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Birds of Madagascar

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<tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td><b>Scientific name</b></td><td><b>English name</b></td><td><b>Malagasy name</b></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Grebes (Podicipedidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tachybaptus pelzelnii''</td>

<td>[[Alaotra grebe]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Herons (Ardeidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Ardeola idae''</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Ardea humbloti''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar heron]] or Humblot’s ~~Heron~~heron</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Ibises, Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Lophotibis cristata''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar crested ibis]]</td>

<td>Lampirana/ Akohonala</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Ducks, Geese, Swans (Anatidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Anas bernieri''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar pochard]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Hawks, Eagles (Accipitridae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Aviceda madagascariensis''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar cuckoo-hawk]] or Madagascar cuckoo-falcon</td>

<td>Bobaka</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Haliaeetus vociferoides''</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Circus maillardi''</td>

<td>[[Réunion harrier]] or Réunion marsh-harrier</td>

<td>Fitsindraky/ Fanindry</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Accipiter henstii''</td>

<td>[[Henst's goshawk]]</td>

<td>Fandrasabe/ Firasabe</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Accipiter madagascariensis''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar sparrowhawk]]</td>

<td>Firasa</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Accipiter francesiae''</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Buteo brachypterus''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar buzzard]]</td>

<td>Bobaky/ Hindry / Beririnina</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Falcons, Caracaras (Falconidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Falco newtoni''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar kestrel]]</td>

<td>Hitikitiky or / Hitsikitsika</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Falco zoniventris''</td>

<td>[[Banded kestrel]]</td>

<td>Hitsikitsikala</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse (Phasianidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Margaroperdix madagarensis''</td>

<td>Traotrao</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Mesites (Mesitornithidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Mesitornis variegatus'' or ''Mesitornis variegata''</td>

<td>[[White-breasted mesite]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Mesitornis unicolor''</td>

<td>[[Brown mesite]]</td>

<td>Roa telo / Voronantambo</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Monias benschi''</td>

<td>[[Subdesert mesite]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Buttonquails (Turnicidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Turnix nigricollis''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar buttonquail]]</td>

<td>Kibo/ Kibobo</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Rails, Gallinules, Coots (Rallidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Rallus madagascariensis''</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Canirallus kioloides'' or ''Mentocrex kioloides''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar wood-rail]]</td>

<td>Vorotrandraka</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Sarothrura insularis''</td>

<td>[[Sakalava rail]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Jacanas (Jacanidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Actophilornis albinucha''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar jacana]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Coursers, Pratincoles (Glareolidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Glareola ocularis''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar pratincole]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Plovers (Charadriidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Charadrius thoracicus''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar plover]] or Black-banded Plover</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Gallinago macrodactyla''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar snipe]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Pterocles personatus''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar sandgrouse]]</td>

<td>Hatrakatraky/ Katakatra</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Nesoenas picturatus'' or ''Streptopelia picturata''</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Treron australis''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar green pigeon]]</td>

<td>Voron'adabo or / Voronadabo/ Voronadabo-Fonimaitso</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Alectroenas madagascariensis''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar blue pigeon]]</td>

<td>Finengo maitso</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Parrots (Psittacidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coracopsis vasa''</td>

<td>[[Greater vasa parrot]]</td>

<td>Boeza be or / Sihotsy/ Bolokibe</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coracopsis nigra''</td>

<td>[[Lesser vasa parrot]] or Black parrot</td>

<td>Boeza kely or / Sihotsy/ Bolokikely</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Agapornis canus''</td>

<td>[[Grey-headed lovebird]]</td>

<td>Kitrehoky/ Karaoke-Sarivazo</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coua gigas''</td>

<td>[[Giant coua]]</td>

<td>Aliotsy/ Lejabe-Angojobe</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coua coquereli''</td>

<td>[[Coquerel's coua]]</td>

<td>Gory or / Fandikalalana</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coua serriana''</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coua ruficeps''</td>

<td>[[Red-capped coua]]</td>

<td>Aliotse-Akoky</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coua cristata''</td>

