Scientific name |
English name |
Malagasy name |
Family Grebes (Podicipedidae) |
Tachybaptus pelzelnii |
Madagascar grebe or Madagascar little grebe |
Vivy |
Tachybaptus rufolavatus |
Alaotra grebe |
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Family Herons (Ardeidae) |
Ardeola idae |
Madagascar pond-heron |
Malemylava |
Ardea humbloti |
Madagascar heron or Humblot’s heron |
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Family Ibises, Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) |
Lophotibis cristata |
Madagascar crested ibis |
Lampirana / Akohonala |
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Family Ducks, Geese, Swans (Anatidae) |
Anas bernieri |
Madagascar teal |
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Anas melleri |
Meller's duck |
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Aythya innotata |
Madagascar pochard |
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Family Hawks, Eagles (Accipitridae) |
Aviceda madagascariensis |
Madagascar cuckoo-hawk or Madagascar cuckoo-falcon |
Bobaka |
Haliaeetus vociferoides |
Madagascar fish eagle |
Ankoy |
Eutriorchis astur |
Madagascar serpent-eagle |
Firasabe |
Polyboroides radiatus |
Madagascar harrier-hawk |
Fihiaky |
Circus maillardi |
Réunion harrier or Réunion marsh-harrier |
Fitsindraky / Fanindry |
Accipiter henstii |
Henst's goshawk |
Fandrasabe / Firasabe |
Accipiter madagascariensis |
Madagascar sparrowhawk |
Firasa |
Accipiter francesiae |
Frances's sparrowhawk or Madagascar goshawk |
Fihiaky |
Buteo brachypterus |
Madagascar buzzard |
Bobaky / Hindry / Beririnina |
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Family Falcons, Caracaras (Falconidae) |
Falco newtoni |
Madagascar kestrel |
Hitikitiky / Hitsikitsika |
Falco zoniventris |
Banded kestrel |
Hitsikitsikala |
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Family Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse (Phasianidae) |
Margaroperdix madagarensis |
Madagascar partridge |
Traotrao |
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Family Mesites (Mesitornithidae) |
Mesitornis variegatus or Mesitornis variegata |
White-breasted mesite |
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Mesitornis unicolor |
Brown mesite |
Roa telo / Voronantambo |
Monias benschi |
Subdesert mesite |
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Family Buttonquails (Turnicidae) |
Turnix nigricollis |
Madagascar buttonquail |
Kibo / Kibobo |
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Family Rails, Gallinules, Coots (Rallidae) |
Rallus madagascariensis |
Madagascar rail |
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Dryolimnas cuvieri |
White-throated rail |
Tsikoza |
Canirallus kioloides or Mentocrex kioloides |
Madagascar wood-rail |
Vorotrandraka |
Sarothrura insularis |
Madagascar flufftail |
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Sarothrura watersi |
Slender-billed flufftail |
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Amaurornis olivieri or Zapornia olivieri |
Sakalava rail |
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Family Jacanas (Jacanidae) |
Actophilornis albinucha |
Madagascar jacana |
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Family Coursers, Pratincoles (Glareolidae) |
Glareola ocularis |
Madagascar pratincole |
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Family Plovers (Charadriidae) |
Charadrius thoracicus |
Madagascar plover or Black-banded Plover |
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Family Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes (Scolopacidae) |
Gallinago macrodactyla |
Madagascar snipe |
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Family Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae) |
Pterocles personatus |
Madagascar sandgrouse |
Hatrakatraky / Katakatra |
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Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae) |
Nesoenas picturatus or Streptopelia picturata |
Madagascar turtle-dove |
Domohina |
Treron australis |
Madagascar green pigeon |
Voron'adabo / Voronadabo / Voronadabo-Fonimaitso |
Alectroenas madagascariensis |
Madagascar blue pigeon |
Finengo maitso |
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Family Parrots (Psittacidae) |
Coracopsis vasa |
Greater vasa parrot |
Boeza be / Sihotsy / Bolokibe |
Coracopsis nigra |
Lesser vasa parrot or Black parrot |
Boeza kely / Sihotsy / Bolokikely |
Agapornis canus |
Grey-headed lovebird |
Kitrehoky / Karaoke-Sarivazo |
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Family Cuckoos (Cuculidae) |
Coua delalandei |
Snail-eating coua |
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Coua gigas |
Giant coua |
Aliotsy / Lejabe-Angojobe |
Coua coquereli |
Coquerel's coua |
Gory / Fandikalalana |
Coua serriana |
Red-breasted coua |
