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Bird list
| BIRDING TOUR | BIRD LIST |
This is a recent Bird list recorded during a 31 days Birding Tours, it’s very precised list from different National Parks and Places in this Birding Tour :
ANDASIBE NATIONAL PARK
BIRD SPECIES :
White-winged (Madagascar crested) Ibis (easy if visiting the pond near the Orchid garden in late afternoon), Madagascar Buzzard, Madagascar Harrier-hawk, Madagascar Fluff tail, Madagascar turtle-dove, Madagascar Blue-Pigeon, (Greater) Vasa Parrot, Black (Lesser Vasa) Parrot, Madagascar (lesser) Cuckoo, Blue Coua, Madagascar Coucal, Malagasy Scoops-Owl, Madagascar long-eared Owl, Diademed (Malagasy) Kingfisher, Broad-billed Roller, Rufous-headed ground-roller, Cuckoo-roller, Wattled Asity (Sunbird-Asity), Madagascar (Ashy) Cuckoo-shrike, Ward's Flycatcher, Red-tailed Vanga, Chabert vanga, Blue vanga, Nuthatch Vanga, Hook billed vanga, Madagascar starling, Madagascar magpie robin, Common stonechat, Long-billed greenbul, Spectacled Greenbul, Madagascar brush-warbler, Dark Newtonia, Common Newtonia, Common Jery, Green Jery, Stripe-throated jery, Rand's warbler, white-throated oxylabes, Madagascar munia (Mannikin), Madagascar wagtail, Nelicourvi Weaver, (Madagascar) Red fody, Forest fody, Madagascar (long-billed green) sunbird, Brown Emutail
MANTADIA NATIONAL PARK
BIRD SPECIES :
Madagascar little grebe, Cuvier's (white-throated) Rail, Madagascar spine tail (Malagasy spine-tailed swift), Short-legged ground roller, Scaly ground-roller (Rare, only MANTADIA), Pitta-like ground-roller (scarca), Cryptic Warbler, White-headed Vanga, Tylas vanga.
AMPIJOROA FOREST STATION AND ANKARAFANTSIKA NATIONAL PARK
This is an area of tall, deciduous forest 462 km north of Antananarivo (capital) and 106 km south of Majunga. This reserve have a decent network of footpaths. 103 species of birds have been recorded here, among which the most localized are Madagascar Fish-Eagle, Coquerel’ s Coua, Schlegel’ s Asity, Rufous and Van Dam’ s Vanga (the last described as being in imminent danger of extinction). This is also one of only four known sites for the highly localized White-Breasted Mesite.
BIRD SPECIES :
African darter, Purple heron, Black heron, Grey heron, Common Squacco heron, Malagasy Pond-heron, Black-crowned night-heron, Green-backed heron, White-faced Whistling-duck, Madagascar button-quail, Madagascar crested Ibis, black kite, Madagascar fish-eagle, Madagascar harrier-hawk, Frances’ sparrow hawk, Madagascar sparrow hawk, Madagascar Buzzard, White-Breasted Mesite, Madagascar Jacana, Common greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Kittlitz plover, Black-winged, Madagascar Turtle-dove, Madagascar Green pigeon, Greater vasa parrot, Lesser vasa parrot, Grey-headed lovebird, Madagascar lesser cuckoo, Red-capped Coua, Crested Coua, Madagascar Coucal, Malagasy Scoops-Owl, Malagasy kingfisher, Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher, Broad-billed roller, Cuckoo-roller, Schlegel’ s Asity, Madagascar cuckoo-shrike, Rufous Vaga, Hook-Billed Vanga, Van Dam’ s Vanga, Sickle-billed Vanga, White-headed Vanga
RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK
Ranomafana, it means in Malagasy : Hot water. Ranomafana National Park is a rainforest site situated in the East of Madagascar, 445 km south of Antananarivo and 65 km east of Fianarantsoa. This is a superb area of rainforest where a new species of Lemur, the Golden Bamboo Lemur, was discovered in 1985. This site has actually more to offer than the national park.
This is at higher elevation and better for a few species : POLLENS VANGA, YELLOW - BILLED SUNBIRD-ASITY, VELVET ASITY, YELLOW-BROWED OXYLABES. About 1, 5 km further back where the first rice-fields have sadly replaced the marsh, is a known site for GREY EMU-TAIL. It is to be a site for the very rare SLENDER-BILLED FLUFFTAIL and this one which is critically endangered has disappeared
ISALO NATIONAL PARK
BIRD SPECIES :
This is not a top birding site. But it is used to be visited mainly for Benson’ s Rock-thrush which now is officially been lumped with Forest Rock-thrush.
Madagascar kestrel, Madagascar button Quail, Madagascar turtle-dove, Namaqua dove, African Palm-swift, Madagascar Bee-eater, Broad-billed roller, African Hoopoe, Madagascar sunbird, Benson’ s Rock-Thrush.
ZOMBITSE FOREST
BIRD SPECIES :
This small area of dry forest is located 18 km north-east of SAKARAHA, on the road to Tulear. So there is a "Campsite» at the Park entrance.
The speciality of this forest is the very rare «terrestrial» Appert’s Greebul, but if you are not going to Berenty, you can also find here Giant Coua and White-browed Owl, the rare Red shouldered Vanga.