<td>[[Crested coua]]</td>

<td>Tokambolo/ Tivoky</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coua verreauxi''</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coua caerulea''</td>

<td>Mariaha/ Mariha</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Cuculus rochii''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar cuckoo]] or Madagascar lesser cuckoo</td>

<td>Taotaokafa or / Kônko na Taontaonkafa/ Taotaonkafa</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Centropus toulou''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar coucal]]</td>

<td>Toloho or / Toloho na monjo</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Otus rutilus''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar scops-owl]] or Rainforest scops-owl</td>

<td>Torotoroky or / Torotoroka</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Athene superciliaris'' formerly ''Ninox superciliaris''</td>

<td>[[White-browed hawk-owl]] or White-browed owl</td>

<td>Tovotovoky/ Tovotovoka</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Asio madagascariensis''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar long-eared owl]]</td>

<td>Hankagna/ Hankà</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Caprimulgus madagascariensis''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar nightjar]]</td>

<td>Tataro/ Matoriandro</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Gactornis enarratus'' or ''Caprimulgus enarratus''</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Zoonavena grandidieri''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar spinetail]]</td>

<td>Firihitsandro/ Tsiditsidina</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Corythornis vintsioides'' or ''Alcedo Vintsioides''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar kingfisher]] or Madagascar malachite kingfisher</td>

<td>Litotsy or / Vintsy/ Vintsirano</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Corythornis madagascariensis''</td>

<td>Fangadiovy / Fandikalalana / Famakiakora</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Brachypteracias squamigera'' now ''Geobiastes squamiger''</td>

<td>[[Scaly ground-roller]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Leptosomus discolor''</td>

<td>[[Cuckoo-roller]]</td>

<td>Kirombo or / Vorondreo</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Philepitta castanea''</td>

<td>[[Velvet asity]]</td>

<td>Asity</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Philepitta schlegeli''</td>

<td>[[Schlegel's asity]]</td>

<td>Asity</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Neodrepanis coruscans''</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Mirafra hova''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar lark]] or Madagascar bushlark</td>

<td>Boria / Soretry/ Sorohitra</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Phedina borbonica''</td>

<td>[[Mascarene martin]]</td>

<td>Firihitsandro/ Tsiditsidina</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coracina cinerea'' now ''Ceblepyris cinereus''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar cuckoo-shrike]]</td>

<td>Vorondavenoky/ Vorondavenona</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Xanthomixis zosterops'' or ''Phyllastrephus zosterops''</td>

<td>[[Short-billed greenbul]] or ~~Short-billed~~ Spectacled tetraka</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Hypsipetes madagascariensis''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar bulbul]] or Madagascar black bulbul</td>

