List and classifications of the birds of Madagascar

N	Order	Family	Species	Common name	Distribution - Habitat	Red List	Synonyms
1	Sphenisciformes	Spheniscidae	Eudyptes chrysocome	Rockhopper Penguin	Vagrant	VU
2	Sphenisciformes	Spheniscidae	Eudyptes moseleyi	Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin	Vagrant	EN
3	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	Diomedea cauta	Shy Albatross	Seabird	NT	Thalassarche cauta
4	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	Diomedea chlororhynchos	Yellow-nosed Albatross	Seabird	EN	Thalassarche chlororhynchos
5	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	Diomedea exulans	Wandering Albatross	Vagrant	VU
6	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	Diomedea melanophrys	Black-browed Albatross	Vagrant	NT	Thalassarche melanophris
7	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	Thalassarche salvini	Salvin's Albatross	Seabird	VU
8	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Bulweria bulwerii	Bulwer's Petrel	Seabird	LC
9	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Bulweria fallax	Jouanin's Petrel	Vagrant	NT
10	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Calonectris diomedea	Cory's Shearwater	Seabird	LC
11	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Daption capense	Cape Petrel	Vagrant	LC
12	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Macronectes giganteus	Southern Giant Petrel	Seabird	LC
13	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Pachyptila salvini	Salvin's Prion	Vagrant	LC
14	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Pachyptila vittata	Broad-billed Prion	Vagrant	LC
15	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Pterodroma baraui	Barau's Petrel	Vagrant	EN
16	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Pterodroma macroptera	Great-winged Petrel	Seabird	LC
17	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Pterodroma mollis	Soft-plumaged Petrel	Seabird	LC
18	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Puffinus bailloni	Tropical Shearwater	Seabird	LC
19	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Puffinus carneipes	Flesh-footed Shearwater	Seabird	NT	Ardenna carneipes
20	Procellariiformes	Procellariidae	Puffinus pacificus	Wedge-tailed Shearwater	Seabird	LC	Ardenna pacificus
21	Procellariiformes	Oceanitidae	Fregetta grallaria	White-bellied Storm-petrel	Vagrant	LC
22	Procellariiformes	Oceanitidae	Fregetta tropica	Black-bellied Storm-petrel	Seabird, East coast	LC
23	Procellariiformes	Oceanitidae	Oceanites oceanicus	Wilson's Storm-petrel	Seabird	LC
24	Procellariiformes	Oceanitidae	Pelagodroma marina	White-faced Storm-petrel	Vagrant	LC
25	Podicipediformes	Podicipedidae	Tachybaptus pelzelnii*	Madagascar Grebe	Aquatic habitats across much of the island	VU
26	Podicipediformes	Podicipedidae	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Little Grebe	Aquatic habitats across much of the island	LC
27	Podicipediformes	Podicipedidae	Tachybaptus rufolavatus*	Alaotra Grebe	Formerly occured on Lac Alaotra	EX
28	Pelecaniformes	Phaethontidae	Phæthon æthereus	Red-billed Tropicbird	Vagrant	LC
29	Pelecaniformes	Phaethontidae	Phæthon lepturus	White-tailed Tropicbird	Seabird	LC
30	Pelecaniformes	Phaethontidae	Phæthon rubricauda	Red-tailed Tropicbird	Seabird - Nosy Ve (Anakao)	LC
31	Suliformes	Fregatidae	Fregata ariel	Lesser Frigatebird	Vagrant	LC
32	Suliformes	Fregatidae	Fregata minor	Great Frigatebird	Vagrant	LC
33	Suliformes	Sulidae	Sula dactylatra	Masked Booby	Seabird, NW, N, E	LC
34	Suliformes	Sulidae	Sula leucogaster	Brown Booby	Seabird, NW	LC
35	Suliformes		Sula sula	Red-footed Booby	Vagrant	LC
36	Suliformes	Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax africanus	Long-tailed Cormorant	Aquatic habitats of the Central West	LC	Microcarbo africanus
37	Suliformes	Anhingidae	Anhinga melanogaster	African Darter	Aquatic habitats of the West	LC	Anhiga rufa, Halietor africanus
38	Ciconiiformes	Ciconiidae	Anastomus lamelligerus	African Openbill	Aquatic habitats of the W	LC
39	Ciconiiformes	Ciconiidae	Mycteria ibis	Yellow-billed Stork	Aquatic and Costal habitats of the W	LC
40	Pelecaniformes	Pelecanidae	Pelecanus rufescens	Pink-backed Pelican	Vagrant	LC
41	Pelecaniformes	Scopidae	Scopus umbretta	Hamerkop	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	LC
42	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Ardea alba	Great albus	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	LC	Casmerodius albus, Egretta albus
43	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron	Aquatic habitats of the W and portion of the Central Highlands	LC
