Madagascar's Wildife & Flora

List of the Biodiversity of Madagascar

BIRDS
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
Madagascar Little Grebe	Tachybaptus pelzelnii
Red-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon rubricauda
African Darter	Anhinga melanogaster
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
Humblot's Heron	Ardea humbloti
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Black Heron	Egretta ardesiaca
Dimorphic Egret	Egretta dimorpha
Common Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides
Madagascar Pond-Heron	Ardeola idae
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Striated (Green-backed ) Heron	Butorides striatus
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus
African Openbill	Anastomus lamelligerus
Madagascar Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis bernieri
Madagascar Crested Ibis	Lophotibis cristata
Lesser Flamingo	Phoenicopterus minor
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna viduata
Comb Duck	Sarkidiornis melanotos
African Pygmy-goose	Nettapus auritus
Bernier's Teal	Anas bernieri
Red-billed Teal	Anas erythrorhyncha
Hottentot Teal	Anas hottentota
Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk	Aviceda madagascariensis
Yellow-billed Kite	Milvus aegyptus
Madagascar Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus vociferoides
Madagascar Harrier	Circus macrosceles
Madagascar Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides radiatus
Frances's Goshawk	Accipiter francesii
Henst's Goshawk (H)	Accipiter henstii
Madagascar Buzzard	Buteo brachypterus
Madagascar Kestrel	Falco newtoni
Banded Kestrel	Falco zoniventris
Helmeted Guineafowl (H)	Numida meleagris
White-breasted Mesite	Mesitornis variegata
Subdesert Mesite	Monias benschi
Madagascar Buttonquail	Turnix nigricollis
Madagascar Flufftail	Sarothrura insularis
Madagascar Wood-Rail	Canirallus kioloides
Madagascar Rail	Rallus madagascariensis
White-throated Rail	Dryolimnas cuvieri
Baillon's Crake	Porzana pusilla
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio
Allen's Gallinule (H)	Porphyrio alleni
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot	Fulica cristata
Madagascar Jacana	Actophilornis albinucha
Greater Painted-snipe	Rostratula benghalensis
Crab Plover	Dromas ardeola
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
Madagascar Pratincole	Glareola ocularis
Black-bellied (Grey) Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Madagascar Plover	Charadrius thoracicus
Kittlitz's Plover	Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded Plover	Charadrius tricollaris
White-fronted Plover	Charadrius marginatus
Lesser Sandplover	Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sandplover	Charadrius leschenaultii
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea
Sooty Gull	Larus hemprichii
Caspian Tern	Sterna caspia
Lesser Crested Tern	Sterna bengalensis
Great Crested Tern	Sterna bergii
Saunders' Tern	Sterna saundersi
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybridus
Madagascar Sandgrouse	Pterocles personatus
Rock Dove	Columba livia
Madagascar Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia picturata
Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis
Madagascar Green-Pigeon	Treron australis
Madagascar Blue-Pigeon	Alectroenas madagascariensis
Grey-headed Lovebird	Agapornis canus
Greater Vasa Parrot	Coracopsis vasa
Lesser Vasa Parrot	Coracopsis nigra
Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo	Cuculus rochii
Giant Coua	Coua gigas
Coquerel's Coua	Coua coquereli
Red-breasted Coua	Coua serriana
Red-fronted Coua	Coua reynaudii
Red-capped Coua	Coua ruficeps
Green-capped Coua	Coua olivaceiceps
Running Coua	Coua cursor
Crested Coua	Coua cristata
Verreaux's Coua	Coua verreauxi
Blue Coua	Coua caerulea
Madagascar Coucal	Centropus toulou
Malagasy (Rainforest) Scops-Owl	Otus rutilus
Torotoroka (Western) Scops-Owl	Otus madagascariensis
White-browed Owl	Ninox superciliaris
Madagascar Long-eared Owl	Asio madagascariensis
Madagascar Nightjar	Caprimulgus madagascariensis
Collared Nightjar	Caprimulgus enarratus
Madagascar Spine-tailed Swift	Zoonavena grandidieri
African Palm-Swift	Cypsiurus parvus
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba
Madagascar Black Swift	Apus balstoni
Madagascar Kingfisher	Alcedo vintsioides
Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher	Ispidina madagascariensis
Madagascar Bee-eater	Merops superciliosus
Broad-billed Roller	Eurystomus glaucurus
Short-legged Ground-Roller	Brachypteracias leptosomus
Pitta-like Ground-Roller	Atelornis pittoides
Rufous-headed Ground-Roller	Atelornis crossleyi
Long-tailed Ground-Roller	Uratelornis chimaera
Cuckoo Roller	Leptosomus discolor
Madagascar Hoopoe	Upupa marginata
Velvet Asity	Philepitta castanea
Schlegel's Asity	Philepitta schlegeli
Common Sunbird-Asity	Neodrepanis coruscans
Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity	Neodrepanis hypoxanthus
Madagascar Lark	Mirafra hova
Brown-throated Martin	Riparia paludicola
Mascarene Martin	Phedina borbonica
Madagascar Wagtail	Motacilla flaviventris
Ashy Cuckoo-shrike	Coracina cinerea
Long-billed Greenbul	Phyllastrephus madagascariensis
Spectacled Greenbul	Phyllastrephus zosterops
Appert's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus apperti
Grey-crowned Greenbul	Phyllastrephus cinereiceps
Madagascar Bulbul	Hypsipetes madagascariensis
Forest Rock-Thrush	Monticola sharpei
Benson's Rock-Thrush	Monticola bensoni
Littoral Rock-Thrush	Monticola imerinus
Madagascar Cisticola	Cisticola cherinus
Brown Emu-tail	Dromaeocercus brunneus
Gray Emu-tail	Dromaeocercus seebohmi
Madagascar Brush-Warbler	Nesillas typica
Subdesert Brush-Warbler	Nesillas lantzi
Thamnornis Warbler	Thamnornis chloropetoides
Madagascar Swamp-Warbler	Acrocephalus newtoni
Rand's Warbler	Randia pseudozosterops
Dark Newtonia	Newtonia amphichroa
Common Newtonia	Newtonia brunneicauda
Archbold's Newtonia	Newtonia archboldi
Cryptic Warbler	Cryptosylvicola randriansoloi
Madagascar Magpie-Robin	Copsychus albospecularis
African Stonechat	Saxicola torquata
Ward's Flycatcher	Pseudobias wardi
Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone mutata
Common Jery	Neomixis tenella
Green Jery	Neomixis viridis
Stripe-throated Jery	Neomixis striatigula
Wedge-tailed Jery	Hartertula flavoviridis
White-throated Oxylabes	Oxylabes madagascariensis
Madagascar Yellowbrow	Crossleyia xanthophrys
Crossley's Babbler	Mystacornis crossleyi
Souimanga Sunbird	Cinnyris sovimanga
Madagascar Green Sunbird	Cinnyris notatus
Madagascar White-eye	Zosterops maderaspatanus
Red-tailed Vanga	Calicalicus madagascariensis
Red-shouldered Vanga	Calicalicus rufocarpalis
Rufous Vanga	Schetba rufa
Hook-billed Vanga	Vanga curvirostris
Lafresnaye's Vanga	Xenopirostris xenopirostris
Van Dam's Vanga	Xenopirostris damii
Pollen's Vanga	Xenopirostris polleni
Sickle-billed Vanga	Falculea palliata
White-headed Vanga	Artamella viridis
Chabert's Vanga	Leptopterus chabert
Madagascar Blue Vanga	Cyanolanius madagascarinus
Helmet Vanga	Euryceros prevostii
Tylas Vanga	Tylas eduardi
Nuthatch Vanga	Hypositta corallirostris
Crested Drongo	Dicrurus forficatus
Pied Crow	Corvus albus
Madagascar Starling	Saroglossa aurata
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
Nelicourvi Weaver	Ploceus nelicourvi
Sakalava Weaver	Ploceus sakalava
Madagascar Fody	Foudia madagascariensis
Forest Fody	Foudia omissa
Madagascar Munia	Lonchura nana

