Madagascar: 10/30/2017 - 11/23/2017 (Center on Map)

Madagascar

Madagascan Flatid Leaf Bug (Phromnia rosea)

Madagascar is literally the furthest place (on land) from San Francisco on the entire Earth, so of course, I had to go there.

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Antananarivo, Madagascar (10/30/2017)
Toliara, Madagascar (10/31/2017)
Ifaty, Madagascar (11/1/2017)
Toliara, Madagascar (11/1/2017)
Ifaty, Madagascar (11/2/2017)
Isalo National Park, Madagascar (11/3/2017)
Zombiste National Park, Madagascar (11/3/2017)
Isalo National Park, Madagascar (11/4/2017)
Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar (11/5/2017)
Isalo National Park, Madagascar (11/5/2017)
Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (11/5/2017)
Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (11/6/2017)
Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (11/7/2017)
Antsirabe, Madagascar (11/8/2017)
Marojejy National Park, Madagascar (11/9/2017)
Marojejy National Park, Madagascar (11/10/2017)
Marojejy National Park, Madagascar (11/11/2017)
Marojejy National Park, Madagascar (11/12/2017)
Sambava, Madagascar (11/13/2017)
Andasibe, Madagascar (11/14/2017)
Andasibe, Madagascar (11/15/2017)
Andasibe, Madagascar (11/16/2017)
Andasibe, Madagascar (11/17/2017)
Andasibe, Madagascar (11/18/2017)
Antananarivo, Madagascar (11/18/2017)
Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Madagascar (11/19/2017)
Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Madagascar (11/20/2017)
Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Madagascar (11/21/2017)
Mahajanga, Madagascar (11/21/2017)
Mahajanga, Madagascar (11/22/2017)
Antananarivo, Madagascar (11/23/2017)

Species Recorded (271)

Birds ( 176 )

Vangas ( Vangidae )
Red-tailed Vanga - Calicalicus madagascariensis
Red-shouldered Vanga - Calicalicus rufocarpalis

Old World Flycatchers and Chats ( Muscicapidae )
African Stonechat - Saxicola torquatus

Malagasy Warblers ( Bernieridae )
Cryptic Warbler - Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi

Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Madagascar Grebe - Tachybaptus pelzelnii

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Madagascar Sparrowhawk - Accipiter madagascariensis
Madagascar Harrier - Circus macrosceles

Acrocephalidae ( Acrocephalidae )
Subdesert Brush-Warbler - Nesillas lantzii
Madagascar Brush-Warbler - Nesillas typica

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Frances's Sparrowhawk - Tachyspiza francesiae

Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Reed Cormorant - Microcarbo africanus

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Gray Heron - Ardea cinerea
Humblot's Heron - Ardea humbloti
Western Cattle Egret - Ardea ibis
Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea
Madagascar Pond-Heron - Ardeola idae
Squacco Heron - Ardeola ralloides
Striated Heron - Butorides striata
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax

Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Madagascar Ibis - Lophotibis cristata
Madagascar Sacred Ibis - Threskiornis bernieri

Hamerkops ( Scopidae )
Hamerkop - Scopus umbretta

Flamingos ( Phoenicopteridae )
Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Red-billed Duck - Anas erythrorhyncha
Meller's Duck - Anas melleri
White-faced Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna viduata
African Pygmy-goose - Nettapus auritus
Hottentot Teal - Spatula hottentota

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk - Aviceda madagascariensis
Madagascar Buzzard - Buteo brachypterus
Madagascar Fish-Eagle - Icthyophaga vociferoides
Black Kite - Milvus migrans
Madagascar Harrier-Hawk - Polyboroides radiatus

Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Eleonora's Falcon - Falco eleonorae
Madagascar Kestrel - Falco newtoni
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus
Banded Kestrel - Falco zoniventris

Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Harlequin Quail - Coturnix delegorguei
Madagascar Partridge - Margaroperdix madagarensis

( Turnicidae )
Madagascar Buttonquail - Turnix nigricollis

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
White-throated Rail - Dryolimnas cuvieri
Red-knobbed Coot - Fulica cristata
Eurasian Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus
Madagascar Wood-Rail - Mentocrex kioloides
Madagascar Rail - Rallus madagascariensis
Madagascar Flufftail - Sarothrura insularis
Baillon's Crake - Zapornia pusilla

Guineafowl ( Numididae )
Helmeted Guineafowl - Numida meleagris

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Greater Sand-Plover - Anarhynchus leschenaultii
White-fronted Plover - Anarhynchus marginatus
Kittlitz's Plover - Anarhynchus pecuarius
Madagascar Plover - Anarhynchus thoracicus
Common Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula
Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola
Three-banded Plover - Thinornis tricollaris

Coursers ( Glareolidae )
Crab-Plover - Dromas ardeola
Madagascar Pratincole - Glareola ocularis

Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus

Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
Madagascar Jacana - Actophilornis albinucha

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos
Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea
Madagascar Snipe - Gallinago macrodactyla
Eurasian Curlew - Numenius arquata
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia
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

Sandgrouse ( Pteroclidae )
Madagascar Sandgrouse - Pterocles personatus

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Madagascar Blue-Pigeon - Alectroenas madagascariensis

( Brachypteraciidae )
Rufous-headed Ground-Roller - Atelornis crossleyi
Pitta-like Ground-Roller - Atelornis pittoides
Short-legged Ground-Roller - Brachypteracias leptosomus