44	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Ardea goliath	Goliath Heron	Vagrant	LC
45	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Ardea humbloti	Madagascar Heron	Coastal areas	EN
46	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Ardea melanocephala	Black-headed Heron	Vagrant	LC
47	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Ardea purpurea	Purple Heron	Aquatic and Costal habitats acroos most of the Island	LC
48	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Ardeola idæ	Madagascar Pond-Heron	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	EN
49	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Ardeola ralloides	Squacco Heron	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	LC
50	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Most habitats	LC	Ardea ibis, Ardeola ibis
51	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Butorides striata	Striated Heron	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	LC	Butorides striatus
52	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Egretta ardesiaca	Black Heron	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	LC	Hydranassa ardesiaca
53	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Egretta dimorpha	Dimorphic Egret	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	LC	Egretta garzetta/ gularis
54	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Egretta grazetta	Little Egret	Aquatic habitats	LC
55	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Ixobrychus minutus	Little Bittern	Aquatic habitats of the W	LC
56	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	LC
57	Pelecaniformes	Threskiornithidae	Lophotibis cristata*	Madagascar Cressed Ibis	Different forest formations	NT
58	Pelecaniformes	Threskiornithidae	Platalea alba	African Spoonbill	Aquatic and Costal habitats of the W and N	LC
59	Pelecaniformes	Threskiornithidae	Plegadis falcinellus	Glossy Ibis	Aquatic habitats of the W	LC
60	Pelecaniformes	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornis aethiopicus	African Sacred Ibis	Vagrant	LC
61	Pelecaniformes	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornis bernieri*	Madagascar Sacred Ibis	Aquatic and Costal habitats of the W	EN	Threskiornis bernieri
62	Phoenicopteriformes	Phoenicopteridae	Phoeniconaias minor	Lesser Flamingo	Coastal areas	NT	Phoenicopterus minor
63	Phoenicopteriformes	Phoenicopteridae	Phoenicopterus ruber	Greater Flamingo	Coastal areas	LC	Phoenicopterus roseus
64	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Anas bernieri*	Madagascar Teal	Aquatic habitats of the W and N	EN
65	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Anas erythrorhyncha	Red-billes Duck	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	LC
66	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Anas hottentota	Hottentot Teal	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	LC	Spatula hottentota
67	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Anas melleri*	Meller's Duck	Aquatic habitats of the E and portion of the Central Highlands	EN
68	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Introduced	LC
69	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Aythya innotata*	Madagascar Pochard	Bemanevika and Lac Sofia	CR
70	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Dendrocygna bicolor	Fulvous Whistling-duck	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	LC
71	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Dendrocygna viduata	White-faced Whistling-duck	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	LC
72	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Nettapus auritus	African Pigmy-goose	Aquatic habitats of the W	LC
73	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Sarkidiornis melanotos	Comb Duck	Aquatic habitats across most of the island	LC
74	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Thalassornis leuconotus	White-backed Duck	Aquatic habitats of the W	LC
75	Accipitriformes	Pandionidae	Pandion haliætus	Osprey	Aquatic habitats of the W	LC
76	Accipitriformes	Accipitridae	Accipiter francesiae	Frances's Sparrowhawk	Different forest formations across the island	LC	Accipiter francesii
77	Accipitriformes		Accipiter henstii*	Henst's Goshawk	Different forest formations across the island	NT
78	Accipitriformes		Accipiter madagascariensis*	Madagascar Sparrowhawk	Different forest formations across the island	NT
79	Accipitriformes		Aviceda madagascariensis*	Madagascar Baza	Different forest formations across the island	LC
80	Accipitriformes		Buteo brachypterus*	Madagascar Buzzard	Different forest formations across the island	LC