MAMMALS (all are endemic)
Eastern Red Forest Rat	Nesomys rufus
Fanaloka (Striped Civet)	Fossa fossana
Ring-tailed Mongoose	Galidia elegans
Brown Mouse lemur	Microcebus rufus
Golden Brown Mouse lemur	Microcebus ravelobensis
Red-tailed Sportive lemur	Lepilemur ruficaudatus
Milne-Edward’s Sportive lemur	Lepilemur edwardsi
Furry-eared (Greater) Dwarf lemur	Cheirogaleus crossleyi
Eastern Gray Bamboo Lemur	Hapalemur griseus griseus
Greater Bamboo lemur	Hapalemur simus
Ring-tailed lemur	lemur catta
Mongoose lemur	Eulemur mongoz
Common Brown lemur	Euemurfulvus
Red-fronted Brown Lemur	Eulemur rufus
White-fronted Brown lemur	Eulemur albifrons
Red-bellied Lemur	Eulemur rubriventer
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur	Varecia variegata
Eastern Woolly Lemur (Avahi)	Avahi laniger
Western Avahi	Avahi occidentalis
Diademed Sifaka	Propithecus diadema
Milne-Edwards Diademed Sifaka	Propithecus edwardsi
Coquerel's Sifaka	Propithecus coquereli
Verreaux’s Sifaka	Propithecus verreaui
Indri	Indri Indri

PARTIAL REPTILE and AMPHIBIAN LIST (all are endemic)
Crocodylus niloticus
Calumma brevicornis
Calumma nasuta
Furcifer oustaleti
Furcifer verrucosus
Furcifer rhinoceratus
Calumma parsoni
Chalarodon madagascariensis
Oplurus cyclurus
Uroplatus fimbriatus
Phelsuma madagascariensis
Phelsuma standingi
Phelsuma lineata
Phelsuma quadriocellata
Zonosaurus madagascariensis
Mabuya gravenhorstii
Sanzinia madagascariensis
Mantella baroni