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Bird Sounds of Madagascar, Mayotte, Comoros, Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius Pierre Huguet and Claude Chappuis Voices of 327 bird species. All recordings are extensively documented in the 115-page booklet (in French and English).
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| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| Madagascar Little Grebe | Tachybaptus pelzelnii |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Puffinus pacificus |
| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster |
| African Darter | Anhinga rufa |
| Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
| Madagascar Squacco Heron | Ardeola idae |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus |
| Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis |
| Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
| Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis |
| African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus |
| Garganey | Anas querquedula |
| Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| Yellow-billed Kite | Milvus aegyptius |
| Madagascar Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus vociferoides |
| Madagascar Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides radiatus |
| Madagascar Sparrowhawk | Accipiter madagascariensis |
| Madagascar Buzzard | Buteo brachypterus |
| Madagascar Kestrel | Falco newtoni |
| Mauritius Kestrel | Falco punctatus |
| Seychelles Kestrel | Falco araea |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix |
| Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei |
| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris |
| White-breasted Mesite | Mesitornis variegata |
| Brown Mesite | Mesitornis unicolor |
| Madagascar Rail | Rallus madagascariensis |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata |
| Madagascar Jacana | Actophilornis albinucha |
| Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
| Madagascar Pratincole | Glareola ocularis |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola |
| Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris |
| White-fronted Plover | Charadrius marginatus |
| Caspian Plover | Charadrius asiaticus |
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres |
| Madagascar Snipe | Gallinago macrodactyla |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea |
| Ruff | Philomachus pugnax |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus |
| Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus |
| Grey-headed Gull | Larus cirrocephalus |
| Black-headed Gull | Larus ridibundus |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii |
| Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana |
| Bridled Tern | Sterna anaethetus |
| Sooty Tern | Sterna fuscata |
| Little Tern | Sterna albifrons |
| Madagascar Sandgrouse | Pterocles personatus |
| Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
| Madagascar Green-Pigeon | Treron australis |
| Comoro Blue-Pigeon | Alectroenas sganzini |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Seychelles Blue-Pigeon | Alectroenas pulcherrima |
| Giant Coua | Coua gigas |
| Red-breasted Coua | Coua serriana |
| Red-capped Coua | Coua ruficeps |
| Crested Coua | Coua cristata |
| Blue Coua | Coua caerulea |
| Madagascar Coucal | Centropus toulou |
| Madagascar Red Owl | Tyto soumagnei |
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
| Madagascar Long-eared Owl | Asio madagascariensis |
| African Marsh Owl | Asio capensis |
| Madagascar Nightjar | Caprimulgus madagascariensis |
| African Palm-Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
| Madagascar Black Swift | Apus balstoni |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher | Ispidina madagascariensis |
| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus |
| European Roller | Coracias garrulus |
| Pitta-like Ground-Roller | Atelornis pittoides |
| Madagascar Cuckoo-Roller | Leptosomus discolor |
| Madagascar Hoopoe | Upupa marginata |
| Velvet Asity | Philepitta castanea |
| Schlegel's Asity | Philepitta schlegeli |
| Common Sunbird Asity | Neodrepanis coruscans |
| Brown-throated Sand-Martin | Riparia paludicola |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia |
| Mascarene Martin | Phedina borbonica |
| Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava |
| Madagascar Wagtail | Motacilla flaviventris |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus |
| Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus |
| Mauritius Bulbul | Hypsipetes olivaceus |
| Red-tailed Vanga | Calicalicus madagascariensis |
| Red-shouldered Vanga | Calicalicus rufocarpalis |
| Rufous Vanga | Schetba rufa |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Hook-billed Vanga | Vanga curvirostris |
| Sickle-billed Vanga | Falculea palliata |
| Comoro Blue Vanga | Cyanolanius comorensis |
| Helmet Vanga | Euryceros prevostii |
| Tylas Vanga | Tylas eduardi |
| Nuthatch Vanga | Hypositta corallirostris |
| Seychelles Magpie-Robin | Copsychus sechellarum |
| Madagascar Magpie-Robin | Copsychus albospecularis |
| Réunion Stonechat | Saxicola tectes |
| Stripe-throated Jery | Neomixis striatigula |
| White-throated Oxylabes | Oxylabes madagascariensis |
| Brown Emutail | Dromaeocercus brunneus |
| Madagascar Brush-Warbler | Nesillas typica |
| Thamnornis Warbler | Thamnornis chloropetoides |
| Madagascar Swamp-Warbler | Acrocephalus newtoni |
| Dark Newtonia | Newtonia amphichroa |
| Common Newtonia | Newtonia brunneicauda |
| Red-tailed Newtonia | Newtonia fanovanae |
| Cryptic Warbler | Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi |
| Madagascar White-eye | Zosterops maderaspatanus |
| Seychelles White-eye | Zosterops modestus |
| Réunion Olive White-eye | Zosterops olivaceus |
| Crested Drongo | Dicrurus forficatus |
| Mayotte Drongo | Dicrurus waldenii |
| House Crow | Corvus splendens |
| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |
| Nelicourvi Weaver | Ploceus nelicourvi |
| Sakalava Weaver | Ploceus sakalava |
| Mauritius Fody | Foudia rubra |
| Rodrigues Fody | Foudia flavicans |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
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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