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Coua reynaudii |
Red-fronted coua or Reynaud's coua |
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Coua cursor |
Running coua |
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Coua ruficeps |
Red-capped coua |
Aliotse-Akoky |
Coua cristata |
Crested coua |
Tokambolo / Tivoky |
Coua verreauxi |
Verreaux's coua |
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Coua caerulea |
Blue coua |
Mariaha / Mariha |
Cuculus rochii |
Madagascar cuckoo or Madagascar lesser cuckoo |
Taotaokafa / Kônko na Taontaonkafa / Taotaonkafa |
Centropus toulou |
Madagascar coucal |
Toloho / Toloho na monjo |
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Family Barn-owls (Tytonidae) |
Tyto soumagnei |
Madagascar red owl |
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Family Typical Owls (Strigidae) |
Otus rutilus |
Madagascar scops-owl or Rainforest scops-owl |
Torotoroky / Torotoroka |
Athene superciliaris formerly Ninox superciliaris |
White-browed hawk-owl or White-browed owl |
Tovotovoky / Tovotovoka |
Asio madagascariensis |
Madagascar long-eared owl |
Hankagna / Hankà |
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Family Nightjars (Caprimulgidae) |
Caprimulgus madagascariensis |
Madagascar nightjar |
Tataro / Matoriandro |
Gactornis enarratus or Caprimulgus enarratus |
Collared nightjar |
Tataroala (fotsifotsy vozona) |
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Family Swifts (Apodidae) |
Zoonavena grandidieri |
Madagascar spinetail |
Firihitsandro / Tsiditsidina |
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Family Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) |
Corythornis vintsioides or Alcedo Vintsioides |
Madagascar kingfisher or Madagascar malachite kingfisher |
Litotsy / Vintsy / Vintsirano |
Corythornis madagascariensis |
Madagascar pygmy-kingfisher |
Vintsiala (mena) |
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Family Ground-rollers (Brachypteraciidae) |
Brachypteracias leptosomus |
Short-legged ground-roller |
Fangadiovy / Fandikalalana / Famakiakora |
Brachypteracias squamigera now Geobiastes squamiger |
Scaly ground-roller |
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Atelornis pittoides |
Pitta-like ground-roller |
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Atelornis crossleyi |
Rufous-headed ground-roller |
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Uratelornis chimaera |
Long-tailed ground-roller |
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Family Cuckoo Roller (Leptosomidae) |
Leptosomus discolor |
Cuckoo-roller |
Kirombo / Vorondreo |
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Family Asities (Philepittidae) |
Philepitta castanea |
Velvet asity |
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Philepitta schlegeli |
Schlegel's asity |
Asity |
Neodrepanis coruscans |
Sunbird asity or Common Sunbird-asity |
Soinala |
Neodrepanis hypoxantha |
Yellow-bellied sunbird-asity |
Soinala |
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Family Larks (Alaudidae) |
Mirafra hova |
Madagascar lark or Madagascar bushlark |
Boria / Soretry / Sorohitra |
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Family Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae) |
Phedina borbonica |
Mascarene martin |
Firihitsandro / Tsiditsidina |
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Family Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae) |
Motacilla flaviventris |
Madagascar wagtail |
Triotrio / Kitriotrio |
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Family Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae) |
Coracina cinerea now Ceblepyris cinereus |
Madagascar cuckoo-shrike |
Vorondavenoky / Vorondavenona |
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Family Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) |
Bernieria madagascariensis or Phyllastrephus madagascariensis |
Long-billed bernieria or Common tetraka, formerly Long-billed greenbul |
Tretreky |
Xanthomixis zosterops or Phyllastrephus zosterops |
Short-billed greenbul or Spectacled tetraka |
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Xanthomixis apperti or Phyllastrephus apperti |
Appert’s greenbul or Appert's tetraka |
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Xanthomixis tenebrosus or Phyllastrephus tenebrosus |
Dusky greenbul or Dusky tetraka |
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Xanthomixis cinereiceps or Phyllastrephus cinereiceps |
Grey-crowned greenbul or Grey-crowned tetraka |
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Hypsipetes madagascariensis |
Madagascar bulbul or Madagascar black bulbul |
Menasony / Tsokoreva / Tsikorovana |
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Family Vangas (Vangidae) |
Tylas eduardi |
Tylas vanga |
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Calicalicus madagascariensis |