81	Accipitriformes		Circus macrosceles*	Madagascar Harrier	Different forest formations of the W and Central Highlands	VU	Circus maillardi
82	Accipitriformes		Elanus cæruleus	Black-shouldered Kite	Vagrant	LC
83	Accipitriformes		Eutriorchis astur*	Madagascar Serpent-eagle	Humid forests of the E and NE	EN
84	Accipitriformes		Haliæetus vociferoides*	Madagascar Fish-eagle	Aquatic habitats of the W and N	CR
85	Accipitriformes		Lophætus occipitalis	Long-crested Eagle	Vagrant	LC
86	Accipitriformes		Machærhamphus alcinus	Bat Hawk	Different habitats across the island	LC	Machaerhamphus alcinus
87	Accipitriformes		Milvus ægyptius	Yellow-billed Kite	Different formations across the island	LC	Milvus migrans parasitus
88	Accipitriformes		Milvus migrans	Black Kite	Vagrant	LC
89	Accipitriformes		Polyboroides radiatus*	Madagascar Harrier-hawk	Different formations across the island	LC
90	Accipitriformes	Falconidae	Falco concolor	Sooty Falcon	Different formations across the island	LC
91	Accipitriformes		Falco eleonoræ	Eleonora's Falcon	Different formations across the island	LC
92	Accipitriformes		Falco newtoni	Madagascar Kestrel	Different formations across the island	LC
93	Accipitriformes		Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Different formations across the island	LC
94	Accipitriformes		Falco zoniventris*	Banded Kestrel	Different formations across the island	LC
95	Galliformes	Phasianidae	Coturnix coturnix	Common cail	Different formations mostly in the Central Islands	LC
96	Galliformes		Coturnix delegorguei	Harlequin Quail	Different areas mostly in dry Western habitats	LC
97	Galliformes		Margaroperdix madagascarensis*	Madagascar Partridge	Different formations across the island	LC	Margaroperdix madagascariensis
98	Galliformes	Numidae	Numida meleagris	Helmeted Guineafowl	Different formations across the island	LC	Numida mitrata
99	Gruiformes	Mesitornithidae	Mesitornis unicolor*	Brown Mesite	Humid forests of the E	VU
100	Gruiformes		Mesitornis variegatus*	White-breasted Mesite	Different forest formations of the E and W	VU	Mesitornis variegata
101	Gruiformes		Monias benschi*	Subdesert Mesite	Dry forest of the SW	VU
102	Gruiformes	Turnicidae	Turnix nigricollis*	Madagascar Buttonquail	Different formations across the island	LC
103	Gruiformes	Sarothruridae	Mentocrex beankaensis*	Tsingy Rail	Dry forest of the Central West	NT	Canirallus beankaensis
104	Gruiformes		Mentocrex kioloides*	Kioloides Rail	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC	Canirallus kioloides
105	Gruiformes		Sarothrura insularis*	Madagascar Flufftail	Different forest formations of the E and Central Highlands	LC	Daseioura insularis
106	Gruiformes		Sarothrura watersi*	Slander-billed Flufftail	Aquatic habitats of the E and Central Highlands	EN	Lemurolimnas watersi
107	Gruiformes	Rallidae	Amaurornis olivieri*	Sakalava Rail	Aquatic habitats of the W	EN	Zapornia olivieri
108	Gruiformes		Crex crex	Corn Crake	Vagrant	LC
109	Gruiformes		Dryolimnas cuvieri	White-throated Rail	Aquatic habitats across the island	LC
110	Gruiformes		Fulica cristata	Red-knobbed	Aquatic habitats across the island	LC
111	Gruiformes		Gallinula chloropus	Common Moorhen	Aquatic habitats across the island	LC
112	Gruiformes		Porzana porzana	Spotted Crake	Vagrant	LC
113	Gruiformes		Porzana pusilla	Baillon's Crake or Little Crake	Aquatic habitats across the island	LC	Zapornia pusilla
114	Gruiformes		Porphyrio madagascariensis	Purple Swamphen	Aquatic habitats across of the island excluding extreme S and Central Highlands	LC	Porphyrio porphyrio
115	Gruiformes		Porphyrula alleni	Allen's Gallinule	Aquatic habitats across of the island excluding extreme S and Central Highlands	LC	Porphyrio alleni
116	Gruiformes		Rallus madagascariensis*	Madagascar Rail	Aquatic habitats of the E and Central Highlands	VU
117	Gruiformes		Zapornia parva	Little Crake	Vagrant	LC
118	Charadriiformes	Jacanidae	Actophilornis albinucha*	Madagascar Jacana	Aquatic habitats of the W, N, NE	LC
119	Charadriiformes	Rostratulidae	Rostratula benghalensis	Greater Painted-snipe	Aquatic habitats across of the island excluding extreme S	LC
120	Charadriiformes	Recurvirostridae	Himantopus himantopus	Black-winged Stilt	Aquatic and Costal habitats of the W and E	LC
121	Charadriiformes	Recurvirostridae	Recurvirostra avosetta	Pied Avocette	Aquatic and Costal habitats of the W	LC
122	Charadriiformes	Dromadidae	Dromas ardeola	Crab Plover	Coastal areas except the E	LC
123	Charadriiformes	Glareolidae	Glareola ocularis*	Madagascar Pratincole	Aquatic habitats across of the island excluding extreme S	VU
