Listing of Birds Found in Madagascar: A - M
Map & Location of Madagascar
Birds Associated with Bodies of Water / Wetlands: Species Index / Photos
Birds found mostly inlands (forests, open grasslands, towns, etc.):
Listing:
African Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
African Swift or African Black Swift (Apus barbatus balstoni)
Archbold's Newtonia (Newtonia archboldi) - Endemic
Banded Kestrel (Bird of Prey)
Barn Owls (Tyto alba affinis)
Bee-eaters (Meropidae) - Range: Mostly Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea
Benson's Rock-thrush (Monticola / Pseudocossyphus) bensoni) - Endemic
Blue Coua (Coua caerulea) - Endemic to Madagascar - they can be found in north-western and eastern Madagascar
Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) - Range: Breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar
Brown Emu-tail (Dromaeocercus brunneus) - Range: Found only in Madagascar
Common Newtonia (Newtonia brunneicauda) - Endemic
Coquerel's Coua (Coua coquereli) - Endemic
Crested Coua (Coua cristata) - Endemic
Crested Drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) - Endemic
Cryptic Warbler (Cryptosylvicola randriansoloi) - Range: Found only in Madagascar
Dark Newtonia (Newtonia amphichroa) - Endemic
Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) - Range: Winters in Madagascar
Forest Fody (Foudia omissa) - Endemic
Forest Rock-thrush (Monticola / Pseudocossyphus sharpei) - Endemic to Madagascar
Frances' Goshawk (Accipiter francesii) - Bird of Prey - Endemic
Giant Coua (Coua gigas) - Endemic to the dry forests of western and southern Madagascar
Grey Emu-tail (Dromaeocercus seebohmi) - Range: Found only in Madagascar
Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) - Endemic
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
Littoral Rock-thrush (Monticola / Pseudocossyphus imerinus) - Endemic
Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii)
Madagascar Baza or Madagascar Cuckoo Falcon (Aviceda madagascariensis) - bird of prey - Endemic
Madagascar Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) - Endemic
Madagascar Bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis)
Madagascar Brush-warbler (Nesillas typica)
Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) - Endemic
Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus) - Endemic
Madagascar Cisticola (Cisticola cherina)
Madagascar Coucal (Centropus toulou)
Madagascar Cuckooshrikes (Coracina cinerea) is also known as the Ashy Cuckooshrikes
Madagascar Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) - Range: Northwest coast of Madagascar north of Morondava
Madagascar or Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis), sometimes known as the Red Cardinal Fody or Common Fody - Endemic
Madagascar Harrier Hawk (Polyboroides radiatus) - Bird of Prey
Madagascar Hoopoe (Upupa epops marginata)
Madagascar Kestrel (F. newtoni) - Range: Occurs in savannas, wetlands but also artificial landscapes in the vicinity of human settlements in altitudes from 0 to 2000 asl
Madagascar Long-eared Owl (Asio madagascariensis) - Endemic
Madagascar Lovebirds / Grey-headed Lovebirds
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