Birds Found in Madagascar
Birds native to, or found in Madagascar:
African Openbill Stork (A. lamelligerus,) - Range: Africa and Madagascar.
African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) - Range: Africa and Madagascar
African Stonechat (Saxicola torquata) - Range: Across much of southern Africa, and more locally in central and sub-Saharan northern Africa north to Senegal and Ethiopia, with outlying populations in the mountains of southwest Arabia, and on Madagascar and Grand Comoro Island. Non-migratory, moving only locally.
Alaotra Grebe (Tachybaptus rufolavatus) aka Delacour's Little Grebe or Rusty Grebe - Range: Found only on Lake Alaotra and surrounding lakes in Madagascar
Archbold's Newtonia (Newtonia archboldi) - Range: Endemic to Madagascar
Banded Kestrel - Range: Found on Madagascar
Bee-eaters (Meropidae) - Range: Mostly Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea
Benson's Rock-thrush (Monticola / Pseudocossyphus) bensoni) - Endemic to Madagascar
Bernier's Teal aka Madagascar Teal (Anas bernieri) - Endemic to Madagascar, where it is found only along the west coast.
Black-banded Plover or Madagascar Plover (Charadrius thoracicus) - Endemic to Madagascar, specifically the subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, sandy shores, intertidal marshes, and coastal saline lagoons
Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) - Range: Common throughout much of Africa south of the Sahara, and Madagascar.
Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) - Range: South of the Sahara Desert, including Madagascar. Its breeding range is between Senegal and Sudan and to the south. It is found mainly on the eastern half of the continent.
Blue Coua (Coua caerulea) - Endemic to Madagascar - they can be found in north-western and eastern Madagascar
Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) - Range: Breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar
Brown Emu-tail (Dromaeocercus brunneus) - Range: Found only in Madagascar
Common Newtonia (Newtonia brunneicauda) - Endemic to Madagascar
Coquerel's Coua (Coua coquereli) - Endemic to Madagascar
Crested Coua (Coua cristata) - Endemic to Madagascar
Crested Drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) - Endemic to Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte
Cryptic Warbler (Cryptosylvicola randriansoloi) - Range: Found only in Madagascar
Dark Newtonia (Newtonia amphichroa) - Endemic to Madagascar
Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) - Range: Breeds on islands in the Mediterranean particularly off Greece (where two-thirds of the world's population breeds), but also in the Canary Islands, and off Spain, Italy, Croatia, Morocco and Algeria. It is a long-distance migrator, wintering in Madagascar
Forest Fody (Foudia omissa) - Endemic to Madagascar.
Forest Raven (Corvus tasmanicus) - Range: Tasmania and south-eastern Australia
Forest Rock-thrush (Monticola / Pseudocossyphus sharpei) - Endemic to Madagascar
Frances' Goshawk (Accipiter francesii) - Bird of Prey - Endemic to Madagascar
Giant Coua (Coua gigas) - Endemic to the dry forests of western and southern Madagascar
Grey Emu-tail (Dromaeocercus seebohmi) - Range: Found only in Madagascar
Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) - Endemic to Madagascar
Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Range: Widespread in Europe, Asia and North Africa, as well as Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
Kittlitz’s Plover (Charadrius pecuarius) - Range: Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and the Nile delta
Littoral Rock-thrush (Monticola / Pseudocossyphus imerinus) - Endemic to Madagascar
Long-tailed Cormorant or Reed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) - Range: Africa south of the Sahara, and Madagascar.
Madagascan Common Moorhen (G. c. pyrrhorrhoa) - Range: Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and the Comoros
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii) - Range: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia.
Madagascar Baza or Madagascar Cuckoo Falcon (Aviceda madagascariensis) - bird of prey - Endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) - Endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis) - Range: Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte and Seychelles
Madagascar Brush-warbler (Nesillas typica) - Range: Comoros and Madagascar
Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) - Endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus) - Endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar Coucal (Centropus toulou) - Range: Found in Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Seychelles
Madagascar Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) - Range: Northwest coast of Madagascar north of Morondava
Madagascar Flufftail (Sarothrura insularis)
Madagascar or Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis), sometimes known as the Red Cardinal Fody or Common Fody - Endemic to Madagascar. Introduced to other areas of the Indian Ocean, included the Amirantes, Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius, Réunion and is also found on the island of Saint Helena - located in the South Atlantic Ocean
Madagascar Grebe (Tachybaptus pelzelnii) - Range: Found only in western and central Madagascar
Madagascar Harrier Hawk (Polyboroides radiatus) - Bird of Prey
Madagascar Heron or Humblot's Heron (Ardea humbloti) - Range: Madagascar - common to the north and west coasts as well as Lake Alaotra. Also inhabits the Comoro Islands and Mayotte.