124	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Charadrius dubius	Little Ringed Plover	Vagrant	LC
125	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Charadrius hiaticula	Common Ringed Plover	Coastal areas	LC
126	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Charadrius leschenaultii	Greater Sand Plover	Coastal areas	LC
127	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Charadrius marginatus	Whitr-fronted Plover	Mostly coastal areas	LC	Charadrius tenellus
128	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Charadrius mongolus	Lesser Sand Plover	Coastal areas of the W and N	LC
129	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Charadrius pecuarius	Kittlitz's Plover	Different formations across the island	LC
130	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Charadrius thoracicus*	Madagascar Plover	Coastal areas of the W and S	VU
131	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Charadrius tricollaris	Three-banded Plover	Aquatic habitats across the island	LC	Charadrius bifrontatus
132	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Pluvialis fulva	Pacific Golden Plover	Coastal areas of the W	LC
133	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Pluvialis squatarola	Grey Plover	Coastal areas	LC
134	Charadriiformes	Scolapacidae	Actitis hypoleucos	Common Sandpiper	Aquatic and Costal habitats across the island	LC
135	Charadriiformes		Arenaria interpres	Ruddy Turnstone	Coastal areas	LC
136	Charadriiformes		Calidris acuminata	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Vagrant	LC
137	Charadriiformes		Calidris alba	Sanderling	Coastal areas	LC
138	Charadriiformes		Calidris alpina	Sanderling	Coastal areas	LC
139	Charadriiformes		Calidris ferruginea	Curlew Sandpiper	Mostly coastal areas	LC
140	Charadriiformes		Calidris minuta	Little Stint	Coastal areas	LC
141	Charadriiformes		Calidris subruficollis	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Vagrant	NT
142	Charadriiformes		Gallinago macrodactyla*	Madagascar Snipe	Aquatic habitats of the E and Central Highlands	NT
143	Charadriiformes		Limosa lapponica	Bar-tailed Godwit	Vagrant	LC
144	Charadriiformes		Limosa limosa	Black-tailed Godwit	Coastal areas	NT
145	Charadriiformes		Numenius arquata	Eurasian Curlew	Coastal areas	LC
146	Charadriiformes		Numenius phæopus	Whimbrel	Mostly coastal areas	LC
147	Charadriiformes		Phalaropus lobatus	Red-necked Phalarope	Vagrant	LC
148	Charadriiformes		Philomachus pugnax	Ruff	Vagrant	LC	Calidris pugnax
149	Charadriiformes		Tringa glareola	Wood Sandpiper	Aquatic and Costal habitats of the W	LC
150	Charadriiformes		Tringa ocrophus	Green Sandpiper	Vagrant	LC
151	Charadriiformes		Tringa nebularia	Common Sandpiper	Mostly coastal areas	LC
152	Charadriiformes		Tringa stagnatilis	Marsh Sandpiper	Aquatic habitats of the W	LC
153	Charadriiformes		Xenus cinereus	Terek Sandpiper	Coastal areas	LC	Tringa cinerea
154	Charadriiformes	Stercorariidae	Stercorarius antarcticus	Subantarctic Skua	Vagrant	LC
155	Charadriiformes		Stercorarius longicaudus	Long-tailed Skua	Vagrant	LC
156	Charadriiformes		Stercorarius maccormicki	South Polar Skua	Vagrant	LC
157	Charadriiformes		Stercorarius parasiticus	Arctic Skua	Vagrant	LC
158	Charadriiformes		Stercorarius pomarinus	Pomarine Skua	Vagrant	LC
159	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Anoüs stolidus	Brown Noddy	Coastal areas	LC
160	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Anoüs tenuirostris	Lesser Noddy	Coastal areas	LC
161	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Chlidonias hybrida	Whiskered Tern	Aquatic habitats mostly of the W	LC	Chlidonia hybridus
162	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Chlidonias leucopterus	White-winged Tern	Vagrant	LC
163	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Chlidonias niger	Black Tern	Vagrant	LC
164	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Gygis alba	White Tern	Vagrant	LC
165	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Ichthyaetus hemprichii	Sooty Gull	Vagrant	LC
166	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Larus cirrocephalus	Grey-headed Gull	Aquatic and Costal habitats mostly of the W	LC	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
167	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Larus dominicanus	Kelp Gull	Coastal areas mostly of the S	LC	Larus melisandea
168	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Sterna albifrons	Little Tern	Coastal areas	LC	Sternula albifrons
169	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Sterna anæthetus	Briled Tern	Coastal areas	LC	Onychoprion anaethetus
