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Madagascar: 10/30/2017 - 11/23/2017 (
Center on Map
)
Madagascan Flatid Leaf Bug (
Phromnia rosea
)
Madagascan Flatid Leaf Bug (
Phromnia rosea
)
Deadly Spider
Deadly Scorpion
Asian House Gecko (
Hemidactylus frenatus
)
Red-veined Swallowtail (
Graphium cyrnus
)
Cuckoo Roller (
Leptosomus discolor
) - Male
Schlegel's Asity (
Philepitta schlegeli
)
Madagascar Ground Boa (
Sanzinia madagascariensis
)
Short-horned Chameleon (
Calumma brevicorne
)
Marbled Rain Frog (
Scaphiophryne marmorata
)
Malagasy Kingfisher (
Corythornis vintsioides
)
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (
Phelsuma kochi
)
Collared Nightjar (
Gactornis enarratus
)
Nile Crocodile (
Crocodylus niloticus
)
Indri (
Indri indri
)
Coquerel's Sifaka (
Propithecus coquereli
)
Malagasy Kingfisher (
Corythornis vintsioides
)
Verreaux's Sifaka (
Propithecus verreauxi
)
Zombiste Sportive Lemur (
Lepilemur hubbardorum
)
Striated Heron (
Butorides striata
)
Cuvier's Madagascar Swift Lizard (
Oplurus cuvieri
)
Green Bright-eyed Frog (
Boophis viridis
)
Madagascar Grebe (
Tachybaptus pelzelnii
)
Diademed Sifaka (
Propithecus diadema
)
Madagascar Wagtail (
Motacilla flaviventris
)
Short-legged Ground-Roller (
Brachypteracias leptosomus
)
Golden Bamboo Lemur (
Hapalemur aureus
)
Madagascar is literally the furthest place (on land) from San Francisco on the entire Earth, so of course, I had to go there.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
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 (272)
Birds ( 177 )
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 )
Long-tailed 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
Malagasy Scops-Owl -
Otus rutilus
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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