MADAGASCAR SPECIALTIES LIST
AFRICA
MADAGASCAR
| Altitude (): | I |
| # Species: | 293 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 252 |
| # Endemics: | 115 |
| # Near Endemics: | 3 |
List of species that are endemic (E), near-endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or 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.*
| 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 | Tsingy Forest Rail | Mentocrex beankaensis | E | V |
| 29 | Madagascar Flufftail | Sarothrura insularis | E | |
| 30 | Slender-billed Flufftail | Sarothrura watersi | E | NT |
| 31 | Madagascar Plover | Anarhynchus thoracicus | E | V |
| 32 | Madagascar Jacana | Actophilornis albinucha | E | EN |
| 33 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata | NT | |
| 34 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica | NT | |
| 35 | Madagascar Snipe | Gallinago macrodactyla | E | V |
| 36 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea | NT | |
| 37 | Madagascar Buttonquail | Turnix nigricollis | E | |
| 38 | Madagascar Pratincole | Glareola ocularis | NT | |
| 39 | Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | LC | |
| 40 | #Lesser Flamingo# | Phoenicoparrus minor | V | |
| 41 | Madagascar Grebe | Tachybaptus pelzelnii | E | EN |
| 42 | Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross | Thalassarche carteri | EN | |
| 43 | <Salvin's Albatross> | Thalassarche salvini | V | |
| 44 | |Jouanin's Petrel| | Bulweria fallax | NT | |
| 45 | Madagascar Ibis | Lophotibis cristata | E | NT |
| 46 | Malagasy Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis bernieri | E | EN |
| 47 | (Malagasy Pond-Heron) | Ardeola idae | LC | EN |
| 48 | Humblot's Heron | Ardea humbloti | 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 | Frances's Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza francesiae | E | |
| 53 | Madagascar Sparrowhawk | Accipiter madagascariensis | E | NT |
| 54 | Henst's Goshawk | Astur henstii | E | V |
| 55 | Malagasy Harrier | Circus macrosceles | E | EN |
| 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 | Ceblepyris 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 Vanga | Mystacornis crossleyi | E | |
| 89 | Madagascar Blue Vanga | Cyanolanius madagascarinus | E | |
| 90 | Hook-billed Vanga | Vanga curvirostris | E | |
| 91 | Ward's Vanga | 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 | Madagascar Cisticola | Cisticola cherina | E | |
| 105 | Malagasy Brush-Warbler | Nesillas typica | NE | |
| 106 | Subdesert Brush-Warbler | Nesillas lantzii | E | |
| 107 | Madagascar Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus newtoni | E | |
| 108 | Gray Emutail | Bradypterus seebohmi | E | |
| 109 | Brown Emutail | Bradypterus brunneus | E | |
| 110 | White-throated Oxylabes | Oxylabes madagascariensis | E | |
| 111 | Long-billed Bernieria | Bernieria madagascariensis | E | |
| 112 | Cryptic Warbler | Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi | E | |
| 113 | Wedge-tailed Jery | Hartertula flavoviridis | E | NT |
| 114 | Thamnornis | Thamnornis chloropetoides | E | |
| 115 | Madagascar Yellowbrow | Crossleyia xanthophrys | E | |
| 116 | Dusky Tetraka | Crossleyia tenebrosa | E | |
| 117 | Spectacled Tetraka | Xanthomixis zosterops | E | |
| 118 | Appert's Tetraka | Xanthomixis apperti | E | V |
| 119 | Gray-crowned Tetraka | Xanthomixis cinereiceps | E | NT |
| 120 | Rand's Warbler | Randia pseudozosterops | E | |
| 121 | Madagascar Martin | Riparia cowani | E | |
| 122 | Madagascar Starling | Hartlaubius auratus | E | |
| 123 | Madagascar Magpie-Robin | Copsychus albospecularis | E | |
| 124 | Amber Mountain Rock-Thrush | Monticola erythronotus | E | EN |
| 125 | Malagasy Sunbird | Cinnyris notatus | NE | |
| 126 | Nelicourvi Weaver | Ploceus nelicourvi | E | |
| 127 | Sakalava Weaver | Ploceus sakalava | E | |
| 128 | Forest Fody | Foudia omissa | E | |
| 129 | Madagascar Munia | Lepidopygia nana | E | |
| 130 | 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.
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DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 115 |
| LC | Local | 3 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 3 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 9 |
| V | Vulnerable | 16 |
| EN | Endangered | 14 |
| 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.
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