Birds of Madagascar
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Endemic birds of Madagascar
| Scientific name | English name | Malagasy name |
| Tachybaptus pelzelnii | Madagascar grebe or Madagascar little grebe | Vivy |
| Tachybaptus rufolavatus | Alaotra grebe | |
| Ardeola idae | Madagascar pond-heron | Malemylava |
| Ardea humbloti | Madagascar heron or Humblot’s Heron | |
| Lophotibis cristata | Madagascar crested ibis | Lampirana |
| Anas bernieri | Madagascar teal | |
| Anas melleri | Meller's duck | |
| Aythya innotata | Madagascar pochard | |
| Aviceda madagascariensis | Madagascar cuckoo-hawk or Madagascar cuckoo-falcon | |
| Haliaeetus vociferoides | Madagascar fish eagle | Ankoy |
| Eutriorchis astur | Madagascar serpent-eagle | Firasabe |
| Polyboroides radiatus | Madagascar harrier-hawk | Fihiaky |
| Circus maillardi | Réunion harrier or Réunion marsh-harrier | Fitsindraky |
| Accipiter henstii | Henst's goshawk | Fandrasabe |
| Accipiter madagascariensis | Madagascar sparrowhawk | |
| Accipiter francesiae | Frances's sparrowhawk or Madagascar goshawk | Fihiaky |
| Buteo brachypterus | Madagascar buzzard | Bobaky |
| Falco newtoni | Madagascar kestrel | Hitikitiky or Hitsikitsika |
| Falco zoniventris | Banded kestrel | |
| Margaroperdix madagarensis | Madagascar partridge | Traotrao |
| Mesitornis variegatus or Mesitornis variegata | White-breasted mesite | |
| Mesitornis unicolor | Brown mesite | |
| Monias benschi | Subdesert mesite | |
| Turnix nigricollis | Madagascar buttonquail | Kibo |
| Rallus madagascariensis | Madagascar rail | |
| Dryolimnas cuvieri | White-throated rail | Tsikoza |
| Canirallus kioloides or Mentocrex kioloides | Madagascar wood-rail | |
| Sarothrura insularis | Madagascar flufftail | |
| Sarothrura watersi | Slender-billed flufftail | |
| Amaurornis olivieri or Zapornia olivieri | Sakalava rail | |
| Actophilornis albinucha | Madagascar jacana | |
| Glareola ocularis | Madagascar pratincole | |
| Charadrius thoracicus | Madagascar plover or Black-banded Plover | |
| Gallinago macrodactyla | Madagascar snipe | |
| Pterocles personatus | Madagascar sandgrouse | Hatrakatraky |
| Nesoenas picturatus or Streptopelia picturata | Madagascar turtle-dove | Domohina |
| Treron australis | Madagascar green pigeon | Voron'adabo or Voronadabo |
| Alectroenas madagascariensis | Madagascar blue pigeon | |
| Coracopsis vasa | Greater vasa parrot | Boeza be or Sihotsy |
| Coracopsis nigra | Lesser vasa parrot or Black parrot | Boeza kely or Sihotsy |
| Agapornis canus | Grey-headed lovebird | Kitrehoky |
| Family Cuckoos (Cuculidae) | ||
| Coua delalandei | Snail-eating coua | |
| Coua gigas | Giant coua | Aliotsy |
| Coua coquereli | Coquerel's coua | Gory or Fandikalalana |
| Coua serriana | Red-breasted coua | |
| Coua reynaudii | Red-fronted coua or Reynaud's coua | |
| Coua cursor | Running coua | |
| Coua ruficeps | Red-capped coua | |
| Coua cristata | Crested coua | Tokambolo |
| Coua verreauxi | Verreaux's coua | |
| Coua caerulea | Blue coua | Mariaha |
| Cuculus rochii | Madagascar cuckoo or Madagascar lesser cuckoo | Taotaokafa or Kônko na Taontaonkafa |
| Centropus toulou | Madagascar coucal | Toloho or Toloho na monjo |
| Family Barn-owls (Tytonidae) | ||
| Tyto soumagnei | Madagascar red owl | |
| Family Typical Owls (Strigidae) | ||
| Otus rutilus | Madagascar scops-owl or Rainforest scops-owl | Torotoroky or Torotoroka |
| Athene superciliaris formerly Ninox superciliaris | White-browed hawk-owl or White-browed owl | Tovotovoky |