Red-tailed vanga |
Totokarasoroka |
Schetba rufa |
Rufous vanga |
Paopaobava |
Vanga curvirostris |
Hook-billed vanga |
Bekapoaky / Vangasoratra |
Xenopirostris xenopirostris |
Lafresnaye's vanga |
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Xenopirostris damii |
Van Dam's vanga |
Vanga |
Xenopirostris polleni |
Pollen's vanga |
Vangamaintiloha |
Falculea palliata |
Sickle-billed vanga |
Voronjaza (lava sogny) |
Leptopterus chabert |
Chabert's vanga |
Fotsytretraky / Patsatsatra |
Artamella viridis or Leptopterus viridis |
White-headed vanga |
Vorondaja / Vanga / Voromasiaka |
Cyanolanius madagascarinus or Leptopterus madagascarinus |
Blue vanga |
Patsatsatrala |
Oriolia bernieri |
Bernier's vanga |
Taporo |
Euryceros prevostii |
Helmet vanga or Helmet bird |
Siketribe |
Hypositta corallirostris |
Coral-billed nuthatch vanga or Nuthatch vanga |
Sakodidy |
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Family Thrushes (Turdidae) |
Copsychus albospecularis |
Madagascar magpie-robin |
Fitatsy / Fitatrala |
Monticola imerinus |
Littoral rock-thrush |
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Monticola bensoni |
Benson's rock-thrush |
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Monticola sharpei |
Forest rock-thrush |
Androbaka |
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Family Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae) |
Neomixis tenella |
Common jery |
Kininitsy / Jijy |
Neomixis viridis |
Green jery |
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Neomixis striatigula |
Stripe-throated jery |
Kininitsy |
Hartertula flavoviridis |
Wedge-tailed jery |
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Cisticola cherina |
Madagascar cisticola |
Tity / Tsintsina |
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Family Old World Warblers (Sylviidae) |
Oxylabes madagascariensis |
White-throated oxylabes |
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Acrocephalus newtoni |
Madagascar swamp-warbler |
Vorombatra |
Crossleyia xanthophrys |
Madagascar yellowbrow |
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Nesillas typica |
Madagascar brush-warbler |
Vorombaratra / Boretika / Poretaka |
Thamnornis chloropetoides |
Thamnornis warbler or Kiritika |
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Dromaeocercus brunneus |
Brown emu-tail |
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Amphilais seebohmi or Dromaeocercus seebohmi |
Grey emu-tail or Madagascan grassbird |
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Randia pseudozosterops |
Rand's warbler |
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Newtonia amphichroa |
Dark newtonia |
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Newtonia brunneicauda |
Common newtonia |
Katekateky / Tretreka |
Newtonia archboldi |
Archbold's newtonia |
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Newtonia fanovanae |
Red-tailed newtonia |
Mitovy sabiro nefa menamena |
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Family Babblers (Timaliidae) |
Mystacornis crossleyi |
Crossley’s babbler or Madagascar groundhunter |
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Family Batises and Wattle-eyes (Platysteiridae) |
Pseudobias wardi |
Ward’s flycatcher or Ward's shrike-flycatcher |
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Family Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae) |
Terpsiphone mutata |
Madagascar paradise-flycatcher |
Soketry / Tsingitry |
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Family Sunbirds (Nectariniidae) |
Cinnyris souimanga or Nectarinia souimanga |
Souimanga sunbird |
Sobita / Soy / Soimangakely |
Cinnyris notatus or Nectarinia notata |
Long-billed green sunbird or Madagascar green sunbird |
Soimanga / Siangavola / Soimangabe |
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Family White-eyes (Zosteropidae) |
Zosterops maderaspatanus |
Malagasy white-eye or Madagascar white-eye |
Tsiparimaso / Sabiro / Fotsimaso |
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Family Waxbills (Estrildidae) |
Lepidopygia nana or Lonchura nana |
Madagascar mannikin or Madagascar bibfinch |
Tsipiny / Tsangoritry / Tsikirity |
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Family Weavers (Ploceidae) |
Ploceus nelicourvi |
Nelicourvi weaver |
Fodisaina misy maitso |
Ploceus sakalava |
Sakalava weaver or Sakalava fody |
Fody fondrana mena maso |
Foudia madagascariensis |
Madagascar red fody or Red fody |
Fody / Fodimena |
Foudia omissa |
Forest fody |
Fodiala |
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Family Starlings (Sturnidae) |
Hartlaubius auratus or Saroglossa auratus |
Madagascar starling |
Vorontainomby |
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Family Drongos (Dicruridae) |
Dicrurus forficatus |
Crested drongo |
Ndovy / Railovy na Lehidraonga |