown Emutail | Bradypterus brunneus | |
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| 109 | White-throated Oxylabes | Oxylabes madagascariensis | |
| 110 | Spectacled Tetraka | Xanthomixis zosterops | |
| 111 | Rand's Warbler | Randia pseudozosterops | |
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| 112 | Mascarene Martin | Phedina borbonica | |
| 113 | Madagascar Martin | Riparia cowani | |
| 114 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica | |
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| 115 | Malagasy Bulbul | Hypsipetes madagascariensis | |
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| 116 | Malagasy White-eye | Zosterops maderaspatanus | |
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| 117 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | |
| 118 | Madagascar Starling | Hartlaubius auratus | |
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| 119 | Madagascar Magpie-Robin | Copsychus albospecularis | |
| 120 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | |
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| 121 | Souimanga Sunbird | Cinnyris sovimanga | |
| 122 | Malagasy Sunbird | Cinnyris notatus | |
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| 123 | Nelicourvi Weaver | Ploceus nelicourvi | |
| 124 | Sakalava Weaver | Ploceus sakalava | |
| 125 | Red Fody | Foudia madagascariensis | |
| 126 | Forest Fody | Foudia omissa | |
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| 127 | Madagascar Munia | Lepidopygia nana | |
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| 128 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
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| 129 | 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 | 6 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 3 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 3 |
| V | Vulnerable | 3 |
| EN | Endangered | 6 |
| 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.