OTHER COUNTRIES
IN AFRICA

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

BIRDING LOCALES

• Andasibe-Mantadia National Park (AMNP)
• Andreba Forest-Anjozorobe/Angavo (AF)
• Ankarafantsika National Park (ANP)
• Antisiranana Province (AP)
• Ifaty Forest (IF)
• Ifaty Salt Pans (ISP)
• Isalo National Park (INP)
• Mahajanga & Betsiboka Delta (MJBD)
• Maromizaha Reserve (MR)
• Nosy Ve Island (NVI)
• Perinet Reserve (Pr)
• Ranomafana National Park (RNP)
• Torotorofotsy Marsh (TM)
• Tulear Mud Flats (TA)
• Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park (ZVNP)

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	117
LC	Local	3
NE	Near Endemic	3
RR	Restricted Range	0

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	17
V	Vulnerable	21
EN	Endangered	17
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	#Lesser Flamingo#	Phoenicoparrus minor		V
6	Madagascar Grebe	Tachybaptus pelzelnii	E	EN
7	Madagascar Green-Pigeon	Treron australis	E
8	Madagascar Blue-Pigeon	Alectroenas madagascariensis	E
9	White-breasted Mesite	Mesitornis variegatus	E	V
10	Brown Mesite	Mesitornis unicolor	E	V
11	Subdesert Mesite	Monias benschi	E	V
12	Madagascar Sandgrouse	Pterocles personatus	E
13	Giant Coua	Coua gigas	E
14	Coquerel's Coua	Coua coquereli	E
15	Red-breasted Coua	Coua serriana	E
16	Red-fronted Coua	Coua reynaudii	E
17	Green-capped Coua**	Coua olivaceiceps	E
18	Red-capped Coua	Coua ruficeps	E
19	Running Coua	Coua cursor	E
20	Crested Coua	Coua cristata	E
21	Verreaux's Coua	Coua verreauxi	E
22	Blue Coua	Coua caerulea	E
23	Collared Nightjar	Gactornis enarratus	E
24	Madagascar Nightjar	Caprimulgus madagascariensis	E
25	Little Swift	Apus affinis	LC
26	Malagasy Palm Swift	Cypsiurus gracilis	E
27	Madagascar Rail	Rallus madagascariensis	E	V
28	Sakalava Rail	Zapornia olivieri	E	EN
29	Madagascar Forest Rail	Mentocrex kioloides	E
30	Madagascar Flufftail	Sarothrura insularis	E
31	Slender-billed Flufftail	Sarothrura watersi	E	NT
32	Madagascar Three-banded Plover**	Charadrius bifrontatus	E
33	Madagascar Plover	Anarhynchus thoracicus	E	V
34	Madagascar Jacana	Actophilornis albinucha	E	EN
35	/Eurasian Curlew/	Numenius arquata		NT
36	/Bar-tailed Godwit/	Limosa lapponica		NT
37	Madagascar Snipe	Gallinago macrodactyla	E	V
38	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
39	Madagascar Buttonquail	Turnix nigricollis	E
40	Madagascar Pratincole	Glareola ocularis		NT
41	Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	LC
42	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross**	Thalassarche carteri		EN
43	<Salvin's Albatross>	Thalassarche salvini		V
44	|Jouanin's Petrel|	Bulweria fallax		NT
45	(Malagasy Pond-Heron)	Ardeola idae	LC	EN
46	Humblot's Heron	Ardea humbloti	E	EN
47	Madagascar Ibis	Lophotibis cristata	E	NT
48	Malagasy Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis bernieri	E	EN
49	Madagascar Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides radiatus	E
50	Madagascar Serpent-Eagle	Eutriorchis astur	E	EN
51	Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk	Aviceda madagascariensis	E
52	Malagasy Harrier	Circus macrosceles	E	EN
53	Frances's Sparrowhawk	Accipiter francesiae	E
54	Madagascar Sparrowhawk	Accipiter madagascariensis	E	NT
55	Henst's Goshawk	Accipiter henstii	E	V
56	Madagascar Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga vociferoides	E	CR
57	Madagascar Buzzard	Buteo brachypterus	E
58	Red Owl	Tyto soumagnei	E	V
59	Madagascar Scops-Owl	Otus rutilus	E
