OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

• Angola
• Botswana
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Morocco
• Namibia
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

BIRDING LOCALES

• Anakao (AKO)
• Andasibe-Mantadia National Park (AMNP)
• Ankarafantsika National Park (ANP)
• Belalanda Wetlands (BW)
• Betsiboka Delta (BD)
• Iaroka Forest Reserve (IFR)
• Ifaty Forest (IF)
• Ifaty Salt Pans (ISP)
• Isalo National Park (INP)
• Lake Ampitolova (LA)
• Mahajanga (MJ)
• Maromizaha Reserve (MR)
• Nosy Ve Island (NVI)
• Perinet Reserve (PR)
• Ranomafana National Park (RNP)
• Torotorofotsy Marsh (TM)
• Tsimanampetsotsa National Par (TNP)
• Tulear Mud Flats (TA)
• Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park (ZVNP)

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	113
LC	Local	3
NE	Near Endemic	3
RR	Restricted Range	0

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	18
V	Vulnerable	21
EN	Endangered	16
CR	Critically Endangered	2

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.

List of all specialty birds in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

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