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Bird Checklist photos and data Madagascar Number of species: 293
Number of endemics: 105
Number of breeding endemics: 2
Number of globally threatened species: 30
Number of introduced species: 6
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
Rockhopper Penguin	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe
Madagascar Grebe	Endemic Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Wandering Albatross
Black-browed Albatross	Rare/Accidental
Shy Albatross
Yellow-nosed Albatross
Sooty Albatross	Endangered
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Cape Petrel	Rare/Accidental
Great-winged Petrel
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Barau's Petrel	Endangered
Broad-billed Prion	Rare/Accidental
Salvin's Prion	Rare/Accidental
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
White-bellied Storm-Petrel
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	Rare/Accidental
Red-tailed Tropicbird
White-tailed Tropicbird
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Pink-backed Pelican
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Masked Booby	*Sula dactylatra*
Red-footed Booby	*Sula sula*
Brown Booby	*Sula leucogaster*
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Long-tailed Cormorant
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Darter
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Great Frigatebird
Lesser Frigatebird
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron
Black-headed Heron	Rare/Accidental
Humblot's Heron	Endemic Endangered
Goliath Heron	Rare/Accidental
Purple Heron
Great Egret
Black Heron
Little Egret
Western Reef-Egret
Squacco Heron
Madagascar Pond-Heron	Endangered
Cattle Egret
Striated Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Little Bittern
CICONIIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Yellow-billed Stork
African Openbill
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Sacred Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Madagascar Ibis	Endemic Near-threatened
African Spoonbill
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo	Near-threatened
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
White-faced Whistling-Duck
White-backed Duck
Comb Duck
African Pygmy-goose
Bernier's Teal	Endemic Endangered
Meller's Duck	Endemic Endangered
Red-billed Duck
Hottentot Teal
Madagascar Pochard	Endemic Critically endangered
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk	Endemic
Bat Hawk
Black-shouldered Kite
Black Kite
Madagascar Fish-Eagle	Endemic Critically endangered
Madagascar Serpent-Eagle	Endemic Endangered
Western Marsh-Harrier
Reunion Harrier
Madagascar Harrier-Hawk
Frances's Goshawk
Madagascar Sparrowhawk	Endemic Near-threatened
Henst's Goshawk	Endemic Near-threatened
Madagascar Buzzard	Endemic
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Madagascar Kestrel
Banded Kestrel	Endemic
Eleonora's Falcon
Sooty Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Madagascar Partridge	Endemic
Common Quail
Harlequin Quail
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl	Introduced species
GRUIFORMES: Mesitornithidae
White-breasted Mesite	Endemic Vulnerable
Brown Mesite	Endemic Vulnerable
Subdesert Mesite	Endemic Vulnerable
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Madagascar Buttonquail	Endemic
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Madagascar Flufftail	Endemic
Slender-billed Flufftail	Endemic Endangered
Madagascar Wood-Rail	Endemic
Water Rail
Madagascar Rail	Endemic Vulnerable
White-throated Rail
Corn Crake	Near-threatened
Sakalava Rail	Endemic Endangered
Little Crake
Baillon's Crake
Spotted Crake
Purple Swamphen
Allen's Gallinule
Common Moorhen
Red-knobbed Coot
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
African Jacana
Madagascar Jacana	Endemic
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe
CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae
Crab Plover
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Madagascar Pratincole	Breeding endemic Vulnerable
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Pacific Golden-Plover	Rare/Accidental
American Golden-Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Common Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Madagascar Plover	Endemic Vulnerable
Kittlitz's Plover
Three-banded Plover
White-fronted Plover
Lesser SandPlover
Greater Sand Plover
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Madagascar Snipe	Endemic Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Eurasian Curlew
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper	Rare/Accidental
Common Greenshank
Marsh Sandpiper	Rare/Accidental
Wood Sandpiper	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Little Stint
Curlew Sandpiper
Dunlin
Ruff
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Sooty Gull
Kelp Gull
Grey-headed Gull
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Brown Noddy
Lesser Noddy
White-Tern	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Tern
Bridled Tern
