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# Species:146
# Excl Vagrants:146
# Endemics:65
# Near Endemics:3

TARGET BIRD LIST

List of target species for the country that could possibly be seen at this location. 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. Accidentals, vagrants, and very rare species are excluded from this list.

color codes

1Bernier's TealAnas bernieriE
2Madagascar PartridgeMargaroperdix madagarensisE
3Malagasy Turtle-DoveNesoenas picturataBC
4Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australisE
5Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensisE
6Madagascar SandgrousePterocles personatusE
7Giant CouaCoua gigasE
8Red-capped CouaCoua ruficepsE
9Running CouaCoua cursorE
10Crested CouaCoua cristataE
11Blue CouaCoua caeruleaE
12Malagasy CoucalCentropus toulouBC
13Collared NightjarGactornis enarratusE
14Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensisE
15Madagascar SpinetailZoonavena grandidieriBC
16Malagasy SwiftApus balstoniBC
17Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisE
18Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensisE
19White-throated RailDryolimnas cuvieriBC
20Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisE
21(Malagasy Pond-Heron)Ardeola idaeEN
22Humblot's HeronArdea humblotiE
23Madagascar IbisLophotibis cristataE
24Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusE
25Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensisE
26Malagasy HarrierCircus macroscelesE
27Frances's SparrowhawkAccipiter francesiaeE
28Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisE
29Madagascar Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferoidesE
30Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterusE
31Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilusE
32White-browed OwlAthene superciliarisE
33Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensisE
34Cuckoo-rollerLeptosomus discolorBC
35Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginataE
36Malagasy KingfisherCorythornis vintsioidesBC
37Madagascar Pygmy KingfisherCorythornis madagascariensisE
38Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniE
39Banded KestrelFalco zoniventrisE
40/Sooty Falcon/Falco concolorBC
41Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasaNE
42Lesser Vasa ParrotMascarinus nigerBC
43Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusE
44Madagascar CuckooshrikeCoracina cinereaE
45Archbold's NewtoniaNewtonia archboldiE
46Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicaudaE
47Red-tailed NewtoniaNewtonia fanovanaeE
48Tylas VangaTylas eduardiE
49Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensisE
50Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabertE
51Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinusE
52Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostrisE
53Ward's FlycatcherPseudobias wardiE
54Sickle-billed VangaFalculea palliataE
55White-headed VangaArtamella viridisE
56Lafresnaye's VangaXenopirostris xenopirostrisE
57Crested DrongoDicrurus forficatusBC
58Malagasy Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutataBC
59Madagascar LarkMirafra hovaE
60Common JeryNeomixis tenellaE
61Green JeryNeomixis viridisE
62Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigulaE
63Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaE
64Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typicaNE
65Subdesert Brush-WarblerNesillas lantziiE
66Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoniE
67Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensisE
68Cryptic WarblerCryptosylvicola randrianasoloiE
69ThamnornisThamnornis chloropetoidesE
70Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosteropsE
71Madagascar MartinRiparia cowaniE
72Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensisBC
73Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanusBC
74Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratusE
75Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisE
76Souimanga SunbirdCinnyris sovimangaBC
77Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatusNE
78Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourviE
79Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalavaE
80Red FodyFoudia madagascariensisBC
81Forest FodyFoudia omissaE
82Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nanaE
83Madagascar 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.

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REASON CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic64
NENear Endemic3
CRCritically Endangered0
ENEndangered1
BCBest Seen in This Country15
ATAlways a Target0