170	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Sterna caspia	Caspian Tern	Coastal areas	LC	Hydroprogne caspia
171	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Sterna dougallii	Roseate Tern	Coastal areas	LC
172	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Sterna fuscata	Sooty Tern	Coastal areas	LC	Onychoprion fuscatus
173	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Sterna hirundo	Common Tern	Coastal areas	LC
174	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Sterna nilotica	Gull-billed Tern	Vagrant	LC	Gelochelidon nilotica
175	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Sterna saundersi	Saunders's Tern	Coastal areas	LC	Sternula saudersi
176	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Sterna sumatrana	Black-naped Tern	Vagrant	LC
177	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Thalasseus bengalensis	Lesser Crested Tern	Coastal areas	LC	Sterna bengalensis
178	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Thalasseus bergii	Great Crested-tern	Vagrant	LC	Sterna bergii
179	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Sandwich Tern	Vagrant	LC	Sterna sandvicensis
180	Pterocliformes	Pteroclididae	Pterocles personatus*	Madagascar Sandgrouse	Different formations of the W and S	LC
181	Pterocliformes	Pteroclididae	Columba livia	Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon	Introduced	LC
182	Pterocliformes	Pteroclididae	Oena capensis	Namaqua Dove	Different formations across the island except Central Highlands	LC
183	Pterocliformes	Pteroclididae	Nesoenas picturata	Madagascar Turtle-dove	Different formations across the island	LC	Streptopelia picturata
184	Pterocliformes	Pteroclididae	Treron australis	Madagascar Green-pigeon	Different formations, mostly forested associated, across the island	LC
185	Psittaciformes	Psittaculidae	Agapornis cana*	Grey-headed Lovebird	Different formations across the island except Central Highlands	LC	Agapornis canus
186	Psittaciformes	Psittaculidae	Coracopsis vasa	Vasa Parrot	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island	LC	Mascarinus vasa
187	Psittaciformes	Psittaculidae	Coracopsis nigra	Black Parrot	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island	LC	Mascarinus nigra
188	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Centropus toulou	Madagascar Coucal	Different formations across the island	LC
189	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Coua cærulea*	Blue Coua	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
190	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Coua coquereli*	Coquerel's Coua	Dry forest of the W and N	LC
191	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Coua cristata*	Crested Coua	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island except Central Highlands	LC	Coua pyropyga
192	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Coua cursor*	Running Coua	Dry forest of the SW and S	LC
193	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Coua delalandei*	Snail-eating Coua		EX
194	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Coua gigas*	Giant Coua	Dry forest of the W, SW and S	LC
195	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Coua reynaudii*	Red-fronted Coua	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
196	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Coua ruficeps*	Red-capped Coua	Dry forest of the W	LC	Coua olivaceiceps
197	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Coua serriana*	Red-breasted Coua	Humid forests of the NE and far N	LC	Cuculus audeberti
198	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Coua verreauxi*	Verreaux's Coua	Dry forest of the S	NT
199	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Cuculus rochii*	Madagascar Cuckoo	Different formations across the island	LC
200	Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	Pachycoccyx audeberti	Thick-billed Cuckoo	Scattered records across the island	LC
201	Strigiformes	Tytonidae	Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Different formations across the island	LC
202	Strigiformes	Tytonidae	Tyto soumagnei*	Madagascar Red Owl	Humid forests of the E and far N	EN
203	Strigiformes	Strigidae	Asio capensis	Marsh Owl	Different formations across the island	LC
204	Strigiformes	Strigidae	Asio madagascariensis*	Madagascar Owl	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island	LC
205	Strigiformes	Strigidae	Ninox superciliaris*	White-browed Owl	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island	LC	Athene superciliaris