Little Tern
Saunders' Tern	Rare/Accidental
Damara Tern	Near-threatened
Gull-billed Tern	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern
Black Tern	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Tern	Rare/Accidental
Whiskered Tern
Roseate Tern
Black-naped Tern
Common Tern	Rare/Accidental
Great Crested-Tern
Sandwich Tern
Lesser Crested-Tern
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
South Polar Skua
Brown Skua
Great Skua
Parasitic Jaeger	Rare/Accidental
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Madagascar Sandgrouse	Endemic
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	Introduced species
Madagascar Turtle-Dove
Namaqua Dove
Zebra Dove	Introduced species
Madagascar Green-Pigeon
Madagascar Blue-Pigeon	Endemic
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Grey-headed Lovebird	Endemic
Vasa Parrot
Black Parrot
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Lesser Cuckoo
Madagascar Cuckoo	Breeding endemic
Giant Coua	Endemic
Coquerel's Coua	Endemic
Red-breasted Coua	Endemic
Red-fronted Coua	Endemic
Red-capped Coua	Endemic
Running Coua	Endemic
Crested Coua	Endemic
Verreaux's Coua	Endemic Near-threatened
Blue Coua	Endemic
Madagascar Coucal
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Madagascar Red Owl	Endemic Endangered
Barn Owl
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
African Scops-Owl
Malagasy Scops-Owl	Endemic
Torotoroka Scops-Owl	Endemic
White-browed Owl	Endemic
Madagascar Long-eared Owl	Endemic
Marsh Owl
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Red-necked Nightjar
Madagascar Nightjar
Collared Nightjar	Endemic
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Mascarene Swiftlet	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Malagasy Spinetail
African Palm-Swift
Alpine Swift
African Swift
Madagascar Swift
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Malachite Kingfisher
Malagasy Kingfisher
Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher	Endemic
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Madagascar Bee-eater
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
Malachite Kingfisher
CORACIIFORMES: Brachypteraciidae
Short-legged Ground-Roller	Endemic Vulnerable
Scaly Ground-Roller	Endemic Vulnerable
Pitta-like Ground-Roller	Endemic
Rufous-headed Ground-Roller	Endemic Near-threatened
Long-tailed Ground-Roller	Endemic Vulnerable
CORACIIFORMES: Leptosomatidae
Cuckoo Roller
CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe
Madagascar Hoopoe	Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Philepittidae
Velvet Asity	Endemic
Schlegel's Asity	Endemic Near-threatened
Sunbird Asity	Endemic
Yellow-bellied Asity	Endemic Vulnerable
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Madagascar Lark	Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Mascarene Martin
Plain Martin
Bank Swallow	Rare/Accidental
Barn Swallow	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Madagascar Wagtail	Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Ashy Cuckoo-shrike
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Long-billed Greenbul	Endemic
Spectacled Greenbul	Endemic
Appert's Greenbul	Endemic Vulnerable
Dusky Greenbul	Endemic Vulnerable
Gray-crowned Greenbul	Endemic Near-threatened
Madagascar Bulbul
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Forest Rock-Thrush	Endemic
Benson's Rock-Thrush	Endemic Near-threatened
Littoral Rock-Thrush	Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Madagascar Cisticola
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Brown Emu-tail	Endemic
Grey Emu-tail	Endemic
Madagascar Brush-Warbler	Endemic
Sub-desert Brush-Warbler
Thamnornis	Endemic
Madagascar Swamp-Warbler	Endemic
Rand's Warbler	Endemic
Dark Newtonia	Endemic
Common Newtonia	Endemic
Archbold's Newtonia	Endemic
Red-tailed Newtonia	Endemic Vulnerable
Cryptic Warbler	Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Madagascar Magpie-Robin	Endemic
African Stonechat
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
Ward's Flycatcher	Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
Common Jery	Endemic
Green Jery	Endemic
Stripe-throated Jery	Endemic
Wedge-tailed Jery	Endemic Near-threatened
White-throated Oxylabes	Endemic
Yellow-browed Oxylabes	Endemic Near-threatened
Crossley's Babbler	Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Souimanga Sunbird
Madagascar Sunbird
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Madagascar White-eye
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden-Oriole	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae
Red-tailed Vanga	Endemic
Red-shouldered Vanga	Endemic Vulnerable
Rufous Vanga	Endemic
Hook-billed Vanga	Endemic
Lafresnaye's Vanga	Endemic
Van Dam's Vanga	Endemic Endangered
Pollen's Vanga	Endemic Near-threatened
Sickle-billed Vanga	Endemic
White-headed Vanga	Endemic
Chabert Vanga	Endemic
Blue Vanga
Bernier's Vanga	Endemic Vulnerable
Helmet Vanga	Endemic Vulnerable
Tylas Vanga	Endemic
Coral-billed Nuthatch	Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Crested Drongo