| Asio madagascariensis | Madagascar long-eared owl | Hankagna |
| Family Nightjars (Caprimulgidae) | ||
| Caprimulgus madagascariensis | Madagascar nightjar | Tataro |
| Gactornis enarratus or Caprimulgus enarratus | Collared nightjar | Tataroala (fotsifotsy vozona) |
| Family Swifts (Apodidae) | ||
| Zoonavena grandidieri | Madagascar spinetail | Firihitsandro |
| Family Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) | ||
| Corythornis vintsioides or Alcedo Vintsioides | Madagascar kingfisher or Madagascar malachite kingfisher | Litotsy or Vintsy |
| Corythornis madagascariensis | Madagascar pygmy-kingfisher | Vintsiala (mena) |
| Family Ground-rollers (Brachypteraciidae) | ||
| Brachypteracias leptosomus | Short-legged ground-roller | Fangadiovy / Fandikalalana / Famakiakora |
| Brachypteracias squamigera | Scaly ground-roller | |
| Atelornis pittoides | Pitta-like ground-roller | |
| Atelornis crossleyi | Rufous-headed ground-roller | |
| Uratelornis chimaera | Long-tailed ground-roller | |
| Family Cuckoo Roller (Leptosomidae) | ||
| Leptosomus discolor | Cuckoo-roller | Kirombo or Vorondreo |
| Family Asities (Philepittidae) | ||
| Philepitta castanea | Velvet asity | |
| Philepitta schlegeli | Schlegel's asity | |
| Neodrepanis coruscans | Sunbird asity or Common Sunbird-asity | Soinala |
| Neodrepanis hypoxantha | Yellow-bellied sunbird-asity | Soinala |
| Family Larks (Alaudidae) | ||
| Mirafra hova | Madagascar lark or Madagascar bushlark | Boria / Soretry |
| Family Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae) | ||
| Phedina borbonica | Mascarene martin | Firihitsandro |
| Family Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae) | ||
| Motacilla flaviventris | Madagascar wagtail | Triotrio / Kitriotrio |
| Family Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae) | ||
| Coracina cinerea | Madagascar cuckoo-shrike | Vorondavenoky |
| Family Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) | ||
| Bernieria madagascariensis or Phyllastrephus madagascariensis | Long-billed bernieria or Common tetraka, formerly Long-billed greenbul | Tretreky |
| Xanthomixis zosterops or Phyllastrephus zosterops | Short-billed greenbul or Short-billed tetraka | |
| Xanthomixis apperti or Phyllastrephus apperti | Appert’s greenbul or Appert's tetraka | |
| Xanthomixis tenebrosus or Phyllastrephus tenebrosus | Dusky greenbul or Dusky tetraka | |
| Xanthomixis cinereiceps or Phyllastrephus cinereiceps | Grey-crowned greenbul or Grey-crowned tetraka | |
| Hypsipetes madagascariensis | Madagascar bulbul or Madagascar black bulbul | Menasony / Tsokoreva |
| Family Vangas (Vangidae) | ||
| Tylas eduardi | Tylas vanga | |
| Calicalicus madagascariensis | Red-tailed vanga | |
| Schetba rufa | Rufous vanga | Paopaobava |
| Vanga curvirostris | Hook-billed vanga | Bekapoaky |
| Xenopirostris xenopirostris | Lafresnaye's vanga | |
| Xenopirostris damii | Van Dam's vanga | Vanga |
| Xenopirostris polleni | Pollen's vanga | Vangamaintiloha |
| Falculea palliata | Sickle-billed vanga | Voronjaza (lava sogny) |
| Leptopterus chabert | Chabert's vanga | Fotsytretraky |
| Artamella viridis or Leptopterus viridis | White-headed vanga | Vorondaja / Vanga |
| Cyanolanius madagascarinus or Leptopterus madagascarinus | Blue vanga | |
| Oriolia bernieri | Bernier's vanga | |
| Euryceros prevostii | Helmet vanga or Helmet bird | Siketribe |
| Hypositta corallirostris | Coral-billed nuthatch vanga or Nuthatch vanga | |
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