MASOALA NATIONAL PARK
MADAGASCAR
LOCALE
| # Species: | 136 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 136 |
| # Endemics: | 72 |
| # 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.*
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| 1 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | |
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| 2 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | |
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| 3 | Madagascar Partridge | Margaroperdix madagarensis | |
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| 4 | Malagasy Turtle-Dove | Nesoenas picturata | |
| 5 | Madagascar Green-Pigeon | Treron australis | |
| 6 | Madagascar Blue-Pigeon | Alectroenas madagascariensis | |
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| 7 | Brown Mesite | Mesitornis unicolor | |
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| 8 | (Madagascar Cuckoo) | Cuculus rochii | |
| 9 | Red-breasted Coua | Coua serriana | |
| 10 | Red-fronted Coua | Coua reynaudii | |
| 11 | Crested Coua | Coua cristata | |
| 12 | Blue Coua | Coua caerulea | |
| 13 | Malagasy Coucal | Centropus toulou | |
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| 14 | Collared Nightjar | Gactornis enarratus | |
| 15 | Madagascar Nightjar | Caprimulgus madagascariensis | |
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| 16 | Madagascar Spinetail | Zoonavena grandidieri | |
| 17 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | |
| 18 | Malagasy Swift | Apus balstoni | |
| 19 | Malagasy Palm Swift | Cypsiurus gracilis | |
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| 20 | Madagascar Rail | Rallus madagascariensis | |
| 21 | White-throated Rail | Dryolimnas cuvieri | |
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| 22 | Madagascar Forest Rail | Mentocrex kioloides | |
| 23 | Madagascar Flufftail | Sarothrura insularis | |
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| 24 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| 25 | /Common Ringed Plover/ | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| 26 | Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | |
| 27 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus leschenaultii | |
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| 28 | /Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus | |
| 29 | Madagascar Snipe | Gallinago macrodactyla | |
| 30 | /Terek Sandpiper/ | Xenus cinereus | |
| 31 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| 32 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia | |
| 33 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres | |
| 34 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea | |
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| 35 | Madagascar Pratincole | Glareola ocularis | |
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| 36 | Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | |
| 37 | Lesser Noddy | Anous tenuirostris | |
| 38 | Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | |
| 39 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
| 40 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
| 41 | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | |
| 42 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo | |
| 43 | #Lesser Crested Tern# | Thalasseus bengalensis | |
| 44 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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| 45 | #Lesser Frigatebird# | Fregata ariel | |
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| 46 | Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | |
| 47 | Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | |
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| 48 | Long-tailed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | |
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| 49 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| 50 | Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca | |
| 51 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| 52 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| 53 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | |
| 54 | (Malagasy Pond-Heron) | Ardeola idae | |
| 55 | Western Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| 56 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| 57 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| 58 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
| 59 | Humblot's Heron | Ardea humbloti | |
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| 60 | Madagascar Ibis | Lophotibis cristata | |
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| 61 | Madagascar Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides radiatus | |
| 62 | Madagascar Serpent-Eagle | Eutriorchis astur | |
| 63 | Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk | Aviceda madagascariensis | |
| 64 | Frances's Sparrowhawk | Accipiter francesiae | |
| 65 | Madagascar Sparrowhawk | Accipiter madagascariensis | |
| 66 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| 67 | Madagascar Buzzard | Buteo brachypterus | |
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| 68 | Red Owl | Tyto soumagnei | |
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| 69 | Madagascar Scops-Owl | Otus rutilus | |
| 70 | White-browed Owl | Athene superciliaris | |
