List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Meller's Duck	Anas melleri	Many	E
2	Bernier's Teal	Anas bernieri	Many	E
3	Madagascar Pochard	Aythya innotata	AP,MJBD	E
4	Madagascar Partridge	Margaroperdix madagarensis	Many	E
5	Madagascar Grebe	Tachybaptus pelzelnii	Many	E
6	Malagasy Turtle-Dove	Nesoenas picturata	Many	BC
7	Madagascar Green-Pigeon	Treron australis	Many	E
8	Madagascar Blue-Pigeon	Alectroenas madagascariensis	Many	E
9	White-breasted Mesite	Mesitornis variegatus	ANP,AP,IF MJBD	E
10	Brown Mesite	Mesitornis unicolor	Many	E
11	Subdesert Mesite	Monias benschi	IF,INP,ISP,TA	E
12	Madagascar Sandgrouse	Pterocles personatus	Many	E
13	Giant Coua	Coua gigas	Many	E
14	Coquerel's Coua	Coua coquereli	Many	E
15	Red-breasted Coua	Coua serriana	Many	E
16	Red-fronted Coua	Coua reynaudii	Many	E
17	Green-capped Coua**	Coua olivaceiceps	IF	E
18	Red-capped Coua	Coua ruficeps	Many	E
19	Running Coua	Coua cursor	Many	E
20	Crested Coua	Coua cristata	Many	E
21	Verreaux's Coua	Coua verreauxi	IF,NVI,TA ZVNP	E
22	Blue Coua	Coua caerulea	Many	E
23	Malagasy Coucal	Centropus toulou	Many	BC
24	Collared Nightjar	Gactornis enarratus	Many	E
25	Madagascar Nightjar	Caprimulgus madagascariensis	Many	E
26	Madagascar Spinetail	Zoonavena grandidieri	Many	BC
27	Malagasy Swift	Apus balstoni	Many	BC
28	Malagasy Palm Swift	Cypsiurus gracilis	Many	E
29	Madagascar Rail	Rallus madagascariensis	Many	E
30	White-throated Rail	Dryolimnas cuvieri	Many	BC
31	Sakalava Rail	Zapornia olivieri	MJBD,TA	E
32	Madagascar Forest Rail	Mentocrex kioloides	Many	E
33	Tsingy Forest Rail	Mentocrex beankaensis	TBNP	E
34	Madagascar Flufftail	Sarothrura insularis	Many	E
35	Slender-billed Flufftail	Sarothrura watersi	Many	E
36	Madagascar Jacana	Actophilornis albinucha	Many	E
37	Madagascar Buttonquail	Turnix nigricollis	Many	E
38	Madagascar Pratincole	Glareola ocularis	Many	BC
39	(Malagasy Pond-Heron)	Ardeola idae	Many	EN
40	Humblot's Heron	Ardea humbloti	Many	E
41	Madagascar Ibis	Lophotibis cristata	Many	E
42	Malagasy Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis bernieri	Many	E
43	Madagascar Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides radiatus	Many	E
44	Madagascar Serpent-Eagle	Eutriorchis astur	AMNP,MJBD,MNP	E
45	Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk	Aviceda madagascariensis	Many	E
46	Malagasy Harrier	Circus macrosceles	Many	E
47	Frances's Sparrowhawk	Accipiter francesiae	Many	E
48	Madagascar Sparrowhawk	Accipiter madagascariensis	Many	E
49	Henst's Goshawk	Accipiter henstii	Many	E
50	Madagascar Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga vociferoides	Many	E
51	Madagascar Buzzard	Buteo brachypterus	Many	E
52	Red Owl	Tyto soumagnei	Many	E
53	Madagascar Scops-Owl	Otus rutilus	Many	E
54	White-browed Owl	Athene superciliaris	Many	E
55	Madagascar Owl	Asio madagascariensis	Many	E
56	Cuckoo-roller	Leptosomus discolor	Many	BC
57	Madagascar Hoopoe	Upupa marginata	Many	E
58	Malagasy Kingfisher	Corythornis vintsioides	Many	BC
59	Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher	Corythornis madagascariensis	Many	E
60	Scaly Ground-Roller	Geobiastes squamiger	Many	E
61	Short-legged Ground-Roller	Brachypteracias leptosomus	Many	E
62	Long-tailed Ground-Roller	Uratelornis chimaera	IF,INP,TA	E
63	Pitta-like Ground-Roller	Atelornis pittoides	Many	E
64	Rufous-headed Ground-Roller	Atelornis crossleyi	Many	E
65	Malagasy Kestrel	Falco newtoni	Many	E
66	Banded Kestrel	Falco zoniventris	Many	E
67	Greater Vasa Parrot	Mascarinus vasa	Many	NE
68	Lesser Vasa Parrot	Mascarinus niger	Many	BC
69	Comoro Black Parrot	Mascarinus sibilans		BC
70	Gray-headed Lovebird	Agapornis canus	Many	E
71	Velvet Asity	Philepitta castanea	Many	E
72	Schlegel's Asity	Philepitta schlegeli	Many	E
73	Common Sunbird-Asity	Neodrepanis coruscans	Many	E
74	Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity	Neodrepanis hypoxantha	Many	E
75	Madagascar Cuckooshrike	Coracina cinerea	Many	E
76	Archbold's Newtonia	Newtonia archboldi	Many	E
77	Common Newtonia	Newtonia brunneicauda	Many	E
78	Dark Newtonia	Newtonia amphichroa	Many	E