<td>Menasony / Tsokoreva/ Tsikorovana</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Vangas (Vangidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tylas eduardi''</td><td>[[Tylas vanga]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Calicalicus madagascariensis''</td><td>[[Red-tailed vanga]]</td><td>Totokarasoroka</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Schetba rufa''</td><td>[[Rufous vanga]]</td><td>Paopaobava</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Vanga curvirostris''</td><td>[[Hook-billed vanga]]</td><td>Bekapoaky / Vangasoratra</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Xenopirostris xenopirostris''</td><td>[[Lafresnaye's vanga]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Xenopirostris damii''</td><td>[[Van Dam's vanga]]</td><td>Vanga</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Xenopirostris polleni''</td><td>[[Pollen's vanga]]</td><td>Vangamaintiloha</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Falculea palliata''</td><td>[[Sickle-billed vanga]]</td><td>Voronjaza (lava sogny)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Leptopterus chabert''</td><td>[[Chabert's vanga]]</td><td>Fotsytretraky / Patsatsatra</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Artamella viridis'' or ''Leptopterus viridis''</td><td>[[White-headed vanga]]</td><td>Vorondaja / Vanga / Voromasiaka</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Cyanolanius madagascarinus'' or ''Leptopterus madagascarinus''</td><td>[[Blue vanga]]</td><td>Patsatsatrala</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Oriolia bernieri''</td><td>[[Bernier's vanga]]</td><td>Taporo</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Euryceros prevostii''</td><td>[[Helmet vanga]] or Helmet bird</td><td>Siketribe</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Hypositta corallirostris''</td><td>[[Coral-billed nuthatch vanga]] or Nuthatch vanga</td><td>Sakodidy</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Thrushes (Turdidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Copsychus albospecularis''</td><td>[[Madagascar magpie-robin]]</td><td>Fitatsy / Fitatrala</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Monticola imerinus''</td><td>[[Littoral rock-thrush]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Monticola bensoni''</td><td>[[Benson's rock-thrush]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Monticola sharpei''</td><td>[[Forest rock-thrush]]</td><td>Androbaka</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Neomixis tenella''</td><td>[[Common jery]]</td><td>Kininitsy / Jijy</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Neomixis viridis''</td><td>[[Green jery]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Neomixis striatigula''</td><td>[[Stripe-throated jery]]</td><td>Kininitsy</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Hartertula flavoviridis''</td><td>[[Wedge-tailed jery]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Cisticola cherina''</td><td>[[Madagascar cisticola]]</td><td>Tity / Tsintsina</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Oxylabes madagascariensis''</td><td>[[White-throated oxylabes]]</td><td>Sirontsirona</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Acrocephalus newtoni''</td><td>[[Madagascar swamp-warbler]]</td><td>Vorombatra</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Crossleyia xanthophrys''</td><td>[[Madagascar yellowbrow]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Nesillas typica''</td><td>[[Madagascar brush-warbler]]</td><td>Vorombaratra / Boretika / Poretaka</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Thamnornis chloropetoides''</td><td>[[Thamnornis warbler]] or Kiritika</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Dromaeocercus brunneus''</td><td>[[Brown emu-tail]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Amphilais seebohmi'' or ''Dromaeocercus seebohmi''</td><td>[[Grey emu-tail]] or Madagascan grassbird</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Randia pseudozosterops''</td><td>[[Rand's warbler]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Newtonia amphichroa''</td><td>[[Dark newtonia]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Newtonia brunneicauda''</td><td>[[Common newtonia]]</td><td>Katekateky / Tretreka</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Newtonia archboldi''</td><td>[[Archbold's newtonia]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Newtonia fanovanae''</td><td>[[Red-tailed newtonia]]</td><td>Mitovy sabiro nefa menamena</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Babblers (Timaliidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Mystacornis crossleyi''</td><td>[[Crossley’s babbler]] or Madagascar groundhunter</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Batises and Wattle-eyes (Platysteiridae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Pseudobias wardi''</td><td>[[Ward’s flycatcher]] or Ward's shrike-flycatcher</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Terpsiphone mutata''</td><td>[[Madagascar paradise-flycatcher]]</td><td>Soketry / Tsingitry</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Cinnyris souimanga'' or ''Nectarinia souimanga''</td><td>[[Souimanga sunbird]]</td><td>Sobita / Soy / Soimangakely</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Cinnyris notatus'' or ''Nectarinia notata''</td><td>[[Long-billed green sunbird]] or Madagascar green sunbird</td><td>Soimanga / Siangavola / Soimangabe</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family White-eyes (Zosteropidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Zosterops maderaspatanus''</td><td>[[Malagasy white-eye]] or Madagascar white-eye</td><td>Tsiparimaso / Sabiro / Fotsimaso</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Waxbills (Estrildidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Lepidopygia nana'' or ''Lonchura nana''</td><td>[[Madagascar mannikin]] or Madagascar bibfinch</td><td>Tsipiny / Tsangoritry / Tsikirity</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Weavers (Ploceidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Ploceus nelicourvi''</td><td>[[Nelicourvi weaver]]</td><td>Fodisaina misy maitso</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Ploceus sakalava''</td><td>[[Sakalava weaver]] or Sakalava fody</td><td>Fody fondrana mena maso</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Foudia madagascariensis''</td><td>[[Madagascar red fody]] or Red fody</td><td>Fody / Fodimena</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Foudia omissa''</td><td>[[Forest fody]]</td><td>Fodiala</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Starlings (Sturnidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Hartlaubius auratus'' or ''Saroglossa auratus''</td><td>[[Madagascar starling]]</td><td>Vorontainomby</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><tdcolspan="3">Family Drongos (Dicruridae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Dicrurus forficatus''</td><td>[[Crested drongo]]</td><td>Ndovy / Railovy na Lehidraonga</td></tr></table> == Non-endemic birds of Madagascar == <table width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" border="0"><tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td><b>Scientific name</b></td><td><b>English name</b></td><td><b>Malagasy name</b></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Grebes (Podicipedidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tachybaptus ruficollis''</td><td>[[Little grebe]]</td><td>Vivy</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Thalassarche melanophris'' or ''Diomedea melanophris''</td><td>[[Black-browed albatross]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Petrels, Shearwaters (Procellariidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Macronectes giganteus''</td><td>[[Southern giant petrel]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Pachyptila vittata''</td><td>[[Broad-billed prion]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Puffinus pacificus''</td><td>[[Wedge-tailed shearwater]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Southern Storm-petrels (Oceanitidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Oceanites oceanicus''</td><td>[[Wilson’s storm-petrel]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Fregetta tropica''</td><td>[[Black-bellied storm-petrel]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Phaethon aethereus''</td><td>[[Red-billed tropicbird]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Phaethon rubricauda''</td><td>[[Red-tailed tropicbird]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Phaethon lepturus''</td><td>[[White-tailed tropicbird]] or Yellow-billed tropicbird</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Pelicans (Pelecanidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Pelecanus rufescens''</td><td>[[Pink-backed pelican]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Gannets, Boobies (Sulidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Sula sula''</td><td>[[Red-footed booby]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Sula leucogaster''</td><td>[[Brown booby]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Microcarbo africanus''</td><td>[[Long-tailed cormorant]] or Reed cormorant</td><td>Barafilo</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Darters (Anhingidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Anhinga rufa''</td><td>[[African darter]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Fregata minor''</td><td>[[Great frigatebird]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Fregata ariel''</td><td>[[Lesser frigatebird]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Herons (Ardeidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Ixobrychus minutus''</td><td>[[Common little bittern]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Nycticorax nycticorax''</td><td>[[Black-crowned night-heron]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Butorides striatus''</td><td>[[Green-backed heron]]</td><td>Vorompantsika</td></tr~~></table~~>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Ardeola ralloides''</td>

