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Paradise flycatcher male on nest; red morph

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Birds of Berenty List

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Black Kite © photo by D Custance

 

Bird list compiled by...

Mark Pidgeon, from Goodman, S.M., Pidgeon, M., Hawkins, A.F.A., and Schulenberg, T.S. 1997., The Birds of Southeastern Madagascar, Fieldiana Zoology Series No 87. pp 93-95.

Bird List of Berenty
 
Species
English name
Status Habitat
     
Phalacrocorax africanus
Reed cormorant
N
A
 
Nycticorax nicticorax
Black-crowned night heron
N
A
 
Ardeola ralloides
Squacco heron
N
A
 
Butorides striatus
Green-backed heron
N
A
 
Bubulculus ibis
Cattle egret
N
O
 
Egretta dimorpha
Dimorphic heron
EI
A
 
Egretta alba
Great egret
N
A
 
Ardeaea purpurea
Purple heron
N
A
 
Ardaea cinerea
Gray heron
N
A
 
Ardaea humbloti
Humblot's heron
EI
A
 
Lophotibis cristata
Madagascar crested ibis
E
F
 
Dendrocygna bicolor
Fulvous whistling duck
N
A
 
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced whistling duck
N
A
 
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Knob-billed duck
N
A
 
Anas erythrorhyncha
Red-billed teal
N
A
 
Aviceda madagascariensis
Madagascar cuckoo-falcon
E
F
 
Machaerhamphus alcinus
Bat hawk
N
M
 
Milvus migrans
Black kite
N
O
 
Polyboroides radiatus
Madagascar harrierhawk
E
M
 
Accipiter madagascariensis
Madagascar sparrowhawk
E
F
 
Accipiter francesi
Frances's sparrowhawk
EI
F
 
Buteo brachypterus
Madagascar buzzard
E
M
 
Falco newtoni
Madagascar kestrel
EI
O
 
Falco zoniventris
Banded kestrel
E
F
 
Falco eleanori
Eleanora's falcon
M
0
 
Falco concolor
Sooty falcon
M
O
 
Falco peregrinus
Peregrine falcon
N
M
 
Margaroperdrix madagascariensis
Madagascar partridge
E
O
 
Coturnix coturnix
Common quail
N
O
 
Numidea meleagris
Helmeted guineafowl
N
O
 
Trunix nigricollis
Madagascar buttonquail
E
M
 
Dryolimnas cuvieri
Madagascar rail
EI
M
 
Porphyrio porphyrio
Purple swamphen
N
A
 
Rostrulata benghalensis
Greater painted-snipe
N
A
 
Charadrius pecuarius
Kittlitz' plover
N
A
 
Charadrius tricollaris
Three-banded plover
N
A
 
Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel
M
A
 
Tringa nebularia
Common greenshank
M
A
 
Actitis hypoleucos
Common sandpiper
M
A
 
Calidris ferruginea
Curlew sandpiper
M
A
 
Larus domesticus
Kelp gull
N
A
 
Sterna caspia
Caspian tern
N
A
 
Pterocles personatus
Madagascar sandgrouse
E
O
 
Streptopelia picturata
Madagascar turtledove
EI
O
 
Oena capensis
Namaqua dove
N
M
 
Treron australis
Madagascar green pidgeon
EI
F
 
Coracopsis vasa
Greater vasa parrot
EI
F
 
Coracopsis nigra
Lesser vasa parrot
EI
M
 
Agapornis cana
Gray-headed lovebird
E
M
 
Cuculus rochii
Madagascar lesser cuckoo
E
F
 
Coua gigas
Giant coua
E
F
 
Coua cursor
Running coua
E
F
 
Coua ruficeps
Red-capped coua
E
F
 
Coua cristata
Crested coua
E
F
 
Centropus toulou
Madagascar coucal
EI
M
 
Tyto alba
Common barn owl
N
O
 
Otus rutilis
Malagasy scops owl
EI
F
 
Ninox superciliaris
White-browed owl
E
F
 
Asio madagascariensis
Madagascar long-eared owl
E
F
 
Asio capensis
Marsh owl
N
O
 
Caprimulgus madagascariensis
Madagascar nightjar
EI
O
 
Zoonavena grandidieri
Madagascar spine-tailed swift
EI
S
 
Apus barbatus
African black swift
N
S
 
Alcedo vintsioides
Malagasy kingfisher
EI
A
 
Ispidina madagascariensis
Malagasy pygmy kingfisher
E
F
 
Merops superciliosus
Madagascar bee-eater
N
O
 
Eurystomus glaucurus
Broad-billed roller
N
M
 
Leptosomus discolor
Cuckoo-roller
EI
F
 
Upupa epops
Hoopoe
N
M
 
Mirafra hova
Madagascar bush lark
E
O
 
Phedina borbonica
Mascarene martin
EI
S
 
Motacilla flaviventris
Madagascar wagtail
E
M
 
Coracina cinerea
Ashy cuckoo-shrike
EI
F
 
Hypsipetes madagascariensis
Madagascar bulbul
N
M
 
Copsychus albospecularis
Madagascar magpie-robin
E
M
 
Saxicola torquata
Stonechat
N
O
 
Acrocephalus newtoni
Madagascar swamp-warbler
E
A
 
Nesillas lantzi (?)
Subdesert brush-warbler
E
M
 
Thamnornis chloropetoides
Thamnornis warbler
E
M
 
Cisticola cherina
Madagascar cisticola
E
O
 
Newtonia brunneicauda
Common newtonia
E
F
 
Newtonia archboldi
Archbold's newtonia
E
F
 
Neomixis tenella
Common jery
E
M
 
Terpsiphone mutata
Stripe-throated jery
E
F
 
Nectarinia souimanga
Madagascar paradise flycatcher
EI
F
 
Nectarinia notata
Souimanga sunbird
EI
M
 
Zosterops maderospatana
Long-billed green sunbird
EI
M
 
Calicalicus madagascariensis
Madagascar white-eye
EI
F
 
Vanga curvirostris
Red-tailed vanga
E
F
 
Xenopirostris xenopirostris
Hook-billed vanga
E
F
 
Falculea palliata
Sickle-billed vanga
E
F
 
Leptoterus viridis
White-headed vanga
E
F
 
Leptoterus chabert
Chabert's vanga
E
M
 
Cyanolaenius madagascariensis
Blue vanga
EI
M
 
Dicrurus forficatus
Crested drongo
EI
M
 
Corvus albus
Pied crow
N
O
 
Acridotheres tristus
Common myna
I
O
 
Ploceus sakalava
Sakalava weaver
E
F
 
Foudia madagascariensis
Madagascar fody
E
M
 
Lonchura nana
Madagascar mannikin
E
O