60	White-browed Owl	Athene superciliaris	E
61	Madagascar Owl	Asio madagascariensis	E
62	Madagascar Hoopoe	Upupa marginata	E
63	Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher	Corythornis madagascariensis	E
64	Scaly Ground-Roller	Geobiastes squamiger	E	V
65	Short-legged Ground-Roller	Brachypteracias leptosomus	E	V
66	Long-tailed Ground-Roller	Uratelornis chimaera	E	V
67	Pitta-like Ground-Roller	Atelornis pittoides	E
68	Rufous-headed Ground-Roller	Atelornis crossleyi	E	NT
69	Malagasy Kestrel	Falco newtoni	E
70	Banded Kestrel	Falco zoniventris	E
71	/Sooty Falcon/	Falco concolor		V
72	Greater Vasa Parrot	Mascarinus vasa	NE
73	Gray-headed Lovebird	Agapornis canus	E
74	Velvet Asity	Philepitta castanea	E
75	Schlegel's Asity	Philepitta schlegeli	E	NT
76	Common Sunbird-Asity	Neodrepanis coruscans	E
77	Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity	Neodrepanis hypoxantha	E	V
78	Madagascar Cuckooshrike	Coracina cinerea	E
79	Archbold's Newtonia	Newtonia archboldi	E
80	Common Newtonia	Newtonia brunneicauda	E
81	Dark Newtonia	Newtonia amphichroa	E
82	Red-tailed Newtonia	Newtonia fanovanae	E	V
83	Tylas Vanga	Tylas eduardi	E
84	Red-tailed Vanga	Calicalicus madagascariensis	E
85	Red-shouldered Vanga	Calicalicus rufocarpalis	E	V
86	Nuthatch-Vanga	Hypositta corallirostris	E
87	Chabert Vanga	Leptopterus chabert	E
88	Crossley's Babbler	Mystacornis crossleyi	E
89	Madagascar Blue Vanga	Cyanolanius madagascarinus	E
90	Hook-billed Vanga	Vanga curvirostris	E
91	Ward's Flycatcher	Pseudobias wardi	E
92	Rufous Vanga	Schetba rufa	E
93	Helmet Vanga	Euryceros prevostii	E	EN
94	Bernier's Vanga	Oriolia bernieri	E	EN
95	Sickle-billed Vanga	Falculea palliata	E
96	White-headed Vanga	Artamella viridis	E
97	Pollen's Vanga	Xenopirostris polleni	E	NT
98	Lafresnaye's Vanga	Xenopirostris xenopirostris	E	NT
99	Van Dam's Vanga	Xenopirostris damii	E	EN
100	Madagascar Lark	Mirafra hova	E
101	Common Jery	Neomixis tenella	E
102	Green Jery	Neomixis viridis	E
103	Stripe-throated Jery	Neomixis striatigula	E
104	Subdesert Jery**	Neomixis pallidior	E
105	Madagascar Cisticola	Cisticola cherina	E
106	Malagasy Brush-Warbler	Nesillas typica	NE
107	Subdesert Brush-Warbler	Nesillas lantzii	E
108	Madagascar Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus newtoni	E
109	Gray Emutail	Bradypterus seebohmi	E
110	Brown Emutail	Bradypterus brunneus	E
111	White-throated Oxylabes	Oxylabes madagascariensis	E
112	Long-billed Bernieria	Bernieria madagascariensis	E
113	Cryptic Warbler	Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi	E
114	Wedge-tailed Jery	Hartertula flavoviridis	E	NT
115	Thamnornis	Thamnornis chloropetoides	E
116	Yellow-browed Oxylabes	Crossleyia xanthophrys	E
117	Spectacled Tetraka	Xanthomixis zosterops	E
118	Appert's Tetraka	Xanthomixis apperti	E	V
119	Dusky Tetraka	Xanthomixis tenebrosa	E
120	Gray-crowned Tetraka	Xanthomixis cinereiceps	E	NT
121	Rand's Warbler	Randia pseudozosterops	E
122	Madagascar Martin	Riparia cowani	E
123	Madagascar Starling	Hartlaubius auratus	E
124	Madagascar Magpie-Robin	Copsychus albospecularis	E
125	Pelzeln's Magpie-Robin**	Copsychus pica	E
126	Amber Mountain Rock-Thrush	Monticola erythronotus	E	EN
127	Malagasy Sunbird	Cinnyris notatus	NE
128	Nelicourvi Weaver	Ploceus nelicourvi	E
129	Sakalava Weaver	Ploceus sakalava	E
130	Forest Fody	Foudia omissa	E
131	Madagascar Munia	Lepidopygia nana	E
132	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.