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Birds of Madagascar

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== Endemic birds of Madagascar ==

<tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td><b>Scientific name</b></td>

<td><b>English name</b></td>

<td><b>Malagasy name</b></td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Grebes (Podicipedidae)</td></tr>

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

<td>[[Madagascar grebe]] or Madagascar little grebe</td>

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

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

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

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

<td>[[Madagascar pond-heron]]</td>

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

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

<td>[[Madagascar heron]] or Humblot’s 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>

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

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

<td>[[Madagascar teal]]</td>

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

<td>[[Meller's duck]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Aythya innotata''</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>

<td>[[Madagascar fish eagle]]</td>

<td>Ankoy</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Eutriorchis astur''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar serpent-eagle]]</td>

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

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Polyboroides radiatus''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar harrier-hawk]]</td>

<td>Fihiaky</td></tr>

<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>

<td>[[Frances's sparrowhawk]] or Madagascar goshawk</td>

<td>Fihiaky</td></tr>

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

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

<td>Bobaky / Hindry / Beririnina</td></tr>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<td>[[Madagascar partridge]]</td>

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

<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>

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

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

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

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Dryolimnas cuvieri''</td>

<td>[[White-throated rail]]</td>

<td>Tsikoza</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>

<td>[[Madagascar flufftail]]</td>

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

<td>[[Slender-billed flufftail]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Amaurornis olivieri'' or ''Zapornia olivieri''</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>

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

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

<td>[[Madagascar turtle-dove]]</td>

<td>Domohina</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>

<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 / 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>

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

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

<td>[[Snail-eating coua]]</td>

<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 / Fandikalalana</td></tr>

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

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

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

<td>[[Red-fronted coua]] or Reynaud's coua</td>

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

<td>[[Running coua]]</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>

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

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

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

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

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tyto soumagnei''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar red owl]]</td>

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

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

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

<td>Torotoroky / 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>

<td colspan="3">Family Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)</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>

<td>[[Collared nightjar]]</td>

<td>Tataroala (fotsifotsy vozona)</td></tr>

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

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

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

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

<td colspan="3">Family Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)</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>[[Madagascar pygmy-kingfisher]]</td>

<td>Vintsiala (mena)</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Ground-rollers (Brachypteraciidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Brachypteracias leptosomus''</td>

<td>[[Short-legged ground-roller]]</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>''Atelornis pittoides''</td>

<td>[[Pitta-like ground-roller]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Atelornis crossleyi''</td>

<td>[[Rufous-headed ground-roller]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Uratelornis chimaera''</td>

<td>[[Long-tailed ground-roller]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Cuckoo Roller (Leptosomidae)</td></tr>

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

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

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

<td colspan="3">Family Asities (Philepittidae)</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>

<td>[[Sunbird asity]] or Common Sunbird-asity</td>

<td>Soinala</td></tr>

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

<td>[[Yellow-bellied sunbird-asity]]</td>

<td>Soinala</td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Larks (Alaudidae)</td></tr>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<td colspan="3">Family Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Motacilla flaviventris''</td>

<td>[[Madagascar wagtail]]</td>

<td>Triotrio / Kitriotrio</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>

<td colspan="3">Family Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Bernieria madagascariensis'' or ''Phyllastrephus madagascariensis''</td>

<td>[[Long-billed bernieria]] or Common tetraka, formerly Long-billed greenbul</td>

<td>Tretreky</td></tr>

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

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

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

<td>[[Appert’s greenbul]] or Appert's tetraka</td>

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

<td>[[Dusky greenbul]] or Dusky tetraka</td>

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

<td>[[Grey-crowned greenbul]] or Grey-crowned 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>

<td colspan="3">Family Vangas (Vangidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Tylas eduardi''</td>

<td>[[Tylas vanga]]</td>

<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>

<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>

<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>

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

<td>[[Benson's rock-thrush]]</td>

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

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

<td>Androbaka</td></tr>

<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>

<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>

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

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

<td>Tity / Tsintsina</td></tr>

<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>

<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>

<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>

<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>

<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>

<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>

<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>

<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>

<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>

<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>

<td colspan="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 ==

<tr bgcolor="#dccbb3" valign="top"><td><b>Scientific name</b></td>

<td><b>English name</b></td>

<td><b>Malagasy name</b></td></tr>

<td colspan="3">Family Grebes (Podicipedidae)</td></tr>

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

<td>[[Little grebe]]</td>

<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 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>

<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>

<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>

<td colspan="3">Family Pelicans (Pelecanidae)</td></tr>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Pelecanus rufescens''</td>

<td>[[Pink-backed pelican]]</td>

<td colspan="3">Family Gannets, Boobies (Sulidae)</td></tr>

<td>[[Red-footed booby]]</td>

<tr bgcolor="#eadece" valign="top"><td>''Sula leucogaster''</td>

<td>[[Brown booby]]</td>

<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>

<td colspan="3">Family Darters (Anhingidae)</td></tr>

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

<td>[[African darter]]</td>

<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>

<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>

<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 valign="top">[[File:Madagascar_Magpie_robin_001.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Madagascar magpie-robin]]</td></tr>

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