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TOROTOROFOTSY MARSH

MADAGASCARLOCALE

# 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.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
5African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
6Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
7Meller's DuckAnas melleri
8Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
9Bernier's TealAnas bernieri

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

10Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

11Rock PigeonColumba livia
12Malagasy Turtle-DoveNesoenas picturata
13Namaqua DoveOena capensis
14Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensis

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

15(Madagascar Cuckoo)Cuculus rochii
16Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudii
17Blue CouaCoua caerulea
18Malagasy CoucalCentropus toulou

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

19Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

20Madagascar SpinetailZoonavena grandidieri
21Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
22Malagasy SwiftApus balstoni
23Little SwiftApus affinis
24Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

25Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensis
26White-throated RailDryolimnas cuvieri
27Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
28Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
29African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
30Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

31Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularis
32Slender-billed FlufftailSarothrura watersi

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

33Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

34Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

35Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

36Madagascar SnipeGallinago macrodactyla
37/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
38/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
39/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

40Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollis

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

41Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularis

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

42Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

43Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
44Madagascar GrebeTachybaptus pelzelnii

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

45African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

46Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

47Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
48African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

49Little BitternBotaurus minutus
50Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
51Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
52Little EgretEgretta garzetta
53Striated HeronButorides striata
54Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
55(Malagasy Pond-Heron)Ardeola idae
56Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
57Great EgretArdea alba
58Gray HeronArdea cinerea
59Purple HeronArdea purpurea
60Humblot's HeronArdea humbloti

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

61HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

62Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatus
63Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensis
64Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
65Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiae
66Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensis
67Malagasy HarrierCircus macrosceles
68Black KiteMilvus migrans
69Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
70Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

71Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

72Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilus
73White-browed OwlAthene superciliaris
74Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Cuckoo-Roller: Leptosomidae

75Cuckoo-rollerLeptosomus discolor

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

76Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginata

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

77Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

78Malagasy KingfisherCorythornis vintsioides

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

79(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurus

 
Ground-Rollers: Brachypteraciidae

80Pitta-like Ground-RollerAtelornis pittoides

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

81Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoni
82/Eleonora's Falcon/Falco eleonorae
83/Sooty Falcon/Falco concolor
84Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

85Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasa
86Lesser Vasa ParrotMascarinus niger
87Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canus

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

88Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinerea

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

89Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicauda
90Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroa
91Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensis
92Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabert
93Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinus
94Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostris
95Ward's FlycatcherPseudobias wardi
96White-headed VangaArtamella viridis

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

97Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

98Malagasy Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutata

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

99Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

100Madagascar LarkMirafra hova

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

101Common JeryNeomixis tenella
102Green JeryNeomixis viridis
103Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigula
104Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherina

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

105Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typica
106Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoni

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

107Gray EmutailBradypterus seebohmi
108Brown EmutailBradypterus brunneus

 
Malagasy Warblers: Bernieridae

109White-throated OxylabesOxylabes madagascariensis
110Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosterops
111Rand's WarblerRandia pseudozosterops

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

112Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonica
113Madagascar MartinRiparia cowani
114/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

115Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

116Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

117Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
118Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

119Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularis
120African StonechatSaxicola torquatus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

121Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimanga
122Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

123Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourvi
124Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalava
125Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis
126Forest FodyFoudia omissa

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

127Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nana

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

128House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

129Madagascar 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 Visitor6
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered6
CRCritically Endangered0

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.