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

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

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

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

<td>Lampirana/ Akohonala</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" valign="top"><td>''Falco zoniventris''</td>

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

<td>Hitsikitsikala</td></tr>

<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>

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

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

<td>Kibo/ Kibobo</td></tr>

<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>

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

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

<td>Hatrakatraky/ Katakatra</td></tr>

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

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

<td>Voron'adabo / 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" valign="top"><td>''Coracopsis vasa''</td>

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

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

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

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

<td>Boeza kely / 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>

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

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

<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 / 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>''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" valign="top"><td>''Calicalicus madagascariensis''</td>

<td>[[Red-tailed vanga]]</td>

<td>Totokarasoroka</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Schetba rufa''</td>

<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>

<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>

<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" 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>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Monticola sharpei''</td>

<td>[[Forest rock-thrush]]</td>

<td>Androbaka</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>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Cisticola cherina''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar cisticola]]</td>

<td>Tity/ Tsintsina</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>

<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>

<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>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Terpsiphone mutata''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar paradise-flycatcher]]</td>

<td>Soketry/ Tsingitry</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" valign="top"><td>''Zosterops maderaspatanus''</td>

<td>[[Malagasy white-eye]] or Madagascar white-eye</td>

<td>Tsiparimaso / Sabiro/ Fotsimaso</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" valign="top"><td>''Hartlaubius auratus'' or ''Saroglossa auratus''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar starling]]</td>

<td>Vorontainomby</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><td></td></tr> <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><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Pachyptila vittata''</td><td>[[Broad-billed prion]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Puffinus pacificus''</td><td>[[Wedge-tailed shearwater]]</td><td></td></tr> <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><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Fregetta tropica''</td><td>[[Black-bellied storm-petrel]]</td><td></td></tr> <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><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Phaethon rubricauda''</td><td>[[Red-tailed tropicbird]]</td><td></td></tr>

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

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Hamerkop (Scopidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Scopus umbretta''</td><td>[[Hamerkop]]</td><td>Takatra</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><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>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><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>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><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>

<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>''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>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Hawks, Eagles (Accipitridae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Macheiramphus alcinus''</td><td>[[Bat hawk]]</td><td>Hila</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Milvus migrans''</td><td>[[Black kite]]</td><td>Tsimalaho</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 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>

<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>''Coturnix coturnix''</td><td>[[Common quail]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Coturnix delegorguei''</td><td>[[Harlequin quail]]</td><td>Kibonaomby</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><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> <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>''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>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Painted-snipes (Rostratulidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Rostratula benghalensis''</td><td>[[Greater painted-snipe]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Crab-plover (Dromadidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Dromas ardeola''</td><td>[[Crab-plover]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><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>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><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><td></td></tr> <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><td></td></tr> <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><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Charadrius mongolus''</td><td>[[Lesser sand plover]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Charadrius leschenaultii''</td><td>[[Greater sand plover]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Limosa limosa''</td><td>[[Black-tailed godwit]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Limosa lapponica''</td><td>[[Bar-tailed godwit]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Numenius phaeopus''</td><td>[[Whimbrel]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Numenius arquata''</td><td>[[Eurasian curlew]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tringa stagnatilis''</td><td>[[Marsh sandpiper]]</td><td></td></tr> <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><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tringa glareola''</td><td>[[Wood sandpiper]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Xenus cinereus''</td><td>[[Terek sandpiper]]</td><td></td></tr> <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><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Calidris alba''</td><td>[[Sanderling]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Calidris minuta''</td><td>[[Little stint]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Calidris alpina''</td><td>[[Dunlin]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Calidris ferruginea''</td><td>[[Curlew sandpiper]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Calidris pugnax'' or ''Philomachus pugnax"</td><td>[[Ruff]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Skuas (Stercorariidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Catharacta skua''</td><td>[[Great skua]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Stercorarius parasiticus''</td><td>[[Arctic Jaeger]] or Parasitic Jaeger</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Larus dominicanus''</td><td>[[Kelp gull]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Larus cirrocephalus''</td><td>[[Grey-headed gull]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Larus novaehollandiae''</td><td>[[Silver gull]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Gelochelidon nilotica''</td><td>[[Common gull-billed tern]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Hydroprogne caspia''</td><td>[[Caspian tern]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Chlidonias hybrida''</td><td>[[Whiskered tern]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Chlidonias leucopterus''</td><td>[[White-winged tern]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Sterna hirundo''</td><td>[[Common tern]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Sterna dougallii''</td><td>[[Roseate tern]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Onychoprion anaethetus'' or ''Sterna anaethetus''</td><td>[[Bridled tern]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Onychoprion fuscatus'' or ''Sterna fuscata''</td><td>[[Sooty tern]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Sterna saundersi''</td><td>[[Saunders's tern]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Thalasseus bengalensis'' or ''Sterna bengalensis''</td><td>[[Lesser crested tern]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Thalasseus bergii''</td><td>[[Greater crested tern]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Anous stolidus''</td><td>[[Brown noddy]] or Common noddy</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Anous tenuirostris''</td><td>[[Lesser noddy]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Gygis alba''</td><td>[[Common white tern]]</td><td></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>''Oena capensis''</td><td>[[Namaqua dove]] or Long-tailed dove</td><td>Tsakatoto / Katoto</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Cuckoos (Cuculidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Pachycoccyx audeberti''</td><td>[[Thick-billed cuckoo]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Barn-owls (Tytonidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tyto alba''</td><td>[[Common barn-owl]]</td><td>Vorondolo</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><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> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><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> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><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> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><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> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><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> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><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><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Riparia riparia''</td><td>[[Collared sand martin]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Hirundo rustica''</td><td>[[Barn swallow]]</td><td></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>''Saxicola torquatus''</td><td>[[Common stonechat]] or Collared stonechat</td><td>Fitadroranga</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>''Acridotheres tristis''</td><td>[[Common myna]]</td><td></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece"><td colspan="3">   </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td colspan="3">Family Crows (Corvidae)</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Corvus albus''</td><td>[[Pied crow]]</td><td>Gaga / Goaka / Goaika</td></tr>

</table>

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

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<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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