List of target birds for this tour broken down by locations we visit.

Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Meller's Duck	Anas melleri	AMNP,RNP,TA	E
2	Bernier's Teal	Anas bernieri	IF,RNP,TA	E
3	Madagascar Partridge	Margaroperdix madagarensis	Many	E
4	Malagasy Turtle-Dove	Nesoenas picturata	Many	BC
5	Madagascar Green-Pigeon	Treron australis	Many	E
6	Madagascar Blue-Pigeon	Alectroenas madagascariensis	Many	E
7	White-breasted Mesite	Mesitornis variegatus	IF	E
8	Brown Mesite	Mesitornis unicolor	AMNP,MR,RNP	E
9	Subdesert Mesite	Monias benschi	IF,INP,ISP,TA	E
10	Madagascar Sandgrouse	Pterocles personatus	Many	E
11	Giant Coua	Coua gigas	Many	E
12	Coquerel's Coua	Coua coquereli	Many	E
13	Red-breasted Coua	Coua serriana	AMNP,MR,RNP ZVNP	E
14	Red-fronted Coua	Coua reynaudii	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
15	Olive-capped Coua	Coua olivaceiceps	IF,TNP	E
16	Red-capped Coua	Coua ruficeps	Many	E
17	Running Coua	Coua cursor	Many	E
18	Crested Coua	Coua cristata	Many	E
19	Verreaux's Coua	Coua verreauxi	Many	E
20	Blue Coua	Coua caerulea	Many	E
21	Malagasy Coucal	Centropus toulou	Many	BC
22	Collared Nightjar	Gactornis enarratus	Many	E
23	Madagascar Nightjar	Caprimulgus madagascariensis	Many	E
24	Madagascar Spinetail	Zoonavena grandidieri	Many	BC
25	Malagasy Swift	Apus balstoni	Many	BC
26	Malagasy Palm Swift	Cypsiurus gracilis	Many	E
27	Madagascar Rail	Rallus madagascariensis	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
28	White-throated Rail	Dryolimnas cuvieri	Many	BC
29	Sakalava Rail	Zapornia olivieri	TA	E
30	Madagascar Forest Rail	Mentocrex kioloides	AMNP,INP,MR RNP	E
31	Madagascar Flufftail	Sarothrura insularis	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
32	Slender-billed Flufftail	Sarothrura watersi	AMNP	E
33	Madagascar Jacana	Actophilornis albinucha	RNP,TA	E
34	Madagascar Buttonquail	Turnix nigricollis	Many	E
35	Madagascar Pratincole	Glareola ocularis	AMNP,IF,RNP TA	BC
36	Madagascar Grebe	Tachybaptus pelzelnii	Many	E
37	Madagascar Ibis	Lophotibis cristata	Many	E
38	Malagasy Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis bernieri	AMNP,RNP,ZVNP	E
39	(Malagasy Pond-Heron)	Ardeola idae	Many	EN
40	Humblot's Heron	Ardea humbloti	Many	E
41	Madagascar Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides radiatus	Many	E
42	Madagascar Serpent-Eagle	Eutriorchis astur	AMNP	E
43	Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk	Aviceda madagascariensis	Many	E
44	Frances's Sparrowhawk	Tachyspiza francesiae	Many	E
45	Madagascar Sparrowhawk	Accipiter madagascariensis	Many	E
46	Henst's Goshawk	Astur henstii	Many	E
47	Malagasy Harrier	Circus macrosceles	Many	E
48	Madagascar Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga vociferoides	RNP,TA	E
49	Madagascar Buzzard	Buteo brachypterus	Many	E
50	Red Owl	Tyto soumagnei	AMNP,TA	E
51	Madagascar Scops-Owl	Otus rutilus	Many	E
52	White-browed Owl	Athene superciliaris	Many	E
53	Madagascar Owl	Asio madagascariensis	Many	E
54	Cuckoo-roller	Leptosomus discolor	Many	BC
55	Madagascar Hoopoe	Upupa marginata	Many	E
56	Malagasy Kingfisher	Corythornis vintsioides	Many	BC
57	Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher	Corythornis madagascariensis	Many	E
58	Scaly Ground-Roller	Geobiastes squamiger	AMNP,RNP	E
59	Short-legged Ground-Roller	Brachypteracias leptosomus	AMNP,MR,RNP	E
60	Long-tailed Ground-Roller	Uratelornis chimaera	IF,INP,TA	E
61	Pitta-like Ground-Roller	Atelornis pittoides	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
62	Rufous-headed Ground-Roller	Atelornis crossleyi	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
63	Malagasy Kestrel	Falco newtoni	Many	E
64	Banded Kestrel	Falco zoniventris	Many	E
65	Greater Vasa Parrot	Mascarinus vasa	Many	NE
66	Lesser Vasa Parrot	Mascarinus niger	Many	BC
67	Gray-headed Lovebird	Agapornis canus	Many	E
68	Velvet Asity	Philepitta castanea	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
69	Schlegel's Asity	Philepitta schlegeli	RNP,TA	E
70	Common Sunbird-Asity	Neodrepanis coruscans	Many	E