Madagascar Hoopoe (Upupa epops marginata)
Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha)
Madagascar Kestrel (F. newtoni) - Range: Madagascar where it occurs in savannas, wetlands but also artificial landscapes in the vicinity of human settlements in altitudes from 0 to 2000 asl
Madagascar Long-eared Owl (Asio madagascariensis) - Endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar Lovebirds / Grey-headed Lovebirds
Madagascar Magpie-robin (Copsychus albospecularis) - Endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar Malachite Kingfisher or Malagasy Kingfisher, (Alcedo vintsiodes)
Madagascar Mannikins (Lonchura nana)
Madagascar Marsh Harrier or Madagascar Harrier (C. maillardi) - Bird of Prey - Range: Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar, Réunion and the Comoros
Madagascar Munia (Lonchura nana)
Madagascar Marsh Harrier (Circus macrosceles)
Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata)
Madagascar Partridge (Margaroperdix madagascarensis)
Madagascar Pochard (Aythya innotata) - probably extinct
Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina madagascariensis)
Madagascar Rail (Rallus madagascariensis)
Madagascar Red Owl (T. soumagnei) - Range: A rare resident of Madagascar
Malagasy or Rainforest Scops Owl (Otus rutilus) - Endemic to eastern Madagascar
Madagascar Serpent-eagle (Eutriorchis astur) - Endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar Snipe (Gallinago macrodactyla) - Range: Breeds only in the humid eastern half of Madagascar, from sea-level up to 2,700 m, being more common above 700 m. It is non-migratory.
Madagascar Sparrowhawk (Accipiter madagascariensis) - Endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar Starling (Saroglossa aurata)
Madagascar Sunbird (Cinnyris notatus)
Madagascar Swift (Apus balstoni)
Madagascar Wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris)
Madagascar Wood Rail (Canirallus kioloides)
Malagasy Shelduck or Madagascar Shelduck (Alopochen sirabensis) - May be subspecies of A. mauritianus) - Madagascar, prehistoric
Marsh Owl (Asio capensis) - Range: Africa and Madagascar
Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis) - Range: Africa south of the Sahara Desert and Madagascar. Its range also extends into the Arabian peninsula and southern Israel and Jordan
Pied Crow (Corvus albus) - Range: Sub-Saharan Africa down to the Cape of Good Hope and also the large island of Madagascar, the Comoros islands, Aldabra, Zanzibar, Pemba and Fernando Po. It inhabits mainly open country with villages and towns nearby. It does not occur in the equatorial rainforest region.
Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) - Range: Africa, southern Arabia and Madagascar
![Madagascar Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides[1]) or Madagascar Sea-eagle](images/birds/birdsofprey/MadagascarFisheagle2.jpg)
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Rand's Warbler (Randia pseudozosterops) - Range: Found only in Madagascar
Red-breasted Coua (Coua serriana) - Endemic to Madagascar
Red-capped Coua (Coua ruficeps) - Endemic to Madagascar
Red-fronted Coua (Coua reynaudii) - Endemic to Madagascar
Red-tailed Newtonia (Newtonia fanovanae) - Endemic to Madagascar
Sickle-billed Vanga (Falculea palliata) - Endemic to Madagascar
Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor ) - Range: Breeds on islands and coastal or desert cliffs in northeast Africa from Libya to Israel and the Red Sea. Winters in east Africa and south to Madagascar. It is rare north of its breeding range.
Souimanga Sunbird (Cinnyris sovimanga) - Native to the islands of the Indian Ocean where it occurs on Madagascar, the Aldabra Group and the Glorioso Islands
Sakalava Weaver (Ploceus sakalava)
Thamnornis Warbler (Thamnornis chloropetoides) - Range: Found only in Madagascar
Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti)
Three-banded Plover or Three-banded Sandplover (Charadrius tricollaris) - Range: Eastern and southern Africa and Madagascar, mainly on inland rivers, pools and lakes
Torotoroka Scops Owl (Otus madagascariensis) - Western Madagascar
Vasa Parrots (Coracopsis) - Endemic to Madagascar and other islands in the western Indian Ocean
Verreaux's Coua (Coua verreauxi) - Endemic to Madagascar
Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea) - Range: Nomadic resident in eastern and southern Africa. Its range extends into West Africa, and has also occurred in Arabia, Madagascar and the Seychelles.
White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus insularis) - Range: Madagascar
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Relevant Web Resources:
- http://www.mananaralodge-madagascar.com/foret.html
- http://www.tsaracamp-madagascar.com/birds.html
- http://www.bushhouse-madagascar.com/birds.html
- http://www.boogiepilgrim-madagascar.com/index.php/accueil/page/12
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