206	Strigiformes	Strigidae	Otus madagascariensis*	Torotoroka Scops-Owl	Different formations, mostly forest associated of the W	LC
207	Strigiformes	Strigidae	Otus rutilus*	Malagasy Scops-owl	Different formations, mostly forest associated of the E	LC
208	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgidae	Gactornis enarratus*	Collared Nightjar	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC	Caprimulgus enarratus
209	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgidae	Caprimulgus madagascariensis	Madagascar Nightjar	Different formations across the island	LC
210	Apodiformes	Apodidae	Apus affinis	Little Swift	Different formations on the island	LC
211	Apodiformes	Apodidae	Apus balstoni*	Madagascar Swift	Different formations across the island	LC
212	Apodiformes	Apodidae	Apus barbatus	African Swift	Vagrant	LC
213	Apodiformes	Apodidae	Cypsiurus parvus	African Palm-Swift	Different formations across the island except Central Highlands	LC
214	Apodiformes	Apodidae	Tachymarptis melba	Alpine Swift	Different formations across the island	LC	Apus melba
215	Apodiformes	Apodidae	Zoonavena grandidieri	Malagasy Spinetail	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island	LC
216	Coraciiformes	Alcedinidae	Alcedo vintsioides	Madagascar Kingfisher	Different formations, mostly aquatic, across the island	LC	Corythornis vintsioides
217	Coraciiformes	Alcedinidae	Corythornis cristatus	Malachite Kingfisher	Vagrant	LC
218	Coraciiformes	Alcedinidae	Corythornis madagascariensis*	Madagascar Pigmy-kingfisher	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island	LC	Ispidina/ Ceyx madagascariensis
219	Coraciiformes	Meropidae	Merops apiaster	European Bee-eater	Vagrant	LC
220	Coraciiformes	Meropidae	Merops superciliosus	Madagascar Bee-eater	Different formations across the island	LC
221	Coraciiformes	Coraciidae	Eurystomus glaucurus	Broad-billed Roller	Different formations across the island	LC
222	Coraciiformes	Brachypteraciidae	Atelornis crossleyi*	Rufous-headed Ground-roller	Humid forests of the E and far N	NT
223	Coraciiformes	Brachypteraciidae	Atelornis pittoides*	Pitta-like Ground-roller	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
224	Coraciiformes	Brachypteraciidae	Brachypteracias leptosomus*	Short-legged Ground-roller	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
225	Coraciiformes	Brachypteraciidae	Geobiastes squamigera*	Scaly Ground-roller	Humid forests of the E	VU	Brachypteracia/ Geobiastes squamigerus
226	Coraciiformes	Brachypteraciidae	Uratelornis chimæra*	Long-tailed Ground-roller	Dry forest of the S	VU
227	Leptosomiformes	Leptosomatidae	Leptosomus discolor*	Cuckoo Roller	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island	LC
228	Bucerotiformes	Upupidae	Upupa epops	Eurasian Hoopoe	Vagrant	LC
229	Bucerotiformes	Upupidae	Upupa marginata*	Madagascar Hoopoe	Different formations across the island	LC
230	Passeriformes	Philepittidae	Neodrepanis coruscans*	Sunbird Asity	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
231	Passeriformes	Philepittidae	Neodrepanis hypoxantha*	Yellow-bellied Asity	Humid forests of the E and far N	VU
232	Passeriformes	Philepittidae	Philepitta castanea*	Velvet Asity	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
233	Passeriformes	Philepittidae	Philepitta schlegeli*	Schlegel's Asity	Dry forest of the W and NW	NT
234	Passeriformes	Alaudidae	Eremopterix hova*	Madagascar Lark	Different formations across the island	LC	Mirafra hova
235	Passeriformes	Hirundinidae	Delichon urbicum	Common House-Martin	Vagrant	LC
236	Passeriformes	Hirundinidae	Hirundo abyssinica	Lesser Striped Swallow	Vagrant	LC	Cecropis abyssinica
237	Passeriformes	Hirundinidae	Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Vagrant	LC
238	Passeriformes	Hirundinidae	Riparia borbonica	Mascarene Martin	Different formations across the island	LC	Phedina borbonica
239	Passeriformes	Hirundinidae	Riparia paludicola	Plain Martin	Different formations in the E nad Central Highlands	LC
240	Passeriformes	Hirundinidae	Riparia riparia	Sand Martin	Vagrant	LC
241	Passeriformes	Motacillidae	Motacilla flaviventris*	Madagascar Wagtail	Different formations across the island	LC
242	Passeriformes	Campephagidae	Coracina cinerea*	Madagascar Cuckoo-shrike	Different formations across the island except Central Highlands	LC
243	Passeriformes	Pycnonotidae	Hypsipetes madagascariensis	Mdagascar Bulbul	Different formations across the island	LC
244	Passeriformes	Muscicapidae	Copsychus albospecularis*	Madagascar Magpie-robin	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island	LC