<td>[[Squacco heron]]</td>

<td>Malemylava</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Egretta ardesiaca'' or ''Hydranassa ardesiaca''</td>

<td>[[Black heron]]</td>

<td>Lombokomana</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Egretta gularis''</td>

<td>[[Western reef-egret]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Egretta garzetta''</td>

<td>[[Little egret]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Ardea alba''</td>

<td>[[Great white egret]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Ardea purpurea''</td>

<td>[[Purple heron]]</td>

<td>Dangoro / Vanomena</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Ardea cinerea''</td>

<td>[[Grey heron]]</td>

<td>Vanokasira</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Ardea melanocephala''</td>

<td>[[Black-headed heron]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Ardea goliath''</td>

<td>[[Goliath heron]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Hamerkop (Scopidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Scopus umbretta''</td>

<td>[[Hamerkop]]</td>

<td>Takatra</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Storks (Ciconiidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Mycteria ibis''</td>

<td>[[Yellow-billed stork]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Anastomus lamelligerus''</td>

<td>[[African openbill]] or African openbill stork</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Ibises, Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Threskiornis aethiopicus''</td>

<td>[[African sacred ibis]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Plegadis falcinellus''</td>

<td>[[Glossy ibis]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Platalea alba''</td>

<td>[[African spoonbill]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Phoenicopterus ruber''</td>

<td>[[American flamingo]] or Caribbean flamingo</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Phoeniconaias minor''</td>

<td>[[Lesser flamingo]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Ducks, Geese, Swans (Anatidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Dendrocygna bicolor''</td>

<td>[[Fulvous whistling duck]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Dendrocygna viduata''</td>

