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# Species:154
# Excl Vagrants:154
# Endemics:84
# 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.*

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1Meller's DuckAnas melleriEEN
2Madagascar PartridgeMargaroperdix madagarensisE 
3Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australisE 
4Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensisE 
5Brown MesiteMesitornis unicolorEV
6Red-breasted CouaCoua serrianaE 
7Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudiiE 
8Red-capped CouaCoua ruficepsE 
9Blue CouaCoua caeruleaE 
10Collared NightjarGactornis enarratusE 
11Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensisE 
12Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisE 
13Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensisEV
14Madagascar Forest RailMentocrex kioloidesE 
15Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularisE 
16Madagascar SnipeGallinago macrodactylaEV
17/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
18Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisE 
19Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularis NT
20Madagascar GrebeTachybaptus pelzelniiEEN
21Madagascar IbisLophotibis cristataENT
22Malagasy Sacred IbisThreskiornis bernieriEEN
23(Malagasy Pond-Heron)Ardeola idaeLCEN
24Humblot's HeronArdea humblotiEEN
25Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusE 
26Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensisE 
27Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiaeE 
28Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisENT
29Henst's GoshawkAstur henstiiEV
30Malagasy HarrierCircus macroscelesEEN
31Madagascar Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferoidesECR
32Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterusE 
33Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilusE 
34Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensisE 
35Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginataE 
36Madagascar Pygmy KingfisherCorythornis madagascariensisE 
37Scaly Ground-RollerGeobiastes squamigerEV
38Short-legged Ground-RollerBrachypteracias leptosomusEV
39Pitta-like Ground-RollerAtelornis pittoidesE 
40Rufous-headed Ground-RollerAtelornis crossleyiENT
41Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniE 
42Banded KestrelFalco zoniventrisE 
43/Sooty Falcon/Falco concolor V
44Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasaNE 
45Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusE 
46Velvet AsityPhilepitta castaneaE 
47Common Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis coruscansE 
48Yellow-bellied Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis hypoxanthaEV
49Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinereaE 
50Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicaudaE 
51Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroaE 
52Tylas VangaTylas eduardiE 
53Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensisE 
54Nuthatch-VangaHypositta corallirostrisE 
55Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabertE 
56Crossley's VangaMystacornis crossleyiE 
57Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinusE 
58Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostrisE 
59Ward's VangaPseudobias wardiE 
60Rufous VangaSchetba rufaE 
61Helmet VangaEuryceros prevostiiEEN
62Bernier's VangaOriolia bernieriEEN
63White-headed VangaArtamella viridisE 
64Pollen's VangaXenopirostris polleniENT
65Madagascar LarkMirafra hovaE 
66Common JeryNeomixis tenellaE 
67Green JeryNeomixis viridisE 
68Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigulaE 
69Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaE 
70Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typicaNE 
71Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoniE 
72Gray EmutailBradypterus seebohmiE 
73Brown EmutailBradypterus brunneusE 
74White-throated OxylabesOxylabes madagascariensisE 
75Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensisE 
76Cryptic WarblerCryptosylvicola randrianasoloiE 
77Wedge-tailed JeryHartertula flavoviridisENT
78Madagascar YellowbrowCrossleyia xanthophrysE 
79Dusky TetrakaCrossleyia tenebrosaE 
80Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosteropsE 
81Gray-crowned TetrakaXanthomixis cinereicepsENT
82Rand's WarblerRandia pseudozosteropsE 
83Madagascar MartinRiparia cowaniE 
84Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratusE 
85Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisE 
86Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatusNE 
87Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourviE 
88Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalavaE 
89Forest FodyFoudia omissaE 
90Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nanaE 
91Madagascar 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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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic115
LCLocal3
NENear Endemic3
RRRestricted Range0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable8
ENEndangered8
CRCritically Endangered1

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.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescriptionCodeDescription
EEndemicLCLocal
NENear EndemicRRRestricted Range

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1Meller's DuckAnas melleriE
2Madagascar PartridgeMargaroperdix madagarensisE
3Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australisE
4Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensisE
5Brown MesiteMesitornis unicolorE
6Red-breasted CouaCoua serrianaE
7Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudiiE
8Red-capped CouaCoua ruficepsE
9Blue CouaCoua caeruleaE
10Collared NightjarGactornis enarratusE
11Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensisE
12Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisE
13Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensisE
14Madagascar Forest RailMentocrex kioloidesE
15Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularisE
16Madagascar SnipeGallinago macrodactylaE
17/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea 
18Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisE
19Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularis 
20Madagascar GrebeTachybaptus pelzelniiE
21Madagascar IbisLophotibis cristataE
22Malagasy Sacred IbisThreskiornis bernieriE
23(Malagasy Pond-Heron)Ardeola idaeLC
24Humblot's HeronArdea humblotiE
25Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusE
26Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensisE
27Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiaeE
28Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisE
29Henst's GoshawkAstur henstiiE
30Malagasy HarrierCircus macroscelesE
31Madagascar Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferoidesE
32Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterusE
33Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilusE
34Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensisE
35Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginataE
36Madagascar Pygmy KingfisherCorythornis madagascariensisE
37Scaly Ground-RollerGeobiastes squamigerE
38Short-legged Ground-RollerBrachypteracias leptosomusE
39Pitta-like Ground-RollerAtelornis pittoidesE
40Rufous-headed Ground-RollerAtelornis crossleyiE
41Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniE
42Banded KestrelFalco zoniventrisE
43/Sooty Falcon/Falco concolor 
44Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasaNE
45Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusE
46Velvet AsityPhilepitta castaneaE
47Common Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis coruscansE
48Yellow-bellied Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis hypoxanthaE
49Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinereaE
50Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicaudaE
51Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroaE
52Tylas VangaTylas eduardiE
53Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensisE
54Nuthatch-VangaHypositta corallirostrisE
55Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabertE
56Crossley's VangaMystacornis crossleyiE
57Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinusE
58Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostrisE
59Ward's VangaPseudobias wardiE
60Rufous VangaSchetba rufaE
61Helmet VangaEuryceros prevostiiE
62Bernier's VangaOriolia bernieriE
63White-headed VangaArtamella viridisE
64Pollen's VangaXenopirostris polleniE
65Madagascar LarkMirafra hovaE
66Common JeryNeomixis tenellaE
67Green JeryNeomixis viridisE
68Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigulaE
69Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaE
70Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typicaNE
71Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoniE
72Gray EmutailBradypterus seebohmiE
73Brown EmutailBradypterus brunneusE
74White-throated OxylabesOxylabes madagascariensisE
75Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensisE
76Cryptic WarblerCryptosylvicola randrianasoloiE
77Wedge-tailed JeryHartertula flavoviridisE
78Madagascar YellowbrowCrossleyia xanthophrysE
79Dusky TetrakaCrossleyia tenebrosaE
80Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosteropsE
81Gray-crowned TetrakaXanthomixis cinereicepsE
82Rand's WarblerRandia pseudozosteropsE
83Madagascar MartinRiparia cowaniE
84Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratusE
85Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisE
86Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatusNE
87Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourviE
88Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalavaE
89Forest FodyFoudia omissaE
90Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nanaE
91Madagascar WagtailMotacilla flaviventrisE