71	Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity	Neodrepanis hypoxantha	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
72	Madagascar Cuckooshrike	Ceblepyris cinerea	Many	E
73	Archbold's Newtonia	Newtonia archboldi	Many	E
74	Common Newtonia	Newtonia brunneicauda	Many	E
75	Dark Newtonia	Newtonia amphichroa	Many	E
76	Red-tailed Newtonia	Newtonia fanovanae	RNP	E
77	Tylas Vanga	Tylas eduardi	Many	E
78	Red-tailed Vanga	Calicalicus madagascariensis	Many	E
79	Red-shouldered Vanga	Calicalicus rufocarpalis	Many	E
80	Nuthatch-Vanga	Hypositta corallirostris	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
81	Chabert Vanga	Leptopterus chabert	Many	E
82	Crossley's Vanga	Mystacornis crossleyi	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
83	Madagascar Blue Vanga	Cyanolanius madagascarinus	Many	E
84	Hook-billed Vanga	Vanga curvirostris	Many	E
85	Ward's Vanga	Pseudobias wardi	Many	E
86	Rufous Vanga	Schetba rufa	Many	E
87	Helmet Vanga	Euryceros prevostii	AMNP	E
88	Bernier's Vanga	Oriolia bernieri	MR	E
89	Sickle-billed Vanga	Falculea palliata	Many	E
90	White-headed Vanga	Artamella viridis	Many	E
91	Pollen's Vanga	Xenopirostris polleni	Many	E
92	Lafresnaye's Vanga	Xenopirostris xenopirostris	IF,TA,TNP ZVNP	E
93	Crested Drongo	Dicrurus forficatus	Many	BC
94	Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone mutata	Many	BC
95	Madagascar Lark	Mirafra hova	Many	E
96	Common Jery	Neomixis tenella	Many	E
97	Green Jery	Neomixis viridis	Many	E
98	Stripe-throated Jery	Neomixis striatigula	Many	E
99	Madagascar Cisticola	Cisticola cherina	Many	E
100	Malagasy Brush-Warbler	Nesillas typica	Many	NE
101	Subdesert Brush-Warbler	Nesillas lantzii	Many	E
102	Madagascar Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus newtoni	Many	E
103	Gray Emutail	Bradypterus seebohmi	AMNP,INP,RNP TA	E
104	Brown Emutail	Bradypterus brunneus	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
105	White-throated Oxylabes	Oxylabes madagascariensis	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
106	Long-billed Bernieria	Bernieria madagascariensis	Many	E
107	Cryptic Warbler	Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi	Many	E
108	Wedge-tailed Jery	Hartertula flavoviridis	Many	E
109	Thamnornis	Thamnornis chloropetoides	Many	E
110	Madagascar Yellowbrow	Crossleyia xanthophrys	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
111	Dusky Tetraka	Crossleyia tenebrosa	AMNP	E
112	Spectacled Tetraka	Xanthomixis zosterops	Many	E
113	Appert's Tetraka	Xanthomixis apperti	IF,INP,TNP ZVNP	E
114	Gray-crowned Tetraka	Xanthomixis cinereiceps	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
115	Rand's Warbler	Randia pseudozosterops	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
116	Madagascar Martin	Riparia cowani	Many	E
117	Malagasy Bulbul	Hypsipetes madagascariensis	Many	BC
118	Malagasy White-eye	Zosterops maderaspatanus	Many	BC
119	Madagascar Starling	Hartlaubius auratus	Many	E
120	Madagascar Magpie-Robin	Copsychus albospecularis	Many	E
121	Littoral Rock-Thrush	Monticola imerina	Many	BC
122	Forest Rock-Thrush	Monticola sharpei	Many	BC
123	Souimanga Sunbird	Cinnyris sovimanga	Many	BC
124	Malagasy Sunbird	Cinnyris notatus	Many	NE
125	Nelicourvi Weaver	Ploceus nelicourvi	AMNP,MR,RNP TA	E
126	Sakalava Weaver	Ploceus sakalava	Many	E
127	Red Fody	Foudia madagascariensis	Many	BC
128	Forest Fody	Foudia omissa	Many	E
129	Madagascar Munia	Lepidopygia nana	Many	E
130	Madagascar Wagtail	Motacilla flaviventris	Many	E

 

 *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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BIRDING LOCALES

• Andasibe-Mantadia National Park (AMNP)
• Ifaty Forest (IF)
• Ifaty Salt Pans (ISP)
• Isalo National Park (INP)
• Maromizaha Reserve (MR)
• Nosy Ve Island (NVI)
• Ranomafana National Park (RNP)
• Tsimanampetsotsa National Par (TNP)
• Tulear Mud Flats (TA)
• Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park (ZVNP)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	109
NE	Near Endemic	3
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	1
BC	Best Seen in This Country	17
AT	Always a Target	0