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MADAGASCARLOCALE

# Species:129
# Excl Vagrants:129
# Endemics:54
# Near Endemics:3

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that 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.*

color codes

1Meller's DuckAnas melleriEEN
2Bernier's TealAnas bernieriEEN
3Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensisE 
4Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudiiE 
5Blue CouaCoua caeruleaE 
6Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensisE 
7Little SwiftApus affinisLC 
8Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisE 
9Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensisEV
10Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularisE 
11Slender-billed FlufftailSarothrura watersiENT
12Madagascar SnipeGallinago macrodactylaEV
13Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisE 
14Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularis NT
15Madagascar GrebeTachybaptus pelzelniiEEN
16(Malagasy Pond-Heron)Ardeola idaeLCEN
17Humblot's HeronArdea humblotiEEN
18Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusE 
19Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensisE 
20Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiaeE 
21Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisENT
22Malagasy HarrierCircus macroscelesEEN
23Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterusE 
24Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilusE 
25White-browed OwlAthene superciliarisE 
26Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginataE 
27Pitta-like Ground-RollerAtelornis pittoidesE 
28Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniE 
29/Sooty Falcon/Falco concolor V
30Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasaNE 
31Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusE 
32Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinereaE 
33Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicaudaE 
34Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroaE 
35Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensisE 
36Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabertE 
37Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinusE 
38Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostrisE 
39Ward's FlycatcherPseudobias wardiE 
40White-headed VangaArtamella viridisE 
41Madagascar LarkMirafra hovaE 
42Common JeryNeomixis tenellaE 
43Green JeryNeomixis viridisE 
44Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigulaE 
45Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaE 
46Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typicaNE 
47Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoniE 
48Gray EmutailBradypterus seebohmiE 
49Brown EmutailBradypterus brunneusE 
50White-throated OxylabesOxylabes madagascariensisE 
51Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosteropsE 
52Rand's WarblerRandia pseudozosteropsE 
53Madagascar MartinRiparia cowaniE 
54Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratusE 
55Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisE 
56Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatusNE 
57Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourviE 
58Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalavaE 
59Forest FodyFoudia omissaE 
60Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nanaE 
61Madagascar 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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor4
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient1
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant8
[]Accidental0

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic119
LCLocal3
NENear Endemic3
RRRestricted Range0

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.