79	Red-tailed Newtonia	Newtonia fanovanae	Many	E
80	Tylas Vanga	Tylas eduardi	Many	E
81	Red-tailed Vanga	Calicalicus madagascariensis	Many	E
82	Red-shouldered Vanga	Calicalicus rufocarpalis	Many	E
83	Nuthatch-Vanga	Hypositta corallirostris	Many	E
84	Chabert Vanga	Leptopterus chabert	Many	E
85	Crossley's Babbler	Mystacornis crossleyi	Many	E
86	Madagascar Blue Vanga	Cyanolanius madagascarinus	Many	E
87	Hook-billed Vanga	Vanga curvirostris	Many	E
88	Ward's Flycatcher	Pseudobias wardi	Many	E
89	Rufous Vanga	Schetba rufa	Many	E
90	Helmet Vanga	Euryceros prevostii	AMNP,AP,MNP Pr	E
91	Bernier's Vanga	Oriolia bernieri	AP,MNP,MR,Pr	E
92	Sickle-billed Vanga	Falculea palliata	Many	E
93	White-headed Vanga	Artamella viridis	Many	E
94	Pollen's Vanga	Xenopirostris polleni	Many	E
95	Lafresnaye's Vanga	Xenopirostris xenopirostris	BR,IF,TA,ZVNP	E
96	Van Dam's Vanga	Xenopirostris damii	ANP,AP,MJBD	E
97	Crested Drongo	Dicrurus forficatus	Many	BC
98	Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone mutata	Many	BC
99	Madagascar Lark	Mirafra hova	Many	E
100	Common Jery	Neomixis tenella	Many	E
101	Green Jery	Neomixis viridis	Many	E
102	Stripe-throated Jery	Neomixis striatigula	Many	E
103	Subdesert Jery**	Neomixis pallidior	Many	E
104	Madagascar Cisticola	Cisticola cherina	Many	E
105	Malagasy Brush-Warbler	Nesillas typica	Many	NE
106	Subdesert Brush-Warbler	Nesillas lantzii	Many	E
107	Madagascar Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus newtoni	Many	E
108	Gray Emutail	Bradypterus seebohmi	Many	E
109	Brown Emutail	Bradypterus brunneus	Many	E
110	White-throated Oxylabes	Oxylabes madagascariensis	Many	E
111	Long-billed Bernieria	Bernieria madagascariensis	Many	E
112	Cryptic Warbler	Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi	Many	E
113	Wedge-tailed Jery	Hartertula flavoviridis	Many	E
114	Thamnornis	Thamnornis chloropetoides	Many	E
115	Yellow-browed Oxylabes	Crossleyia xanthophrys	Many	E
116	Spectacled Tetraka	Xanthomixis zosterops	Many	E
117	Appert's Tetraka	Xanthomixis apperti	IF,INP,ZVNP	E
118	Dusky Tetraka	Xanthomixis tenebrosa	AMNP,MJBD,MNP Pr	E
119	Gray-crowned Tetraka	Xanthomixis cinereiceps	Many	E
120	Rand's Warbler	Randia pseudozosterops	Many	E
121	Madagascar Martin	Riparia cowani	Many	E
122	Malagasy Bulbul	Hypsipetes madagascariensis	Many	BC
123	Malagasy White-eye	Zosterops maderaspatanus	Many	BC
124	Madagascar Starling	Hartlaubius auratus	Many	E
125	Madagascar Magpie-Robin	Copsychus albospecularis	Many	E
126	Pelzeln's Magpie-Robin**	Copsychus pica	Many	E
127	Littoral Rock-Thrush	Monticola imerina	IF,INP,NVI,TA	BC
128	Amber Mountain Rock-Thrush	Monticola erythronotus	AP	E
129	Forest Rock-Thrush	Monticola sharpei	Many	BC
130	Benson's Rock-Thrush**	Monticola bensoni	INP,ZVNP	BC
131	Souimanga Sunbird	Cinnyris sovimanga	Many	BC
132	Malagasy Sunbird	Cinnyris notatus	Many	NE
133	Nelicourvi Weaver	Ploceus nelicourvi	Many	E
134	Sakalava Weaver	Ploceus sakalava	Many	E
135	Red Fody	Foudia madagascariensis	Many	BC
136	Forest Fody	Foudia omissa	Many	E
137	Madagascar Munia	Lepidopygia nana	Many	E
138	Madagascar Wagtail	Motacilla flaviventris	Many	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.

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

• Angola
• Botswana
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• 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)
• Berenty Reserve (BR)
• Ifaty Forest (IF)
• Ifaty Salt Pans (ISP)
• Isalo National Park (INP)
• Mahajanga (MJ)
• Mahajanga & Betsiboka Delta (MJBD)
• Maromizaha Reserve (MR)
• Masoala National Park (MNP)
• Nosy Ve Island (NVI)
• Perinet Reserve (Pr)
• Ranomafana National Park (RNP)
• Torotorofotsy Marsh (TM)
• Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park (TBNP)
• Tulear Mud Flats (TA)
• Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park (ZVNP)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	116
NE	Near Endemic	3
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	1
BC	Best Seen in This Country	18
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.