245	Passeriformes	Muscicapidae	Monticola imerinus*	Littoral Rock-thrush	Dry forest of the SW and S	LC	Pseudocossyphus imerimus
246	Passeriformes	Muscicapidae	Monticola sharpei*	Forest Rock-thrush	Mid- and high-altitude rainforests	LC	Monticola bensoni/erythronotus
247	Passeriformes	Muscicapidae	Monticola erythronotus*	Amber Mountain Rock-thrush	Humid forests of the N (Amber Mountain)	EN
248	Passeriformes	Muscicapidae	Monticola bensoni *	Benson's Rock-thrush	Dry forests and semi-arid rocky areas	LC
249	Passeriformes	Muscicapidae	Oenanthe oenanthe	Northern Wheatear	Vagrant	LC
250	Passeriformes	Muscicapidae	Saxicola torquata	Common Stonechat	Different formations across the island	LC	Saxicola torquatus
251	Passeriformes	Monarchidae	Terpsiphone mutata	Madagascar Paradise-flycatcher	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island	LC
252	Passeriformes	Cisticolidae	Cisticola cherina	Madagascar Cisticole	Different formations across the island	LC
253	Passeriformes	Cisticolidae	Neomixis striatigula*	Stripe-throated Jery	Humid forests of the E and far N and Dry forests of the W and S	LC
254	Passeriformes	Cisticolidae	Neomixis tenella*	Common Jery	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island	LC
255	Passeriformes	Cisticolidae	Neomixis viridis*	Green Jery	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
256	Passeriformes	Locustellidae	Dromæocercus brunneus*	Brown Emu-tail	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC	Bradypterus brunneus
257	Passeriformes	Locustellidae	Dromæocercus seebohmi*	Grey Emu-tail	Shrublands and shrub-dominated wetland of the E and far N	LC	Amphilais seebohmi
258	Passeriformes	Acrocephalidae	Acrocephalus newtoni*	Madagascar Swamp-warbler	Different formations across the island	LC
259	Passeriformes	Acrocephalidae	Nesillas lantzii*	Lantz's Brush-warbler	Dry formations, mostly forest associated, of the SW and S	LC
260	Passeriformes	Acrocephalidae	Nesillas typica	Madagascar Brush-warbler	Different formations across the island excluding SW and S	LC
261	Passeriformes	Bernieridae	Bernieria madagascariensis*	Long-billed Greenbul	Humid forests of the E and far N and Dry forests of the W and S	LC	Phyllastrephus madagascariensis
262	Passeriformes	Bernieridae	Crossleyia xanthophrys*	Madagascar Yellowbrow	Humid forests of the E and far N	NT	Bernieria xanthophrys
263	Passeriformes	Bernieridae	Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi*	Cryptic Warbler	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
264	Passeriformes	Bernieridae	Hartertula flavoviridis*	Wedge-tailed Jery	Humid forests of the E and far N	NT	Neomixis flavoviridis
265	Passeriformes	Bernieridae	Oxylabes madagascariensis*	White-throated Oxylabe	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
266	Passeriformes	Bernieridae	Randia pseudozosterops*	Rand's Warbler	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
267	Passeriformes	Bernieridae	Thamnornis chloropetoides*	Thamnornis Warbler	Dry forest of the SW and S	LC
268	Passeriformes	Bernieridae	Xanthomixis apperti*	Appert's Greenbul	Dry forest of the SW	VU	Bernieria/ Phyllastrephuss apperti
269	Passeriformes	Bernieridae	Xanthomixis cinereiceps*	Grey crowned Greenbul	Humid forests of the E and far N	NT	Bernieria/ Phyllastrephuss cinereiceps
270	Passeriformes	Bernieridae	Xanthomixis tenebrosus*	Dusky Greenbul	Humid forests of the NE	VU	Bernieria/ Phyllastrephuss tenebrosus
271	Passeriformes	Bernieridae	Xanthomixis zosterops*	Spectacled Greenbul	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC	Bernieria/ Phyllastrephuss zosterops
272	Passeriformes	Nectarinidae	Nectarinia notata	Long-billed Green Sunbird	Different formations across the island	LC	Cinnyris notata/ notatus
273	Passeriformes	Nectarinidae	Nectarinia souimanga	Souimanga Sunbird	Different formations across the island	LC	Cinnyris sovimanga/ Nectarinia sovimanga
274	Passeriformes	Zosteropidae	Zosterops maderaspatana	Malagasy White-eye	Different formations across the island	LC	Zosterops maderaspatanus
275	Passeriformes	Zosteropidae	Zosterops aldabrensis	Aldabra White-eye		LC
276	Passeriformes	Oriolidae	Oriolus oriolus	Eurasian Golden Oriole	Vagrant	LC
277	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Artamella viridis*	White-headed Vanga	Humid forests of the E and far N and Dry forests of the W, S and SW	LC	Leptopterus viridis
278	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Calicalicus madagascariensis*	Red-tailed Vanga	Humid forests of the E and far N and Dry forests of the W	LC
279	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Calicalicus rufocarpalis*	Red-shouldered Vanga	Dry forest of the SW	VU