<td>[[White-faced whistling duck]]</td>

<td>Vivy / Tsiriry </td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Sarkidiornis melanotos''</td>

<td>[[Knob-billed duck]] or African Comb Duck</td>

<td>Angongo / Tsivongo-Arosy</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Nettapus auritus''</td>

<td>[[African pygmy-goose]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Anas erythrorhyncha''</td>

<td>[[Red-billed teal]]</td>

<td>Sadaelatsy</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Anas hottentota'' or ''Spatula hottentota''</td>

<td>[[Hottentot teal]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Thalassornis leuconotus''</td>

<td>[[White-backed duck]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Hawks, Eagles (Accipitridae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Macheiramphus alcinus''</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Milvus migrans''</td>

<td>[[Black kite]]</td>

<td>Tsimalaho</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Falcons, Caracaras (Falconidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Falco eleonorae''</td>

<td>[[Eleonora's falcon]]</td>

<td>Firasambalala</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Falco concolor''</td>

<td>[[Sooty falcon]]</td>

<td>Firasambalala</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Falco peregrinus''</td>

<td>[[Peregrine falcon]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse (Phasianidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coturnix coturnix''</td>

<td>[[Common quail]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coturnix delegorguei''</td>

<td>[[Harlequin quail]]</td>

<td>Kibonaomby</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Guineafowl (Numididae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Numida meleagris''</td>

<td>[[Helmeted guineafowl]]</td>

<td>Akanga</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Rails, Gallinules, Coots (Rallidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Zapornia pusilla'' formerly ''Porzana pusilla''</td>

<td>[[Baillon's crake]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Gallinula chloropus''</td>

<td>[[Common moorhen]]</td>

<td>Akohondrano</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Porphyrio madagascariensis''</td>

<td>[[African swamphen]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Fulica cristata''</td>

<td>[[Red-knobbed coot]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Painted-snipes (Rostratulidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Rostratula benghalensis''</td>

<td>[[Greater painted-snipe]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Crab-plover (Dromadidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Dromas ardeola''</td>

<td>[[Crab-plover]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Avocets, Stilts (Recurvirostridae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Himantopus himantopus''</td>

<td>[[Black-winged stilt]]</td>

<td>Takapaly</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Recurvirostra avosetta''</td>

<td>[[Pied avocet]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Plovers (Charadriidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Pluvialis dominica''</td>

<td>[[Americangolden plover]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Pluvialis squatarola''</td>

<td>[[Grey plover]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Charadrius hiaticula''</td>

<td>[[Common ringed plover]]</td>

<td>Vikiviky</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Charadrius pecuarius''</td>

<td>[[Kittlitz’s plover]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Charadrius tricollaris''</td>

<td>[[African three-banded plover]]</td>

<td>Kalipa / Vikiviky</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Charadrius marginatus''</td>

<td>[[White-fronted plover]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Charadrius mongolus''</td>

<td>[[Lesser sand plover]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Charadrius leschenaultii''</td>

<td>[[Greater sand plover]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Limosa limosa''</td>

<td>[[Black-tailed godwit]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Limosa lapponica''</td>

<td>[[Bar-tailed godwit]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Numenius phaeopus''</td>

<td>[[Whimbrel]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Numenius arquata''</td>

<td>[[Eurasian curlew]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tringa stagnatilis''</td>

<td>[[Marsh sandpiper]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tringa nebularia''</td>

<td>[[Common greenshank]]</td>

<td>Sakalo</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tringa ochropus''</td>

<td>[[Green sandpiper]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tringa glareola''</td>

<td>[[Wood sandpiper]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Xenus cinereus''</td>

<td>[[Terek sandpiper]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Actitis hypoleucos''</td>

<td>[[Common sandpiper]]</td>

<td>Bohaky / Vikiviky</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Arenaria interpres''</td>

<td>[[Ruddy turnstone]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Calidris alba''</td>

<td>[[Sanderling]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Calidris minuta''</td>

<td>[[Little stint]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Calidris alpina''</td>

<td>[[Dunlin]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Calidris ferruginea''</td>