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia

( Brachypteraciidae )
Scaly Ground-Roller - Geobiastes squamiger

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Malagasy Turtle-Dove - Nesoenas picturatus
Namaqua Dove - Oena capensis
Madagascar Green-Pigeon - Treron australis

( Brachypteraciidae )
Long-tailed Ground-Roller - Uratelornis chimaera

New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Gray-headed Lovebird - Agapornis canus
Lesser Vasa-Parrot - Coracopsis nigra
Greater Vasa-Parrot - Coracopsis vasa

( Leptosomidae )
Cuckoo Roller - Leptosomus discolor

Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Blue Coua - Coua caerulea
Coquerel's Coua - Coua coquereli
Crested Coua - Coua cristata
Running Coua - Coua cursor
Giant Coua - Coua gigas
Olive-capped Coua - Coua olivaceiceps
Red-fronted Coua - Coua reynaudii
Red-capped Coua - Coua ruficeps
Red-breasted Coua - Coua serriana
Verreaux's Coua - Coua verreauxi
Madagascar Cuckoo - Cuculus rochii

Coucals ( Centropodidae )
Madagascar Coucal - Centropus toulou

Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Madagascar Long-eared Owl - Asio madagascariensis
White-browed Owl - Athene superciliaris
Madagascar Scops-Owl - Otus rutilus

Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Madagascar Nightjar - Caprimulgus madagascariensis
Collared Nightjar - Gactornis enarratus

Swifts ( Apodidae )
Madagascar Swift - Apus balstoni
Malagasy Palm Swift - Cypsiurus gracilis
Malagasy Spinetail - Zoonavena grandidieri

Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Madagascar Sunbird - Cinnyris notatus
Souimanga Sunbird - Cinnyris sovimanga

Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher - Corythornis madagascariensis
Malagasy Kingfisher - Corythornis vintsioides

Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
Madagascar Bee-eater - Merops superciliosus

Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Broad-billed Roller - Eurystomus glaucurus

Hoopoes ( Upupidae )
Madagascar Hoopoe - Upupa marginata

Paradise-flycatcher ( Monarchidae )
Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher - Terpsiphone mutata

Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephagidae )
Madagascar Cuckooshrike - Ceblepyris cinereus

Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Crested Drongo - Dicrurus forficatus

Larks ( Alaudidae )
Madagascar Lark - Eremopterix hova

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
Mascarene Martin - Phedina borbonica
Madagascar Martin - Riparia cowani

Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Long-billed Bernieria - Bernieria madagascariensis
Madagascar Bulbul - Hypsipetes madagascariensis
Appert's Tetraka - Xanthomixis apperti
Gray-crowned Tetraka - Xanthomixis cinereiceps
Spectacled Tetraka - Xanthomixis zosterops

Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Madagascar Cisticola - Cisticola cherina

White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Madagascar White-eye - Zosterops maderaspatanus

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
White-headed Vanga - Artamella viridis
Pied Crow - Corvus albus
Blue Vanga - Cyanolanius madagascarinus
Helmet Vanga - Euryceros prevostii
Sickle-billed Vanga - Falculea palliata
Nuthatch Vanga - Hypositta corallirostris
Chabert's Vanga - Leptopterus chabert
Ward's Flycatcher - Pseudobias wardi
Rufous Vanga - Schetba rufa
Tylas Vanga - Tylas eduardi
Hook-billed Vanga - Vanga curvirostris
Van Dam's Vanga - Xenopirostris damii
Pollen's Vanga - Xenopirostris polleni
Lafresnaye's Vanga - Xenopirostris xenopirostris

Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Madagascar Swamp-Warbler - Acrocephalus newtoni
Brown Emutail - Bradypterus brunneus
Gray Emutail - Bradypterus seebohmi
Yellow-browed Oxylabes - Crossleyia xanthophrys
Wedge-tailed Jery - Hartertula flavoviridis
Stripe-throated Jery - Neomixis striatigula
Common Jery - Neomixis tenella
Green Jery - Neomixis viridis
Dark Newtonia - Newtonia amphichroa
Archbold's Newtonia - Newtonia archboldi
Common Newtonia - Newtonia brunneicauda
White-throated Oxylabes - Oxylabes madagascariensis
Rand's Warbler - Randia pseudozosterops
Thamnornis - Thamnornis chloropetoides

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Madagascar Magpie-Robin - Copsychus albospecularis
Forest Rock-Thrush - Monticola sharpei
Crossley's Vanga - Mystacornis crossleyi

Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Madagascar Wagtail - Motacilla flaviventris

( Mesitornithidae )
White-breasted Mesite - Mesitornis variegatus
Subdesert Mesite - Monias benschi

Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis
Madagascar Starling - Hartlaubius auratus

( Rostratulidae )
Greater Painted-snipe - Rostratula benghalensis

( Philepittidae )
Sunbird Asity - Neodrepanis coruscans
Yellow-bellied Asity - Neodrepanis hypoxantha
Velvet Asity - Philepitta castanea
Schlegel's Asity - Philepitta schlegeli

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Red Fody - Foudia madagascariensis
Forest Fody - Foudia omissa
Madagascar Munia - Lepidopygia nana
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Nelicourvi Weaver - Ploceus nelicourvi
Sakalava Weaver - Ploceus sakalava

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