280	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Cyanolanius madagascarinus	Blue Vanga	Humid forests of the E and far N and Dry forests of the W, S and SW	LC	Leptopterus madagascarinus
281	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Falculea palliata*	Sickle-billed Vanga	Dry forest of the NW, W, SW	LC
282	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Hypositta corallirostris*	Nuthatch Vanga	Humid forests of the E and NW	LC	Hypositta perdita
283	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Leptopterus chabert*	Chabert's Vanga	Humid forests of the E and far N and Dry forests of the W, S and SW	LC
284	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Mystacornis crossleyi*	Crossley's Babbler	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
285	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Newtonia amphichroa*	Dark Newtonia	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
286	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Newtonia archboldi*	Archbold's Newtonia	Dry forest of the SW and S	LC
287	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Newtonia brunneicauda*	Common Newtonia	Humid forests of the E and far N and Dry forests of the W and SW	LC
288	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Newtonia fanovanæ*	Red-tailed Newtonia	Humid forests of the E	VU
289	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Oriolia bernieri*	Bernier's Vanga	Humid forests of the E and NE	VU
290	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Pseudobias wardi*	Ward's Flycatcher	Humid forests of the E and NE	LC
291	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Schetba rufa*	Rufous Vanga	Humid forests of the E and far N and Dry forests of the W, SW and S	LC
292	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Tylas eduardi*	Tylas Vanga	Humid forests of the E and far N and Dry forests of the W	LC
293	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Vanga curvirostris*	Hook-billed Vanga	Humid forests of the E and far N and Dry forests of the W, SW and S	LC
294	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Xenopirostris damii*	Van Dam's Vanga	Dry forest of the W and NW	EN
295	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Xenopirostris polleni*	Pollen's Vanga	Humid forests of the E	NT
296	Passeriformes	Vangidae	Xenopirostris xenopirostris*	Lafresnaye's Vanga	Dry forest of the SW and S	LC
297	Passeriformes	Dicruridae	Dicrurus forficatus	Crested Drongo	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island	LC
298	Passeriformes	Corvidae	Corvus albus	Pied Crow	Different formations across the island	LC
299	Passeriformes	Corvidae	Corvus splendens	House Crow	Urban areas surronding Toamasina	LC
300	Passeriformes	Sturnidae	Acridotheres tristis**	Common Myna	Different formations across the island	LC
301	Passeriformes	Sturnidae	Creatophora cinerea	Wattled Starling	Vagrant	LC
302	Passeriformes	Sturnidae	Hartlaubius auratus*	Madagascar Starling	Different formations, mostly forest associated, across the island except SW and S	LC	Saroglossa auratus
303	Passeriformes	Ploceidae	Foudia madagascariensis*	Madagascar Red Fody	Different formations across the island	LC
304	Passeriformes	Ploceidae	Foudia omissa*	Forest Fody	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
305	Passeriformes	Ploceidae	Ploceus nelicourvi*	Nelicourvi Weaver	Humid forests of the E and far N	LC
306	Passeriformes	Ploceidae	Ploceus sakalava*	Sakalava Weaver	Dry formations, mostly forest associated, of the NW, W and SW	LC
307	Passeriformes	Passeridae	Passer domesticus**	House Sparrow	Urban areas surronding Toamasina, Antsiranana and Mahajanga	LC
308	Passeriformes	Estrildidae	Estrilda astrild**	Common Waxbill	Dry forest of the NW	LC
309	Passeriformes	Estrildidae	Lonchura nana*	Madagascar Mannikin	Different formations across the island	LC	Lepidopygia nana

IUCN Red List:
CR: Critically Endengered (The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild)
EN: Endangered (The species is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild)
VU: Vulnerable (The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild)
NT: Near Threatened (The species does not currently qualify as being at high risk of extinction but it is likely to do so in the future)
LC: Least Concern (The species is not currently at risk of extinction in the wild)
DD: Data Deficient (There is inadequate information to assess the risk of extinction for this species)
NE: Not yet Evaluated

Distribution
* : Endemic species
**: Introduced species

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