List of Birds Found in Madagascar
Madagascar is a large island located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. This island is a particularly unique birding paradise with more than 100 of their 280 bird species being only found on this island.
Birds found mostly inlands (forests, open grasslands, towns, etc.):
Listing:
African Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
African Swift or African Black Swift (Apus barbatus balstoni)
Archbold’s Newtonia (Newtonia archboldi) – Endemic
Banded Kestrel (Bird of Prey)
Barn Owls (Tyto alba affinis)
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
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
Coquerel’s Coua (Coua coquereli) – Endemic
Crested Coua (Coua cristata) – Endemic
Crested Drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) – Endemic
Cryptic Warbler (Cryptosylvicola randriansoloi) – Range: Found only in Madagascar
Dark Newtonia (Newtonia amphichroa) – Endemic
Eleonora’s Falcon (Falco eleonorae) – Range: Winters in Madagascar
Forest Fody (Foudia omissa) – Endemic
Forest Rock-thrush (Monticola / Pseudocossyphus sharpei) – Endemic to Madagascar
Frances’ Goshawk (Accipiter francesii) – Bird of Prey – Endemic
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
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
Littoral Rock-thrush (Monticola / Pseudocossyphus imerinus) – Endemic
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii)
Madagascar Baza or Madagascar Cuckoo Falcon (Aviceda madagascariensis) – bird of prey – Endemic
Madagascar Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) – Endemic
Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis)
Madagascar Brush-warbler (Nesillas typica)
Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) – Endemic
Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus) – Endemic
Madagascar Cisticola (Cisticola cherina)
Madagascar Coucal (Centropus toulou)
Madagascar Cuckooshrikes (Coracina cinerea) is also known as the Ashy Cuckooshrikes
Madagascar Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) – Range: Northwest coast of Madagascar north of Morondava
Madagascar or Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis), sometimes known as the Red Cardinal Fody or Common Fody – Endemic
Madagascar Harrier Hawk (Polyboroides radiatus) – Bird of Prey
Madagascar Hoopoe (Upupa epops marginata)
Madagascar Kestrel (F. newtoni) – Range: 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
Madagascar Lovebirds / Grey-headed Lovebirds
Madagascar Magpie-robin (Copsychus albospecularis) – Endemic
Malagasy Kingfisher or Madagascar Kingfisher (Alcedo vintsioides)
Madagascar Mannikins (Lonchura nana)
Madagascar Marsh Harrier or Madagascar Harrier (C. maillardi) – Bird of Prey
Madagascar Munia (Lonchura nana)
Madagascar Marsh Harrier (Circus macrosceles)
Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata)
Madagascar Partridge (Margaroperdix madagascarensis)
Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina madagascariensis)
Madagascar Red Owl (T. soumagnei) – Range: A rare resident of Madagascar
Madagascar Serpent-eagle (Eutriorchis astur) – Endemic
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
Malagasy Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri) (swift)
Madagascar Starling (Saroglossa aurata)
Madagascar Sunbird (Cinnyris notatus)
Madagascar Swift (Apus balstoni)
Madagascar Wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris)
Madagascar Wood Rail (Canirallus kioloides)
Malagasy or Rainforest Scops Owl (Otus rutilus) – Endemic to eastern Madagascar
Malagasy White-eyes (Zosterops maderaspatanus)
Marsh Owl (Asio capensis)
Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)
Pied Crow (Corvus albus) – Range: The large island of Madagascar. It inhabits mainly open country with villages and towns nearby.
Rand’s Warbler (Randia pseudozosterops) – Range: Found only in Madagascar
Red-breasted Coua (Coua serriana) – Endemic
Red-capped Coua (Coua ruficeps) – Endemic
Red-fronted Coua (Coua reynaudii) – Endemic
Red-tailed Newtonia (Newtonia fanovanae) – Endemic
Sickle-billed Vanga (Falculea palliata) – Endemic
Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor ) – Range: Winters in Madagascar
Souimanga Sunbird (Cinnyris sovimanga)
Sakalava Weaver (Ploceus sakalava)
Thamnornis Warbler (Thamnornis chloropetoides) – Range: Found only in Madagascar
Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti)
Torotoroka Scops Owl (Otus madagascariensis) – Western Madagascar
Vasa Parrots (Coracopsis) – Endemic
Verreaux’s Coua (Coua verreauxi) – Endemic
Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea) – Vagrant
