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Mahajanga, Madagascar (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Mahajanga, Madagascar
Map of Mahajanga, Madagascar
Curlew Sandpiper (
Calidris ferruginea
)
Greater Sand-Plover (
Charadrius leschenaultii
)
Lesser Crested Tern (
Thalasseus bengalensis
)
Crab-Plover (
Dromas ardeola
)
Madagascar Sacred Ibis (
Threskiornis bernieri
)
Terek Sandpiper (
Xenus cinereus
)
Little Egret (
Egretta garzetta
) - Dark Morph
Roseate Tern (
Sterna dougallii
)
Saunders's Tern (
Sternula saundersi
)
Terek Sandpiper (
Xenus cinereus
)
Mahajanga is a port city on the estuary of the Betsiboka River
Trips
Madagascar
11/21/2017
: We were dropped in Mahajanga for the final hurrah. Of all the cities in Madagascar, I think this was the nicest.
Our first stop was the post office where we could want them stamp about 20 pieces of paper as part of the ritual of sending one postcard.
We walked around looking for a beach, and we did find it. There was even a brand new promenade. After getting yelled at for walking on the overpass, we headed back to our lunchtime drink restaurant to get dinner. There is another promenade where you can hire a car for your toddler to drive around.
11/22/2017
: After a long and hot boat trip not finding Bernier's Teal, we heading back to the city to get ready for the airport. We asked the guide to take us to the best restaurant, and he took us to the exact beach shack that we had found the day before by chance. There was some swimming in the ocean after that just before we caught our flight back to Tana.
Previous Visit (Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve: 11/21/2017)
Next Visit (Antananarivo: 11/23/2017)
Species Recorded (24)
Birds ( 24 )
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Gray Heron -
Ardea cinerea
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Striated Heron -
Butorides striata
Little Egret -
Egretta garzetta
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Madagascar Sacred Ibis -
Threskiornis bernieri
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Black Kite -
Milvus migrans
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Greater Sand-Plover -
Anarhynchus leschenaultii
White-fronted Plover -
Anarhynchus marginatus
Kittlitz's Plover -
Anarhynchus pecuarius
Common Ringed Plover -
Charadrius hiaticula
Coursers ( Glareolidae )
Crab-Plover -
Dromas ardeola
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Common Sandpiper -
Actitis hypoleucos
Curlew Sandpiper -
Calidris ferruginea
Eurasian Curlew -
Numenius arquata
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Terek Sandpiper -
Xenus cinereus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Roseate Tern -
Sterna dougallii
Saunders's Tern -
Sternula saundersi
Lesser Crested Tern -
Thalasseus bengalensis
Great Crested Tern -
Thalasseus bergii
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Red Fody -
Foudia madagascariensis
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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