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Bird Sounds of Madagascar
F Hawkins & R Ranft
Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, is famed for its unique wildlife. This CD covers recordings of 127 species - the majority of which are endemics and includes almost all the species from the four endemic families - Ground Rollers, Mesites, Couas, Asities. Many of them are rare recordings, most have not been previously published. The fully annotated booklet gives details of the location and date of each recording 77 min.
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| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Madagascar Little Grebe | Tachybaptus pelzelnii |
| Madagascar Crested Ibis | Lophotibis cristata |
| Madagascar Serpent-Eagle | Eutriorchis astur |
| Madagascar Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides radiatus |
| Frances' Sparrowhawk | Accipiter francesii |
| Madagascar Sparrowhawk | Accipiter madagascariensis |
| Henst's Goshawk | Accipiter henstii |
| Madagascar Buzzard | Buteo brachypterus |
| Madagascar Kestrel | Falco newtoni |
| Madagascar Banded Kestrel | Falco zoniventris |
| Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei |
| Madagascar Buttonquail | Turnix nigricollis |
| White-breasted Mesite | Mesitornis variegata |
| Brown Mesite | Mesitornis unicolor |
| Bensch's Monia | Monias benschi |
| Madagascar Grey-throated Rail | Canirallus kioloides |
| Madagascar White-throated Rail | Dryolimnas cuvieri |
| Madagascar Rail | Rallus madagascariensis |
| Madagascar Flufftail | Sarothrura insularis |
| Slender-billed Flufftail | Sarothrura watersi |
| Olivier's Rail | Amaurornis olivieri |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
| Madagascar Pratincole | Glareola ocularis |
| Madagascar Snipe | Gallinago macrodactyla |
| Madagascar Sandgrouse | Pterocles personatus |
| Madagascar Turtle-Dove | Columba picturata |
| Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
| Madagascar Green-Pigeon | Treron australis |
| Vasa Parrot | Coracopsis vasa |
| Black Parrot | Coracopsis nigra |
| Grey-headed Lovebird | Agapornis canus |
| Thick-billed Cuckoo | Pachycoccyx audeberti |
| Madagascar Cuckoo | Cuculus rochii |
| Giant Coua | Coua gigas |
| Coquerel's Coua | Coua coquereli |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Red-breasted Coua | Coua serriana |
| Red-fronted Coua | Coua reynaudii |
| Running Coua | Coua cursor |
| Red-capped Coua | Coua ruficeps |
| Crested Coua | Coua cristata |
| Verreaux's Coua | Coua verreauxi |
| Blue Coua | Coua caerulea |
| Madagascar Coucal | Centropus toulou |
| Madagascar Red Owl | Tyto soumagnei |
| Madagascar Scops-Owl | Otus rutilus |
| Torotoroka Scops-Owl | Otus madagascariensis |
| White-browed Hawk-Owl | Ninox superciliaris |
| Madagascar Long-eared Owl | Asio madagascariensis |
| Madagascar Nightjar | Caprimulgus madagascariensis |
| Malagasy Spinetail | Zoonavena grandidieri |
| Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher | Ispidina madagascariensis |
| African Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus |
| Short-legged Ground-Roller | Brachypteracias leptosomus |
| Scaly Ground-Roller | Brachypteracias squamigera |
| Pitta-like Ground-Roller | Atelornis pittoides |
| Crossley's Ground-Roller | Atelornis crossleyi |
| Long-tailed Ground-Roller | Uratelornis chimaera |
| Madagascar 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 hypoxantha |
| Hova Lark | Mirafra hova |
| Brown-throated Sand-Martin | Riparia paludicola |
| Mascarene Martin | Phedina borbonica |
| Madagascar Wagtail | Motacilla flaviventris |
| Madagascar Cuckooshrike | Coracina cinerea |
| Common Tetraka | Bernieria madagascariensis |
| Short-billed Tetraka | Bernieria zosterops |
| Appert's Tetraka | Bernieria apperti |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Dusky Tetraka | Bernieria tenebrosa |
| Grey-crowned Tetraka | Bernieria cinereiceps |
| Madagascar Black Bulbul | Hypsipetes madagascariensis |
| 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 Vanga | Leptopterus chabert |
| Madagascar Blue Vanga | Cyanolanius madagascarinus |
| Bernièr's Vanga | Oriolia bernieri |
| Helmet Vanga | Euryceros prevostii |
| Tylas Vanga | Tylas eduardi |
| Nuthatch Vanga | Hypositta corallirostris |
| Littoral Rock-Thrush | Pseudocossyphus imerinus |
| Forest Rock-Thrush | Pseudocossyphus sharpei |
| Amber Mountain Rock-Thrush | Pseudocossyphus erythronotus |
| Benson's Rock-Thrush | Pseudocossyphus bensoni |
| Madagascar Magpie-Robin | Copsychus albospecularis |
| Madagascar Jery | Neomixis tenella |
| Southern Green Jery | Neomixis viridis |
| Stripe-throated Jery | Neomixis striatigula |
| Wedge-tailed Jery | Neomixis flavoviridis |
| White-throated Oxylabes | Oxylabes madagascariensis |
| Yellow-browed Oxylabes | Crossleyia xanthophrys |
| Crossley's Babbler | Mystacornis crossleyi |
| Madagascar Cisticola | Cisticola cherinus |
| Brown Emutail | Dromaeocercus brunneus |
| Grey Emu-tail | Amphilais seebohmi |
| Madagascar Brush-Warbler | Nesillas typica |
| Subdesert Brush-Warbler | Nesillas lantzii |
| Thamnornis Warbler | Thamnornis chloropetoides |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Madagascar Swamp-Warbler | Acrocephalus newtoni |
| Rand's Warbler | Randia pseudozosterops |
| Dark Newtonia | Newtonia amphichroa |
| Common Newtonia | Newtonia brunneicauda |
| Archbold's Newtonia | Newtonia archboldi |
| Red-tailed Newtonia | Newtonia fanovanae |
| Cryptic Warbler | Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi |
| Ward's Flycatcher | Pseudobias wardi |
| Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone mutata |
| Souimanga Sunbird | Cinnyris sovimanga |
| Madagascar Green Sunbird | Cinnyris notatus |
| Madagascar White-eye | Zosterops maderaspatanus |
| Crested Drongo | Dicrurus forficatus |
| Madagascar Starling | Saroglossa aurata |
| Madagascar Munia | Lemuresthes nana |
| Nelicourvi Weaver | Ploceus nelicourvi |
| Sakalava Weaver | Ploceus sakalava |
| Madagascar Red Fody | Foudia madagascariensis |
| Red Forest Fody | Foudia omissa |
The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.
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