| 71 | Madagascar Owl | Asio madagascariensis | |
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| 72 | Cuckoo-roller | Leptosomus discolor | |
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| 73 | Madagascar Hoopoe | Upupa marginata | |
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| 74 | Malagasy Kingfisher | Corythornis vintsioides | |
| 75 | Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher | Corythornis madagascariensis | |
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| 76 | Madagascar Bee-eater | Merops superciliosus | |
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| 77 | (Broad-billed Roller) | Eurystomus glaucurus | |
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| 78 | Scaly Ground-Roller | Geobiastes squamiger | |
| 79 | Short-legged Ground-Roller | Brachypteracias leptosomus | |
| 80 | Pitta-like Ground-Roller | Atelornis pittoides | |
| 81 | Rufous-headed Ground-Roller | Atelornis crossleyi | |
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| 82 | Malagasy Kestrel | Falco newtoni | |
| 83 | Banded Kestrel | Falco zoniventris | |
| 84 | /Sooty Falcon/ | Falco concolor | |
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| 85 | Greater Vasa Parrot | Mascarinus vasa | |
| 86 | Lesser Vasa Parrot | Mascarinus niger | |
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| 87 | Velvet Asity | Philepitta castanea | |
| 88 | Common Sunbird-Asity | Neodrepanis coruscans | |
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| 89 | Madagascar Cuckooshrike | Coracina cinerea | |
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| 90 | Common Newtonia | Newtonia brunneicauda | |
| 91 | Dark Newtonia | Newtonia amphichroa | |
| 92 | Tylas Vanga | Tylas eduardi | |
| 93 | Red-tailed Vanga | Calicalicus madagascariensis | |
| 94 | Nuthatch-Vanga | Hypositta corallirostris | |
| 95 | Chabert Vanga | Leptopterus chabert | |
| 96 | Crossley's Babbler | Mystacornis crossleyi | |
| 97 | Madagascar Blue Vanga | Cyanolanius madagascarinus | |
| 98 | Hook-billed Vanga | Vanga curvirostris | |
| 99 | Ward's Flycatcher | Pseudobias wardi | |
| 100 | Rufous Vanga | Schetba rufa | |
| 101 | Helmet Vanga | Euryceros prevostii | |
| 102 | Bernier's Vanga | Oriolia bernieri | |
| 103 | Sickle-billed Vanga | Falculea palliata | |
| 104 | White-headed Vanga | Artamella viridis | |
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| 105 | Crested Drongo | Dicrurus forficatus | |
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| 106 | Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone mutata | |
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| 107 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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| 108 | Common Jery | Neomixis tenella | |
| 109 | Green Jery | Neomixis viridis | |
| 110 | Stripe-throated Jery | Neomixis striatigula | |
| 111 | Madagascar Cisticola | Cisticola cherina | |
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| 112 | Malagasy Brush-Warbler | Nesillas typica | |
| 113 | Madagascar Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus newtoni | |
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| 114 | Brown Emutail | Bradypterus brunneus | |
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| 115 | White-throated Oxylabes | Oxylabes madagascariensis | |
| 116 | Long-billed Bernieria | Bernieria madagascariensis | |
| 117 | Spectacled Tetraka | Xanthomixis zosterops | |
| 118 | Dusky Tetraka | Xanthomixis tenebrosa | |
| 119 | Gray-crowned Tetraka | Xanthomixis cinereiceps | |
| 120 | Rand's Warbler | Randia pseudozosterops | |
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| 121 | Mascarene Martin | Phedina borbonica | |
| 122 | Madagascar Martin | Riparia cowani | |
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| 123 | Malagasy Bulbul | Hypsipetes madagascariensis | |
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| 124 | Malagasy White-eye | Zosterops maderaspatanus | |
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| 125 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | |
| 126 | Madagascar Starling | Hartlaubius auratus | |
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| 127 | Madagascar Magpie-Robin | Copsychus albospecularis | |
| 128 | Forest Rock-Thrush | Monticola sharpei | |
| 129 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | |
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| 130 | Souimanga Sunbird | Cinnyris sovimanga | |
| 131 | Malagasy Sunbird | Cinnyris notatus | |
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| 132 | Nelicourvi Weaver | Ploceus nelicourvi | |
| 133 | Red Fody | Foudia madagascariensis | |
| 134 | Forest Fody | Foudia omissa | |
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| 135 | Madagascar Munia | Lepidopygia nana | |
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| 136 | Madagascar Wagtail | Motacilla 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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 11 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 2 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 3 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 1 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 6 |
| V | Vulnerable | 7 |
| EN | Endangered | 5 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.