<td>[[Curlew sandpiper]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Calidris pugnax'' or ''Philomachus pugnax"</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Skuas (Stercorariidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Catharacta skua''</td>

<td>[[Great skua]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Stercorarius parasiticus''</td>

<td>[[Arctic Jaeger]] or Parasitic Jaeger</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Larus dominicanus''</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Larus cirrocephalus''</td>

<td>[[Grey-headed gull]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Larus novaehollandiae''</td>

<td>[[Silver gull]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Gelochelidon nilotica''</td>

<td>[[Common gull-billed tern]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Hydroprogne caspia''</td>

<td>[[Caspian tern]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Chlidonias hybrida''</td>

<td>[[Whiskered tern]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Chlidonias leucopterus''</td>

<td>[[White-winged tern]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Sterna hirundo''</td>

<td>[[Common tern]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Sterna dougallii''</td>

<td>[[Roseate tern]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Onychoprion anaethetus'' or ''Sterna anaethetus''</td>

<td>[[Bridled tern]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Onychoprion fuscatus'' or ''Sterna fuscata''</td>

<td>[[Sooty tern]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Sterna saundersi''</td>

<td>[[Saunders's tern]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Thalasseus bengalensis'' or ''Sterna bengalensis''</td>

<td>[[Lesser crested tern]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Thalasseus bergii''</td>

<td>[[Greater crested tern]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Anous stolidus''</td>

<td>[[Brown noddy]] or Common noddy</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Anous tenuirostris''</td>

<td>[[Lesser noddy]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Gygis alba''</td>

<td>[[Common white tern]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Oena capensis''</td>

<td>[[Namaqua dove]] or Long-tailed dove</td>

<td>Tsakatoto / Katoto</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Cuckoos (Cuculidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Pachycoccyx audeberti''</td>

<td>[[Thick-billed cuckoo]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Barn-owls (Tytonidae)</td></tr>

<td>[[Common barn-owl]]</td>

<td>Vorondolo</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Typical Owls (Strigidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Asio capensis''</td>

<td>[[Marsh owl]]</td>

<td>Hanka or Vorondolo</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Swifts (Apodidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Cypsiurus parvus''</td>

<td>[[African palm swift]]</td>

<td>Firihitsandro / Tsiditsidina</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tachymarptis melba'' formerly ''Apus melba''</td>

<td>[[Alpine swift]]</td>

<td>Firihitsandro / Tsiditsidina</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Apus barbatus''</td>

<td>[[African black swift]]</td>

<td>Firihitsandro / Tsiditsidina</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Bee-eaters (Meropidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Merops superciliosus''</td>

<td>[[Olive bee-eater]] or Madagascar bee-eater</td>

<td>Kiriokirioky / Kirikioka / Tsikorinkorehina</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Rollers (Coraciidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Eurystomus glaucurus''</td>

<td>[[Broad-billed roller]]</td>

<td>Tsararahaky / Tsararako / Vorombaratra</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Hoopoes (Upupidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Upupa epops''</td>

<td>[[Common Hoopoe]]</td>

<td>Tsakodara</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Riparia paludicola''</td>

<td>[[Brown-throated martin]] or Plain martin</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Riparia riparia''</td>

<td>[[Collared sand martin]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Hirundo rustica''</td>

<td>[[Barn swallow]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Thrushes (Turdidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Saxicola torquatus''</td>

<td>[[Common stonechat]] or Collared stonechat</td>

<td>Fitadroranga</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Starlings (Sturnidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Acridotheres tristis''</td>

<td>[[Common myna]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Crows (Corvidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Corvus albus''</td>

<td>Gaga / Goaka / Goaika</td></tr>

</table>

<td colspan="3">[[File:Madagascar_eagle_001.jpg|576px|none|thumb|Unidentified eagle in [[Tsaratanana]]]]</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td valign="top">[[File:White_Tailed_Tropicbird_001.jpg|185px|none|thumb|White-tailed tropicbird]]</td>

<td valign="top">[[File:Crested_Drongo_001.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Crested drongo]]</td>

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