List of species possible on this tour 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.*

1	Bernier's Teal	Anas bernieri	E	EN
2	Madagascar Partridge	Margaroperdix madagarensis	E
3	Madagascar Green-Pigeon	Treron australis	E
4	Madagascar Blue-Pigeon	Alectroenas madagascariensis	E
5	Madagascar Sandgrouse	Pterocles personatus	E
6	Giant Coua	Coua gigas	E
7	Red-fronted Coua	Coua reynaudii	E
8	Red-capped Coua	Coua ruficeps	E
9	Olive-capped Coua	Coua olivaceiceps	E
10	Running Coua	Coua cursor	E
11	Crested Coua	Coua cristata	E
12	Blue Coua	Coua caerulea	E
13	Collared Nightjar	Gactornis enarratus	E
14	Madagascar Nightjar	Caprimulgus madagascariensis	E
15	Little Swift	Apus affinis	LC
16	Malagasy Palm Swift	Cypsiurus gracilis	E
17	Madagascar Rail	Rallus madagascariensis	E	V
18	Madagascar Forest Rail	Mentocrex kioloides	E
19	Madagascar Flufftail	Sarothrura insularis	E
20	Madagascar Plover	Anarhynchus thoracicus	E	V
21	/Eurasian Curlew/	Numenius arquata		NT
22	/Bar-tailed Godwit/	Limosa lapponica		NT
23	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
24	Madagascar Buttonquail	Turnix nigricollis	E
25	Madagascar Pratincole	Glareola ocularis		NT
26	Madagascar Ibis	Lophotibis cristata	E	NT
27	(Malagasy Pond-Heron)	Ardeola idae	LC	EN
28	Humblot's Heron	Ardea humbloti	E	EN
29	Madagascar Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides radiatus	E
30	Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk	Aviceda madagascariensis	E
31	Frances's Sparrowhawk	Tachyspiza francesiae	E
32	Madagascar Sparrowhawk	Accipiter madagascariensis	E	NT
33	Henst's Goshawk	Astur henstii	E	V
34	Malagasy Harrier	Circus macrosceles	E	EN
35	Madagascar Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga vociferoides	E	CR
36	Madagascar Buzzard	Buteo brachypterus	E
37	Madagascar Scops-Owl	Otus rutilus	E
38	White-browed Owl	Athene superciliaris	E
39	Madagascar Owl	Asio madagascariensis	E
40	Madagascar Hoopoe	Upupa marginata	E
41	Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher	Corythornis madagascariensis	E
42	Short-legged Ground-Roller	Brachypteracias leptosomus	E	V
43	Rufous-headed Ground-Roller	Atelornis crossleyi	E	NT
44	Malagasy Kestrel	Falco newtoni	E
45	Banded Kestrel	Falco zoniventris	E
46	/Sooty Falcon/	Falco concolor		V
47	Greater Vasa Parrot	Mascarinus vasa	NE
48	Gray-headed Lovebird	Agapornis canus	E
49	Velvet Asity	Philepitta castanea	E
50	Common Sunbird-Asity	Neodrepanis coruscans	E
51	Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity	Neodrepanis hypoxantha	E	V
52	Madagascar Cuckooshrike	Ceblepyris cinerea	E
53	Archbold's Newtonia	Newtonia archboldi	E
54	Common Newtonia	Newtonia brunneicauda	E
55	Dark Newtonia	Newtonia amphichroa	E
56	Red-tailed Newtonia	Newtonia fanovanae	E	V
57	Tylas Vanga	Tylas eduardi	E
58	Red-tailed Vanga	Calicalicus madagascariensis	E
59	Nuthatch-Vanga	Hypositta corallirostris	E
60	Chabert Vanga	Leptopterus chabert	E
61	Crossley's Vanga	Mystacornis crossleyi	E
62	Madagascar Blue Vanga	Cyanolanius madagascarinus	E
63	Hook-billed Vanga	Vanga curvirostris	E
64	Ward's Vanga	Pseudobias wardi	E
65	Rufous Vanga	Schetba rufa	E
66	Sickle-billed Vanga	Falculea palliata	E
67	White-headed Vanga	Artamella viridis	E
68	Pollen's Vanga	Xenopirostris polleni	E	NT
69	Lafresnaye's Vanga	Xenopirostris xenopirostris	E	NT
70	Madagascar Lark	Mirafra hova	E
71	Common Jery	Neomixis tenella	E
72	Green Jery	Neomixis viridis	E
73	Stripe-throated Jery	Neomixis striatigula	E
74	Madagascar Cisticola	Cisticola cherina	E
75	Malagasy Brush-Warbler	Nesillas typica	NE
76	Subdesert Brush-Warbler	Nesillas lantzii	E
77	Madagascar Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus newtoni	E
78	Brown Emutail	Bradypterus brunneus	E
79	White-throated Oxylabes	Oxylabes madagascariensis	E
80	Long-billed Bernieria	Bernieria madagascariensis	E
81	Cryptic Warbler	Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi	E
82	Wedge-tailed Jery	Hartertula flavoviridis	E	NT
83	Thamnornis	Thamnornis chloropetoides	E
84	Madagascar Yellowbrow	Crossleyia xanthophrys	E
85	Spectacled Tetraka	Xanthomixis zosterops	E
86	Gray-crowned Tetraka	Xanthomixis cinereiceps	E	NT
87	Rand's Warbler	Randia pseudozosterops	E
88	Madagascar Martin	Riparia cowani	E
89	Madagascar Starling	Hartlaubius auratus	E
90	Madagascar Magpie-Robin	Copsychus albospecularis	E
91	Malagasy Sunbird	Cinnyris notatus	NE
92	Nelicourvi Weaver	Ploceus nelicourvi	E
93	Sakalava Weaver	Ploceus sakalava	E
94	Forest Fody	Foudia omissa	E
95	Madagascar Munia	Lepidopygia nana	E
96	Madagascar Wagtail	Motacilla flaviventris	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.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFO
(Not on Menu Above)

• Country Map
• Accommodations
• Photos from Past Tours
• Travel Information

BIRDING LOCALES

• Andohahela National Park
• Berenty Reserve
• Fort Dauphin

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	115
LC	Local	3
NE	Near Endemic	3
RR	Restricted Range	0

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	11
V	Vulnerable	7
EN	Endangered	4
CR	Critically Endangered	1

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.