Madagascar buzzard, Madagascar Harrier hawk, Namaqua dove, Madagascar green- pigeon, Lesser vasa parrot, Grey-headed Lovebird, Madagascar lesser cuckoo, Giant Coua, Coquerel’ s Coua, Crested Coua, Madagascar Coucal, Madagascar hoopoe, Madagascar buttonquail, White-Browed Owl, Broad-billed roller, Cuckoo-roller, Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher, Crested Drongo, Red-tailed vanga, Chabert vanga, Blue vanga, Madagascar Magpie-robin, Long-billed Greenbul, Appert’s Greenbul, Madagascar Spine tail, Common Newtonia, Archbolds Newtonia, Common jery, Madagascar fody, Madagascar Sunbird.
IFATY SPINY FOREST
This is a large area of the famous SPINY FOREST; 27 km north of Tulear. The landscape of Baobab and Didiera shrub is so strange and fantastic. This site is definitely being included in any itinerary, as it is the only easily accessible area for a number of very rare endemics. With the help of the Guide FREDDY (son of MOSA) you can see the endemics in a few hours. No permit is required but MOSA and his family are needed to find the target birds on a single morning visit.
BIRD SPECIES :
Madagascar buzzard, Madagascar harrier hawk, Madagascar kestrel, Madagascar button Quail, Sub desert Mesite, Whimbrel, Common greenshank, Black-winged stilt, Turnstone, Common sandpiper, Grey Plover, Madagascar Plover, Lesser crested -tern, Madagascar turtle-dove, Namaqua dove, Madagascar green pigeon, Greater Vasa parrot, Lesser vasa parrot, Grey-headed lovebird, Madagascar lesser Cuckoo, Red-fronted Coua, Running Coua, Green-capped Coua, Crested Coua, Madagascar Coucal, Madagascar Nightjar, Madagascar swift, Malagasy Kingfisher, Madagascar bee-eater, Long-tailed ground-roller, Madagascar hoopoe, Madagascar Cuckoo-shrike, Red-tailed vanga, Hook-billed vanga, Lafresnaye's Vanga, Sickle-billed Vanga, White-headed Vanga, Chabert Vanga, Madagascar magpie robin, Long-billed greenbul, Sub desert brush-warbler, Thamnornis Warbler, Common Newtonia, Archbolds Newtonia, Common Jery, Madagascar Munia, Sakalava Weaver, Madagascar fody, Madagascar Lark.
NOSY VE ISLAND AND ANAKAO
The island of Nosy Ve and the village of Anakao are accessible by Boat. Nosy ve is a small sandy Island, opposite Anakao, situated about 4, 5 km offshore, where Red-Tailed Tropicbird breeds.
BIRD SPECIES :
ANAKAO : Littoral Rock-Thrush, Sub desert brush-warbler, dimorphic egret, Madagascar Bee-eater.
NOSY VE : Red-Tailed Tropicbird, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, White-fronted Plover, Great Crested-Tern, Lesser Crested-Tern.
MASOALA NATIONAL PARK (AMBODIFORAHA)
The area around Ambanisana on the Masoala Peninsula in north east Madagascar use to be a quite reliable site to find the Helmeted Vanga. In this magnificent forest, the people of the Peregrine Fund are trying to protect the few Breeding pairs of Serpent-Eagle. Madagascar red owl is not yet seen in this area but might soon be heard or seen there too. The sites hold Scaly ground-roller, Bernier’s Vanga, Helmet bird.
Accommodation is at the site. For more information about the LODGE at this area, you can visit this Website : http://arollodge. free. fr
(You can see the details of this lodge for visiting the website)
The chalets are pleasant and cheap, the meals are excellent. The site area is accessible by boat from Maroantsetra. So, you can contact the people at the ANGAP office at Maroantsetra and ask for a Guide by the name of " BIDAS ", he knows how to arrange the boat cheaper and know two nesting-sites of the Helmeted vanga. He is not a top guide but good enough to be of help on the bird and knows the chameleon and Uroplatus species of reptiles.
BIRD SPECIES :
Long-tailed (reed) Cormorant, White-faced whistling-duck, Black heron, Mascarene reef-egret, Cattle egret, Green-backed heron, Black-crowned night-heron, Helmeted Guineafowl, Madagascar sparrow hawk, Madagascar buzzard, Madagascar kestrel, Whimbrel, Common sandpiper, Ruddy turnstone, Madagascar Pratincole, Grey plover, Great crested-tern, Lesser crested-tern, Madagascar turtle-dove, Madagascar green-pigeon, Madagascar blue-pigeon, Lesser vasa parrot, Red-breasted Coua, Crested Coua, Blue Coua, Madagascar Coucal, Malagasy scoops-owl, Madagascar spine tail (Malagasy spine-tailed swift), African palm-swift, Malagasy kingfisher, Madagascar pygmy-kingfisher, Madagascar bee-eater, Broad-billed roller, Scaly ground-roller, Cuckoo-roller, Velvet Asity, Madagascar Paradise-flycatcher, Crested Drongo, Pied Crow, Madagascar cuckoo-shrike, Red-tailed vanga, Rufous vanga, Chabert vanga, Blue vanga, Tylas Vanga, Bernier’s Vanga, Helmeted Vanga, Madagascar starling, Madagascar magpie-robin, Mascarene Martin, Long-billed green bull, Spectacled-greenbul, Stripe-throated Jery, White-throated Oxylabes, Crossley’s Babbler, Madagascar munia, Nelicourvi Weaver, Red